Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1864-06-27
FROM Now YORK

NEW York, June ga special dispatch to
the Herald. dated Headquarters Army Of the
Potomac, says:
Ii is reported that the force lately under com
mand Of Polk arrived az Petersburg on Saturday
week
Reinforcements under Beauregard from North
and South Carolina will swell Folks division TO
considerable numbers.
The Herald's headquarters correspondent
upper date of June %, / 80 p. NJ, says:
During last night the 9th corps had moved to
the left and massed at the Wilderness House.
This morning Wilson and Kaatzs cavalry had
cut the Weldgn railroad, so that orders were
given TO suspend the demonstration in that drec
ton, and swing the left of the second corps
around so as to develop the enemy's works in
front of Petersburg.
A heavy force OF the enemy marched down in
column of brigades. with the intention of pierre
ing our position
At intervals, which now existed between the
left Of the % corps aud the right of the 9th, the
ID 81 and 18th brigades of Barow's division
formed his front line, the LIST brigade. under Gen
Miller being held in the rear as reserve
In this assault by the enemy, the rebel Gen
Wilcox 5 division marching in three brigades led
the advance of Hills veteran corps.
Ii was early in the afternoon when the head of
the rebel column struck ut the right of the
on with characteristic ferocity and the shock was
soon felt on the TANKS of both these corps.
The position which they occupied rendered il
imperatvely necessary that they should at once
Withdraw their TANKS that thus exposed and
ill up the existing gap by making a connection
with each other along the line OF intsenchments
in the rear.
While this was being done the enemy inflicted
considerable damage on our men by murder
Gus fire aud captuped several hundred prisoners
from us
The assaultng column came down in a diago-
nal direction, and as il happened struck the
TANKS OF the divisions, and hence the disastrous
consequences which ensued This forced the re
treat Of Barlow.
The enemy swept down over the ground our
troops had left, taking quite number OF pris-
0ners.
AS he advanced, pressing on still in diagonal
direction, the column came to Gibbons, the left
of which suffered somewhat from the shock the
right held its position with determined courage
and poured murderous fire into the advancing
forces
The musketry was terrific on both sides. As
the enemy swept over the angle on the left OF the
dividing line, he enveloped battery which eccu-
pied an advanced position beyond the parapet
and before the officers aware of the siiua
ton of affairs. the artillery practically in the
enemy ; Uduus. III WAS Oapl. MChnlpuls I'm
New York battery. In moment the rebels ap
peared in sight, when Capt Mcknight opened on
them with canister They separated in front
and coming in on the left and right they
rounded the battery.
rebel color bearer planted his coors on the
parapet. Capt. Mcknight and his Lieutenant
refused to surrender, and fired several rounds of
canister after the rebel colors were planted on
parapet. Both these young officers distinguished
themselves.
The interval between the right of the 9th and
left Of the 2d was gradually gaining greater
from the fact that the imperiled TANKS thus ex
posed to the enemy were slowly melting away
when Millers brigade of BaTlow's division which
was in reserve came in double quick, and one re
ement was sent forward through the woods to
check the enemy's advance while the remainder
of the brigade was formed behind breastworks to
fill up at intervals.
We took few prisoners at this time, among
them several wounded
The casualties were not heavy, however, on
either side. as the enemy did not cross fire in
front of the breastwOrks behind which our men
were posted.
About o clock the evening an effort was made
by Gen. Gibbon, with one Of his own brgades,
supported by one from Gen Griffins. of the 9Th
corps, to retake the lost guns of the LIST New
York The attack was very sharp but failed to
accomplished the desired object.