Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1864-08-24
TIE WAR NEWS
Gen. Grants Movements.


ever-fghting ID Corps suddenly We're DIS
covered marching into City Point, Va,
with bands playing, bayonets cleaning and
torn banners futtering in the breeze, and
every body was on the Qui rtre to know
what was up. The shipment of the troops
nance and forage docks. As each vessel
was loaded she headed down stream and an
chored off Light House Point. But why
anchor there, if bound for Washington? was
the query frequently put by the uniformed.
At midnight the mystery was explained, by
one vessel after another gliding silently but
rapidly up stream and several hours later
the troops were all landed at Deep Bottom,
near Dutch Gap on the north side Of the
James, and not great ways below Fort
Darling
Turner and Tarry divisions of the 10th
Corps also crossed over to Deep Bottom on
the same night Fosters division, which
had been for some time posted at Deep
Bottom, was advanced by General Br-
ney, a little after sunrise on Sunday
morning pushing the rebel line of skirmish-
ers before them for some considerable dis
tance, when the oath Massachusetts regi-
ment, Col. Osborne, charged and broke the
rebel line, and captured seventy prisoners.
In the meantime Gregg cavalry had clear
ed the roads for Hancock, and he got his
I'd corps in position on Birney right on the
New Market road. which leads from the
vicinity of Malvern Hill directly to Richmond.
The position thus taken by Hancock is about
teR miles from Richmond. Gen. Birney
made an assault on the enemy front, and
carried a line of his works which guard the
approaches to Richmond in that quarter.
He captured six pieces of cannon and two
mortars. Some advices state the number
of mortars at four pieces
The enemy fell back to a strong position,
and the ID division of the I'd corps was
drawn up in line of battle beyond where
Hancock ca pturCd the four guns two weeks
ago. Here the Ist brigade, under Col. Macy,
took the lead and charged across a corn field,
over hill and down into ravine, where
they came to a swamp with stream on the
either side, the ground covered with impen-
etratle brush on the margin. During all
this time they were exposed to a heavy fire
from the rebel artillery, which did good
deal of damage. 1t was found impossible to
cross the ravine, and the men were halted
and lay concealed, as we'll as possible, until
dusk, when they were withdrawn. The di-
vision lost at least 30D men in the engage
ment The I'd and Sd Divisions, which
were in support, lost about two hundred and
fifty from the effects of the rebel artillery.
The wounded were all brought off.
Artillery and musketry firing was kept up
all day. Our forces succeeded in carrying
two lines of the enemy : earthworks, the
one being only about nine miles from Rich
mond. Besides the earthworks, our men
captured battery that bore on our men
who are engaged in cutting canal across
the narrow neck of land at Dutch Gap.
The position occupied by our troops is said
to be strong one and can easily be
held by them, and is only about two
miles from Fort Darling Our loss amounts
to about 1000 killed, wounded and missing.
The enemy 5 loss is equally heavy. We
took about 400 prioners besides the wouned
that fell into our hands Later advices
state that heavy skirmishing was kept up
until Wednesday, since when we have no
information Of what is going on.