The New York herald., 1864-10-09
RICE WI o n D!
Secretary stanton's Despatch
to General Dix.
DeperatsAstack Of the Rabsls
on Gen. Buffers Lines.
Their Repulse with
Frightful Loss.
Splendid Conduct Of General
Birney's Corps.
The R0sls Driven to tho Inner Line Of
Iatnnchm ntS Arouad Richmond.
Interesting Particu ars Pre-
vious to he Attack.
SEE REBEL MAP ON FIRST PAGE.
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IMPORTANT REBEL ACCOUNTS.
The Desperate Efforts to Fill the
Rebel Ranks,
Secretary Sta nGon General DIX.
WAR DErARraEar,
WASHINGTON, October 6-Noon.
Interesting Particu ars Pre-
vious to he Attack.
SEE REBEL MAP ON FIRST PAGE.
IMPORTANT REBEL ACu0UN is.
The Desperate Efforts to Fill the
Rebel Ranks,
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Secretary Sta atom to General DIX.
WAR DErARraEar,
WASHINGTON, October S-Noon.
Major Gcnerai JOHN A, DIX =
Tas department. received the following reports OF
the enemys assaults yesterday upon General Butcr's
ine their subsequent repuse General Birneys bril-
-ant action driving the enemy to their inner line OF in
,srenchments around Richmond -
HKADouAsrERs rpAsrMEsr OF VIRGINIA AsD}
NoRTa CAROLINA Oct. 7-6:30 7. III. J
Lieutenant General U. $. ;RANr:-
At malt past six A NJ. the enemy, having moved Fields
and Hoke's divisions from Sue left at Cnapns farm road
around TO right at Darbytown road, attacked
with spt Kautz's in their intrenchuents. and
drove him back with small loss OF men, but with tho
loss OF his artillery
The enemy suffered very cons,dable loss 10 this attack
The enemy then swept down tho intrenchruen;s to.
wards Brney, xho. having thrown back his right awaited
their ASSAULT repused it with very heavy loss the
para OF ihe enemy
The enemy intho meantime advanced towards New
Market, but were by force at the Signal Tower
AT three r. NJ took offensive sending Brney with
Swn div s,ons, up the Daroytown road Tho enemy
Created as he advancei aud Brney has reached and
-cupies the ptreucnmeuts when the enemy took from
Kautz and fortiy1g for themselves Our loss has
been smaioot that Of the enomy. We have
about one hundred prisoners.
B. F. BUTLER, Major General.
HEaDouAaTgas, isrARrMEsr or VIRGINIA AND
NbsTh CAROLINA Oct. 7-l2:20 p NJ.
Brigadier General RAW iNG,:-
The following has just beeu received
6. +. BUTLER, Major General.
HEADQUARTERS, TENTH ARMY CoRPs-l015 A. ".
We have repused the attack OF the enemy right
Hank, with great slaughter. The troops 20 be
Fields and Pcke,t's divisions.
send you q batch OF prisoners. am extending my
right aauk The euemy soem ntrenchng on the Darby
town road. H. B. BIRNEY. Major General.
HsADQr ARrERs, DEPARTMENT VIRGINIA AND
NORM CAROLINA, Oct. T-10:30 +. NJ.
Lieutenant Gene q u. =. GRANT
Brney has regained Kiutz's old position aud holds the
Snemy the inner OF ntrenchments around Rich.
mund, extending from tae parnyown road to connect
with Weitze oe the lett, Fort Harrison
There has been movement al Petersburg to-day.
We much the best OF this days worka thousand
at least Of the enemy killed and wounded, hundred
prisoners, aud bloody repulse.
General Gregg, comm iliing Fields division, s re-
ported, by lazy who the body, as killed.
b. +. BUTLER, Major General.
No dispatches been received from the commands
OF Generals Sherman, Rcsecrans or Sheridan later than
were reported my telegram Of yesterday.
EDWIN NJ STANTON, Secretary OF War