The New York herald., 1864-08-19


attack General r. +. Fosters brigade, OF retry's
vn, led the ad supported on the riRht bpts ~
Coone Craig's and Ia the renre ny Colonel rpaa
anu Hawiey's. these troops advanced 10 f'n AZ.
style, and soon striking the enemy's skhmisG
line, wnich was longer than ours, and
inrenched Ponds and Hawie, brsades were depioyei
90 the right. and was not long before there was
spirited engagement with the enemy. Some of firney
batteries assisted by those under Ames and Ioder re.
execution among the troops which marching on TO
support the lice. Cross ng deep ravine aud going
through almost impenerable Jungle, Birneys troops,
under the supervision Of General Terry, captured ths
first line OF rife pits and some forty or hy prisoners
%rts bs hs On us e
regiment OF colored troops made grand charge on the
main line and carried It, can,uring TOUR coos, It 10 SAID
although have seen but two, and about two hundred
ACTING GENERAL onERARpn KILLED.
Among the rebel killed. prisoners say, was Colonel
Gherardie, commanding the rebel General Wright g
brigade, while the General away on leave OF absence
The 0re terrific for time, and the lasses on both
sides were serious After the works taken two
brigades OF Turner's division were brought forward to
assist in holding the inrenchments we had captured
COLONEL CRAIG KILLED
After the mar liue had been secured Colonel Craigs
brigade, OF Motifs division, was sent TO follow up the
by assaults made by the enemys renforcements. Col
one Craig, who most gallant and inerorous officer,
was killed by bullet 10 the head.
CASUALTIES
Colonel Osborne, commanding Of Turner's brigados,
ant Of artillery for Brney. was eiiSntly wounded, and
Captain Brscoe, one Of Birney's aides de camp, was
slightly wounded IN the abdomen.
OUR GAINS.
Birney captured two hundred and seventysIx prison.
ers, sixteen of whom are commissioned officers They
belong to some OF the bresdes aud divisions OF D. Hill
and Longstreets corps There u report among their
troops that Lee was there 10 person.
Generals Mott and Barlow and Colonel smyth each per-
formed the duties severay assigned to them by the MAJOR
General commandins. Also Dow's aud Ricketts, bat
teries which did some splendid shooting.
WITHDRAWAL.
In the or the afternoon the enemy had massed
an immense number OF troops in front OF the POSITION neld
by Brney and though the enemy tailed to retake the
POSITION by Il direct assault, he eventually rcga'ned
such character that he length enabled 10
push force through ravine which separated one bril-
aud partly bec'use our lines were not correspondingy
advanced on the right and lett OF the captured point rem
derng the tine liable TO be enaded as indeed actually
was, General Birney was compelled 20 Withdraw MS
troops from tnat advanced position, which, however, Is
between the opposing forces and not held by either
patty
throughout. the day will no doubt exceed thousand IN
killed wounded aud captured. From the statements OF
prisoners the OF his killed and wounded which
have seen, IL Ia believed ene,nys casualties
would not be covered by that numbcr
Full lists Of casualties not he procured to night.
The folio wing Is ~ additional lst OF wounded in the
First DIVISION second CORPS, o. July l5:-
Richard Cassray, seth Y, right arm fractured.
Robt Smith Il, 140th Pa ricntsse, confusion.
Q Yaucey, =, lCoth Y. lett hand, slightly.
Wallace Hi, X, i45th Pa, finger.
Nicholas Van PsIt 3. I'd artillery shoulder, flesh.
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Bartholomew Madden, SS,h X, lsss hand.
Fred Davcy, sstn Y, fagcr.
Cornelius shea 2stn Mass, let leg flesh.
james Morrison, I'd Y artillery, left foot.
John VreckEer, 7th artillery, lett breast
Inomss Dusan "a heavy sr,ery knee slightly
Geo Shumber, 7th artillery, back.
ME- Lewis, 145,h Pa, Knee.
John fns,er,.7t \ y infsutry, toe
Samuel 0herhsrt. 52a y Y, head, slightly.
Johu Craig, 14S,h pa, leg. .csb.
Inn laod Y ,nad all
VIM Valentine, Goth Y, leg, mesh.
samuel GILL; I4sth Pa, shou;aer cead.
Fat Po~dery> 2sth Mass, leg, flesh.
John simpson. l4oth Pa, right siie.
John Welsh. 39th New York, foot fractured
George Buitc-y 7th New York nifty, breast, slightly
G Horrie, seth New York, toe
G Mills. 36th Wisconsin, thigh fractured.
Ssfnh snss s1sTy nss
George Grit, Tth New York in antry, back.
wiili1m Irunbdi Goth New York, right arm slightly.
LorenA Crawford, 18th Pennsylvania cavalry, foot.
John Fay, 59ih New York, LETT foot.
Heurys NoIden, 14sth Pennsylvania, leg, flesh.
Charles shuyot 7th New York heavy arty right side
william Bowling, seth New York, leg fractured.
Alvin Ai r. Peck. "a IN n artillery, les! foot.
Waiter Corbet,. l4sh Penn, breast penetrated dead.
Kiegle I'm infontry, neck and LEFT arm.
Andrew Nolan, I'd Y artillery, right shoulder.
John nwyer, 2sth Mass, left leg.
Jacob Strayer, 14Sth Penn. left hip
Ebiehsrt Slstz 7th infantry, elbow.
Francis Heuey, Cd artillery, finger.
Henry Armstrong, l2sh Y, dnger.
Jacob Sturtz, 14sth Penn. thumb.
Lieut. Albert Depone, 7th artillery, hip.
Jacob Apple, 52d Z, hip
Andrew Lyon, s5th Peunsy yvana, thigh and testice.
John Huger, SD Pennsylvania, head, severely.
Joseph Keey, .th New York artillery fore arm.
John Fox l4sth Penusyvaua bead. severely since died
Henry Phillips, l4sth Pennsylvania, shoulder.
Ambrose Musner, 7h New York heavy artillery, thigh
II Kellerman, 14sth Pennsylvania, back.
Andrew Wild. 6lst New York, hand.
Harmon DuDkiow. 2osh Michigan, hand and knee