The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1864-05-24

straight CIR the section ol the battery
in position in The middle Of the read.
0ur pickles discovered them when
they bad approached within a short
distance, sud tell back before them
until they had reached point within
ten or fifteen rods u our front line Of
battle. where ihey laid down and
opened their fire. Our men were
yigiiaut and prepared for any move
menl OF the kind, and allowed the
rebel column to come well 40 the
road, when tremendous whrrhering
YolIey Of muskeiry was poured iato
the head OF the column, which went
down like grass before the mowers
scylhe. Pushing across The bodies Of
their fallen comrades, the rebels rush
ed foswaSa with sell, sure OF fheir
game. The mistake WAS fatal. An
other scathing volley went crashing
through their dense column, end the
dead and wounded began TO crowdihe
pike, and check in a measure the rap
ID advance Of the living. The FoIti-
eth Massachusetts,. Colonel Henry,
now opened a terrific fire from their
Spencer rifles, and our lines gleamed
with the flames from thousand muz
zles, and storm Of bullets swept
down the pike piling man upon man,
bloodily repulsed. The line was re-
formed, and a second charge was
made with deafening yells; but the
same fearful fire cut down the head Of
the column, and again, in spite Of all
efforts Of their officers, the rebel col
umn rolled back of their lines, and
then, for the third time again. formed
and started up the CORY lane, 10 make
one final and reckless effort TO break
our lines and capture the guns. Three
regiments poured in yolley alter vol
ley into their thinned ranks but they
pushed steadily and confidently for
ward. But it was useless, The fire
was too hot and deadly for mortal men
to stand up against, and for the third
and last time was the charge repulsed
and the rebels sent back TO their lines
terribly cut TO pieces and thoroughly
dtmoralized.
No further attempt was made to
OBTAIN tile guns or TO break our lines
that night. Sixty dead rebels which
were seen at daylight within space
Of hundred feet on the pike gave US
some ilea Of tile destructive nature OF
our fire. Probably not less than five
hundred rebels we're placed horS du
combat by that midnight hours work
Not a single man on our side was in.
jured. so far as ! could learn. Sc
complete and decisive repulse has
never before been chronicled. To
day, when our forces were drawn of
the dead lay as they fell, decomposing
under the torrid rays Of the sun.
This morning at daybreak a rebe
force appeaAd on one of the road
leading from Richmond, and attempt.
ed 10 break our right flank and get in
to the rear Of our forces on the Pc.
tersburg road and cut il off from ii
base. Colonel Howell, commandin,
a brigade in General Terry's division
| promptly met the attack an% success
fully checked the enemy's advance =
Heavy skirmishing continued through
out the forenoon, and the enemy s
/ forces began to crowd our line heavi
/ ly, as they had been reinforced from
Richmond, Fighting continued fol
several hours here, and finally the
enemy, having been greatly strength
ened, moved up The pike and attacked
another force which was stationed to
the lett at the junction Of the Peters
burg and Richmond pike, and th'
Bermuda Hundred and Chester roads
Our line of battle extended across tn,
pike, with front looking on eacl
road towards the north. The enemy
attacked this line in strong force anC
hanked US on the left, capturing /
I portion Of one Of the companies o
4 the Thirteenth Indiana, and crowdins
our left back. The enemy was quick
/ ly repelled, the ground regained, an,
the line re-established. Repcatet
charges were made upon the line, bu
in every instance were they eflectual
/ ly repulsed. The fight went on ralh.
er stitily during the entire noon, whilt
| the rebels were masslng on our !ef
to completely cut off our force in tha
quarter. Observing the nature 0
the affair, report was sent to head
quarters Of the situation and the dan
gers to be apprehended in case .
their success.
Gen. Terry's division which wa
engaged two or three miles TO the lef
in finishing the work Of tearing u
and destroying the railroad track, wa
Immediately ordered forward to th,
assistance OF Colonel VOORHEES,, as b,
received the report. The brigade
consisting Of the Seventh New Hamp
shire and Sixth and Seventh Connec
ticut, under command Of Colonel Alb
boii, Of the Seventh New Hampshire
hurried up the road and took up a po
silion supporting Voorhees, brigade
Roekwell's First Connecticut batter,
was sent TO the leii, and took lis posi-
lion IN an open field, aud was sool
sllsrplT engaged with great effect
The Seventh New Hampshire deploy
"a on the left of The hafterv aud az