New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1864-06-30
From Our Army Before Petersburg.

We have been favored with q copy Of letter
from gallant Young officer who was wounded in the
Wilderness fight on the 9Th Of last month 70 his brother
Mr. Bramhsn of this city II was written from the 9d
Brigade Of Brneys now Motts) division. ana relates
The part taken by the writer's regiment in the fight OF
the I'd instant:
HFAuQr.RTfays q3D y. Y. W.T. VOL INfASrRY, }
OK rHF LFFr or n,E SECOND LISC OF BGussTwoRNs, I
BtIoEE IrrElsbuRG, Va, Jnne % l-1i. ,
parted with yon about 100 yards from wreTo w now
are though on the same line % works. That mGAt-
night before last-ve finally commenced orr WoIhs CD
he same lire without moving forward ana competed
them soon after midnight The next morning "" no' cd
coward out of them "A short distance II tine, unil
about D. n. found about 700 yards ior"a a. anu
throwing up works line almost - figl angles WIN
YFg iFnsT iinf Ss,eA yas RIB t Sf i"' ~ ''
We lid hardly completed our breastworks ~hen "a
very Sudden and heavy lire Of muskeiy broke npon our
ears nom the le.t and rear. We had already spprt
tho our left flank UNPROTECTED by The fh Corps
not advancing 20 q. r OWL Int; ana Tie JON mes
were our sea5 y, ~ Y. D4a cSs 'b b h ;s Se q
RAM ~ the, should have done and ioic eng the R9c
back upon tie advanced limo OF e oih corps moved on
~ cnit atey bv the night Hank, amer making tiRht
resistance Down came the en1my dppu us. ana al ne
determined ehurts ~ officers 10 have the men stand
and me-, tie iuc were iruitlcs,. tEfl nrRirn WIN
tho rong and :e bark 10 oar Old Inc Di work. amer
slight resistance az an ntebeciinS M"ik nhi1 dstAhl
where battery a. !our cuns Wa 20 ia Wiit ~" ON
o.r. md one man wounded aMu twelve men inesiIl
W Don saw bow fatal Woul ha,o been our ehcrs 10
stand and epulse tho enemy AZ our first poNton, WIN
nina a.airc Us gu 'front.' and rear The "Aly result NJ
orr slight Aslay o. effort 20 make stand WIS 10 keen
the men caa and uLdcr control AID cause them {" iali
back IS an org1niS,d body. Capt Ne~ton received a
docp though act ytry scyet cut III the face from a
.lelt ard lieut.. Kennedy "a hcsa wound III Tao am
The hr gade formed in line In regular order behind
the WORK. and moved toward the ie't ID me ahoul
which limo lie Gih torIs on our c"tf"in' ifi'' were
CHARGED pp0n br The enemy. BONG f',f"i ipbi,ed
they conlne ced sh,Ag Is holy ifoin near our last
position 0i.Ie they bad pianbd several batteries
Guns Wer. s0Ol brought ntO puston ~ "di bhe ho"
ever and the enemy ilelced after Gncl a. tweLiy or
thirty minutes The " bag de ,o1ts) then no' 70 ior
ward o., or or works with iirco ssifnisheIs IA nd
vance dressed orc nc and then r0' d forward on the
.re,lV charging across cornhll3 tbout AD yards ID
brenGth Being weak rheS ncl ~ftcr firing one yoley
Ina, lid not do ninc' damage We occupied and held
I'M, u. until o clock A. - this day, when We were re-
iovod ~ sf-nny sirnisu picker line aad iol hack
- mas In geur az cor old works ~ ESD ~ i.i re-
frc.hipg sleep which we III 60 mnoa needed We nave
re,nainssi here nd dsy while the ute Iholn"n"s
have been buildng on the luc Wc adrnncc ihf nigkf
The weather to-day has been yco, warn. Inc
men have been drawing ra'lCnS "' mel th,! were
never boitCr snppLcd. cyJn a. 20 ,l!ciy But am
constrained 10 say tst the AMY - worn olt partcu,
larry our div ision VIM hos had 0carc'y any roi and
cannot chue stand The fire they did fhy dHys ago.
WIN. T.. BEANITAIL
First Lieutenant aud Acting Adlntant.
FRAKK J. EEAoUlAIL4 hew.Io cry.