The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1864-08-26
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Special to the Cincinnati Gazette.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 8.-Mr. c. A. Page, the
New York Iribune's correspondent with the
Army of the Potomac sends the following to
that journal, under date of General Buffers
headquarters, Aug. 16, 10 P. NJ:
1t has been good days work-the battle of
Deep Bottom River. We have four battle
flags, over 400 prisoners, the bodies of two
rebel Generals, and nearly or quite a mile adj
vance ground.
At9A. M. General Terrys division attacked
from the right of the line, held by the 10th
corps the night before. Part of Gen, William
Birneys troops were also in this attack, the re-
mairder of his division being in close support.
Of the I'd corps, only the brigade commanded
BY Colonel Craig participated in the fight. At
supported by Niles brigade q the Second
corps was engaged to the right, on the
Charles City Road. This first road line
was carried with little difficulty by 10
o'clock. A push was made for the second
line by the same troops. 1t required an hours
close fighting to carry it, but it was done. The
whole affair was in woods, and the opposing
lines fought at very short range, so close that
MORALLY wounded in the face. The second
and main line being finally carried, the men
were instantly set to turn it against the enc
my. But little had been done, however, when
the rebels ebbed back to retake it. Four dis
tinct separate attempts were repulsed, and the
fifth would have been if our men had not got
short of ammunition. Owing to this alone, on
the fifth trial, the enemy repossessed portion
of the line. In one of these assaults the rebel
Gen. Grady was killed, and his body is now in
our hands.
In his fight on the Charles City road, Gregg
killed the rebel commanding, Gen. j. r.
Chambliss and brought off his body, and forced
the enemy to retire, without loss.
just at night, assisted by two brigades from
the I'd corps, Birney renewed the engagement,
with the intention of getting back the ground
he had been compelled to relinQuish earlier in
the day for want of ammunition. Your cor
respondent left the field before the result was
known.
Meantime Gen. Butler and staff had ridden
to Dutch Gap, the scene of Major Ludlow's ca
nal.cutting operations, to direct diversion by
the force there and by the force under Colonel
Wooster at Deep Bottom. 1t must be remem-
bered that Gen. Birney's line faced the river,
and that the enemy were between him and the
position at Dutch Gap and Deep Bottom, which
are four miles apart as the river runs. Butler
had made Ludlow transport half of his COM
mand in boats down to Aiken's Wharf.
Five hundred Of these men were colored.
Major Ludlow then moved across the 18TH
mus to the ferry skirmishing on the
way, and cutting off and capturing a
portion OF the pockets the enemy had left to
make show opposite his position. At Dutch
Gap he found that the enemy, who were
pressed by Birney, had abandoned their yery
strong. works at Box Ferry into which he
threw his men, and where he will be by morn
ing too strong to be easily dislodged. This DO
sition is considered a very important one. and
has been much coveted. The force at Deem
Bottom also advanced upon the enemys rear
some distance, but met with serious resistance
at Deep River. Gen. Birney commanded on
the field, all the troops Of both corps likely to
become engaged supporting him, while Gen.
The 10Th Corps stood the brunt of the work,
while brigades from the I'd went in when re-
Quired.
The loss in the 10th is estimated to night at
1000: loss in the I'd at AGO. in cavalry 100.
Gen. Hill commanded the rebels. Their force
consisted of parts of nearly all their corps.