Evansville daily journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1863-1866, 1864-06-22
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NEW DIX June Zi.-ih ne Herdfd
special says Haneock's old wound has
been so trouhlesoms that he was obliged
10 be relieved, At the request Of Gen.
Grant Birney has command Of bis
corps. Hancock did not command in
Saturdays fght, He expects to be in
the field again iH week
IL ia said there are 10000 troops IN
Petersburgh, and they are continually
REINFORCED. The attack on Saturday
morning by the 10th corps met with but
little opposition, our troops passing over
formidable works occupied sy the enemy
the day previous, and captured iity or
sixty prisoners. The casualties ca both
sides we're few We moved on and de-
veloped another line Of works 500 yards
beyond. Here the rebels made stub
born rssistanos. At noon . general ad-
vance OF the ID corps was ordered The
assaulling fores consisted Of three brig
AIDES. The line rushed forward gallant
ly, bus could not withstand the deadly
ere Of muskstry, grape and canister,
though they got within ssventy-five yards
of the earth-works They fell back,
leaving their dad and wounded
Another attack was ordered at anoth
er point The storning party consisted
Of several brigadss aud column Of
regiments, and at about o'clock, p. M,
in two columns They were met with
such 9 murderous FIRE and cut down SO
rapidly, that they we're compelled TO
withdraw.
Another Herald correspondent says Of
the Fifth Corps fighting on Friday:
The days work commenced at day
light, when they found the rebels had
fallen back TO their second line in the
night The works were attacked With
great gAllaniry. There was 9 severe
struggle for the possession Of the rail-
road traek leading 70 Norfolk, which was
finally taken. This appeared to have
been The only advantage gained.
Another correspondent, with the Ninth
Corps, says the rebels made the attack
ut 10 0 clock p. NJ, coming up in two
columns. On reaching our line, whether
Intentionally or the result of blunder,
one column shouted, 1--WE surrender, =
and 240were thus made prisoners. The
other columns came up to our works
brsvely, anG under cover Of battery,
admirably posted, drove our men into
their entertainments They sprang over
the works and hand to hand hght en-
sued, the muskets being discharged on
both sides, and bayonsts aud 6sts we're
used About l35 of the rebels were cap
tured, the remainder escaped
special TO the Hsraldl
h JUyz l9, p MAJ fear o'clock thii
morning Bnrnside's corps attacked tn,
enemys works on the left OF our hns
aud carried them after severe anC
protrAe,ed struggle, capturing Ave hun
drsd prisoners, and six excellent bras
field pieces and two that wezs spiked
NKw YoRK, June 2I-The Tyzes
special says the exploit Of small part
OF Buffers forces, on the Richmond AM
Petersburg railroad, was 3 brilliant al
fair. A force Of four thousand advances
three or four miles directly in the fac
Of Lees veterans, whom it succeeded ii
enttirg in VITO BY destroying three miles Q
railroad over which troops we're passinl
rs fast as they could be moved. The
captured two hundred prisoners Will
the men were destroying the railroa
the picket force Of the rebels came dowr
but handful of soldiers kept them q
bay till the work was accomplished
The pickets were reinforced heavily an
our men retired
A Tmes special Of the 18th says Ii
rebels on Friday night made furiou
attack on BurnSide's front, and after
severe contest reoecupied what he ha
taken the previous morning. This chang
in the lines has concentrated Beaurl
CARDS forces, while it enables our trooT
to cover important approaches to th
. left and right, and places the city with
range of our guns, being distant abo'
: l,400 yards
About S o'clock P. N. an advance vi
made on the rebel lines 70 develop b
situation, which was accomplished, wi
!, considerable less Burney's division 50
fsred most Prisoners state that Bea
!, regard commands the city with his arm
and q portion Of the forces of Longssre.