Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1864-09-01
ARMY OF THE POTOMACl
FOURTH BATTLE FOR THE WELDON ROAD
THE ENEMY AGAIN REPULsED.

THE ENEMY AGAIN REPULSED.
We learn by official reports received Saturday at tn
War Department that Thursday last the 25h instant
General Hancock, who south of Reamss Station,
the Weldon railroad, attacked several times duriD
the day. and that the repused at every assault
At hapast five o'clock p. NJ combined attack was made
on his centre and left, which, after desperate and san
culinary battle, resulted the enemy Withdrawing from
the field leaving behind them their dead aud wounded
The details are given in the suboDed brief official reports
Of Gen Grant, Gen. Meade, and Gen. Hancock.
heamss Station, where the battle took place. ia ten
miles south OF Petersburg and thirty two miles south OF
Richmond The road first taken possession by our
forces on the 18th instant after slight conflict The
emy attempted to it the l9th and again the
9lst and 25th In every he has been repussd aud
the two last assaults suffered very heavy Losses.
SECOND ARMY CORPS, AUGUST o.
For General Humphreys.
The attack about 80 was probably intended to be
simultaneous, by Wilcox on my centre and Heth my
left
The enemy formed 10 the woods, placed their artillery
In position, opened heavy cannonade, lasting about
fifteen minutes and then assaulted Miless force he
resisted tenacousy but the enemy broke his line Some
OF Gibbons troops buried repair the damage
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They soon attempted my extreme left, and drove Glib
bons division from the line. His men had been much
weared in rush ng to Gen. Miles and back during the
repeated assaults Gen. Gibbon succeeded in forming
strong line, and the enemy, who pressing with
great severely checked by the dsmounted
cavalry under Gen. Gregg which be handled handsomely
Miles egsined most of his entertainments, distinguishing
himself All he had TO work with such small parties
as could be rallied and formed by his staff officers.
The fighting continuous until dark the enemy being
held in check by artillery dsmounted cavalry and skir
mishers At dark we withdrew for the stated
The chief of artillery reports that he lost about two
hundred aud fifty horses.
The enemy made advance up to late hour last night
hoding as far as could be seen, some Of captured
guns with their skirmish line. They must have suffered
heavily
My oss including cavalry will perhaps not exceed
twelve fifteen hundred, though this surmise as the
command is not yet organized Capt. Brownson of my
staff, mortay wounded dying during the night COL
Walker, A. A g., is missing
This is acknowledged have been one Of the most de-
termined aud desperate fights of the war, resembling
Spotsyvania in it's character, though the number en-
gagged gives less Importance to it. few more good
troops would have given victory of considerable impor.
tance.
forward this afternoon prisoners from the field from
Wilcoxs and Heth's divisions.
Msjor Angel, of ny staff and converted with two
prisoners Of Mabone's division la. night do not find
them this morning. They said Mahones division with the
exception of one brigade. there
W. s. HANCOCK Major General
U. s. GRANT, Lieutenant General.
SECOND CoRPs, AUGUST 26-I23o
safeguard that left the battle field remained
there until after daylight this morning at that time the
enemy had all disappeared leaving their dead on the Red
unburied This shows how severely they were punished
and doubtless hearing of tho arrival of renfocements
they feared the results to-day if they renamed.
q. G. MEADE, Major General.
SECOND ARMY CoRPs, AUGUST 26-IP.M
To Lieat Gen. Grant Spcs sending my last despatch
have conversed with the safeguard referred to- He did
not leave the field until after sunrise at that time nearly
all the enemy had left mosing towards Petersburg. He
says they abandoned only dead but wound also
He convesed with officer who said their losses were
greater than before during the war The safeguard
says he the field and il was covered with the en-
emy's dead and wounded. He has seen great many bat
te6rlds but such sight Nearly all of the
and all our wounded were off, but our dead
unbured have instructed Gen Gregg to make an effort
to send party to the field and bury our dead.
G. 9. MEADE Major General
Our forces still hold the Weldon road. Ia despatch
dated p M. Friday Gen. Grant says that the enc.
mys loss of this road to be blow be cannot stand
think DO not overstate the loss of the enemy the last
two weeks at ten thousand killed and wounded We hay,
lost heavily but have been mostly in captured wbei
the army gained temporary advantages The number O
rebel prisoners taken side yet been
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