The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1864-07-30
ARMY OF POTOMAC.
DETAILS OF THE LATE MOVEMENT.
BATTLE OF MALVERN No. Q.
THE SECOND CORPs.

NHE NEtONu NOhtNs
HEAparARrERs IN IHE FIELD, NORTH SIDB
ton Of the troops in the Army ot tue PO Omac,
uuoer tn immediate command OF MdjOr-Generdl
Hancock, having quickly crossed from thi south
To The north bank of the james river, drove the
enemy from srroug ltue Of intrenchn nentS this
morning and captured four pieces Of artillery.
THE START.
The forces forming the expedition moved yes
terday afternoon. Marching all night, the com
mand crossed the Aopomat,ox on the pontOon
bridges at Point Of Rocks aud the place called
Broadwav, and crossed the James on the bridges
near Deep Bottom The movement was executed
secrc'l, and silently and In fourteen hours from
the tire oi starting The command had marched
about twenty miles, crossed two rivers and cap
turcd q line Of works, with It's artillery, from the
enemy.
"sFtRausuFRs FoRwARD"--REBELs Planned.
After orr troops had formed on the open
plAin "A strong Skirmish line Was thrOgu for
ward and II soon came in contact with the
eucmy. In front OF the point where the enemy's
heavy guns were posted our Ekirmish line con-
sisted 0t detaclmeDts frrm General Miles Bri-
aadc P General BarlOw's Division. The regi-
mei Is OIn which detachmCuts we're taken 10 fur
MI skifmishgrs for that part Of the line we're the
1880 P,nnsy lyauia, 9TH Now Hampshire, aud 2ith
Mchigsn. Colonel J. G.. Lynch, Of the 1891
Pennsylvania having more immediae super
vison OF General Miles fkrmish line, ,dn1ing II be-
coming costly TO persist in auem oting to rake the
guns in front, moved portion of bis men by the
tlnuk 10 the right, aud soon crossing the rOt I'd
held by tho enemy, was enabled to enhlade the
Rebel line.
CAPTURE or THE WORKS AND Guns.
The consequence was, that with our skirmish-
ers from other brigades advancing az other points
the enemy was compelled TO abandon that for
titled position, leaving four 20-ponnder Parrot
guns, with limbers, two caissons dlled with am
muntiOn and n SIN Ill number OF prisoners, IN the
hands OF Colonel Lynch.
Colonel Lunch escaped uninjured, although
two bullets passed through his nat and another
hit his horse. Captain Cdssady, Captain OUpeIin,
and Lieutenant Miller, of the 10Th Pennsyivt-
MIA were wounded on the eXtrHpe rignt Of the
skirmish line, where the regiment lost number
OF men.
Captain Cessndy had been wounded in two
places at Coal Harbor, had returned ia time 10
take commend of the regiment in the movement
Yesterday and in the sklrmish this morning was
wounded again.
THE RBBEIs' SECOND POSITION.
After the enemy had been driven from that
| first position he retired to u commanding crest
| about mile behind. That point Is about three
miies from Malvern Hill. RecOun0itriug par-
| ties soon usceraned the fact that tue naturally
| formidable defensive position OF the crest was
! being rendered stronger still by the enemy,
| whose reserves were busy completing ntrench-
| ments which had been previously commenced.
From information then in our possession 1t
| was believed that the force of the enemy In our
| immediate front consisted OF hershaws DIVISION
and an additional brigade of inttntry, with con-
sidcrt ble force Of cavalry, which appeared on
our right. Reinforcemcuts too, were rapidly
arriving by railroad, twenty nine carlolds having
passed up from Petersburg during this afternoon.
Our skrmisbets were cautiously sent tOrwird
until they came in contact with those Of the
enemy in he fields which spread out from the
! foot Of that commanding crest,
REoosNoirRlSd.
A e 1nfAOtTy nivi-
| sion pushed forward for the purpose OF develop
| ing the left of the enemy's line, and had hand
| some and successful little skrnish. With the
| same object in view portion of our cavalry
| which Is under command of General SheTidtn,
| advanced on the Malvern Hill and Newmarket
road, and on the right of the Infantry, dashed in
with the sabre pushed in the left of the enemy .
! line and raptuIed small number Of prisoners.
GENERAL HANCOCK.
| About three weeks ago, when General Hancock
! resumed command of his corps, after u temporary
/ absence, during which IL lost four guus aud wltA
| them a portion Of the prestige in,eparGby aSsO-
ciatcd with its name, hg issued an order TO his
troops, in which he told them that when they met
the enemy again he would expect them to fuiy
Ii is an interesting coincidence that this morn.
! ing, the first occasion on which they had met the
enemy since, they have captured four guns OF
| heavier Calibre than those whic0 they lost, and
more than re-estaOlished their honorable name.
| Upon rec, living the announcement of the capture
OF the guns this morning, General Meade inme-
dhtely despatched these brief congrdtulatory
lines -
| HEADQUARTERS ARMY or rHE PoToNAc, Niue A. NJ,
July u, 1SI4 -GencrAl Hancock Your de'Dach ol
twenty minutes past seven received Icyngrauai! yor
be continued GEORGE . MEADE,
| Maor-General.
During the evening our lines have been well
established in accordance with General Grams
design and the object of our operations, which
must be LETT TO future developments TO disclose.
THE CASUALTIES.
Our loss in killed and wounded during the day
was, perhaps, pretty near one hundred.
The following are the names Of the Pennsyl-
YanlG wounded: -
Arhur Talbot, co X. 1851 Pa, hnger SGT. b. II. Nc
Gov an A. i3jd ia shoulder George W Stnman, F. l6jt
Pa thigh II sh; Thomas Fay, A. 1881 Pa 81 ght cjnu
siCn; 1tcmas H. Fentnn, r. 1851 Pa Ieg, flesh; Chacir
Golsuen ls3d Pa abdomen Robert BIDnsswoT h a a
Pa. thgh ard wrist Al ord lhnroLe =, 1881 Pa mead
slightly William Springer d, $50 "a hips ast Elishi
NcGrew A. 9lth Pa lex fractured, leo in hospital Chas
Winner gHh IA both thighs Edward Alien, A. 91th Pa
thil h; Anthony Tetwler, Il, stth Pa, arm.
The f, ] owing belong to the 10th Pennsylvania
Volunteers ..
scrtcant J. O. Bell, Company @, arm; John Atwell,
face Georle DeArnett, A. flesh wound jacob Jutct, T.
arm J A. sutton, &, shoulder; JOnu LOckman, G. a6io
mcr Frurcs Crowell, A, lhr'at; George W Bard,
face; Jacob Meminper, @, thoraN; Daniel smith, Ceg
Stgt &. Fckley, X face; Corp. Cullen, r. arm; Seat
Andrew Miller, b leg, Sigh lyj corp George Maxwell
Captain Charles Copeleu, y, thigh, severely; Corpora
VIII m lyte, I, ,thOraN and thigh james Irwin, o. arm
ana lhoraS; Daniel Bowman, G, thigh John Dads, @
thL b; Corporal Henry Miller II, wrist; Horace splitter
| A. thigh amputated; George Wright, A body.
The names of the killed on the field have not
been asCertained mp to the present hour.-N. Y
, Herald.
Further Particulars.