Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1864-06-09

its commanding Importance, very different |
dispositions for attack would have been |
made; we would have msssed on the left, |
and made the victory 3 certainty. These |
considerations certainly inspire bitter re- |
grets; but who does not know that it is
on precisely such contineencies that the
fate Of battles often hsngsI
THE LITr CENTRE AND OENTRE.-WRIaHT
AND sMIrH.
simultaneously with the attack Of the
Second Corps, the Sixth, under Wright,
conuecting on the left with Hancock made
general advance at a quarter before five
o'clOck-saoh division sssaulting on the
entire line.
The assault Of the Sixth Corts wss made
with the utmost vigor, and succeeded in
carrying the first line Of rebel rife pits
slong its entire front and got up within
two hundred end City yards Of the main
works. Smiths Corps connecting on the
right with the Sixth had advanced in con-
junction with it; but the left division, that
Of Msrtindsle, who led the attack in heavy
deep columns, got dissrraDged, and was
repulsed. Gen Smith made three different
attacks TO relieve Marlindale, but his last
supports did not get up in time 10 allow
him to hold on. The effect Of this repulse
on the left Of Smith had disastrous effect
on The position Of Wright. 1t uncovered
the right flank Of the SIKH, and exposed
| Ricketts, Division, which was stoutly held
ing the advanced position, to savage FIRE
on the prol0Dga ion Of its line. In this
state Of facts, to retain possession Of q
position somewhat in advance Of his point
of starting, was the utmost Gen. Wright
could possibly do.
OPERATIONS on TIE RIGHF AND RIaHF-
OEETRE-WARREE AND BURNSIDE.
Operations along the fronts Of Warren
and Burnside we're Of an importance quite
subordinate to that Of operations on the
left. No results we're achieved except the
carrying Of the line Of rife pits occupied
by the rebel skirmishers. The Fifth and
Ninth Corps nowhere truck the enemy's
main work. Burnside kept up furious
csnuonsde for some hours but 1t was no
thing-V:E ct PrsteTeG RIkiI. From the
tenor OF one OF Burlside's morning dis
patches, it was at one time hoped that he
would be able TO turn the enemy's left /;
bat this hope was also doomed to dissp.
pointment.
The brunt of the battle was over, but
occasional skirmishing continued during
the day. Portions Of our line remained
within Fifty yards Of the enemy-and one,
COlOael MCKesn's brigade, within Jgftesn
yards.
The live-long dsy these men held their
line, within fifteen yards Of the enemy,
and all his force could not dislodge them.
Repeatedly, during the day, the enemy
formed double cOlumnsf attack to come over
the work and ssssil them, and the officers
could be heard encouraging their troops
~ telling them "theTe are only four or
I've hundred Of them-come on" But the
momen the rebels sho wed themselves above
their parspet q line Of fire flashed out from
behind Ethe earthern mound where thOss
eight hundred heroes stood in q new Their.
mopylse, and many g rebel threw up his
arms and fell prone under their swift
avenging bullets.
MoKesn could not Tetrest without expo
sing himself to the enemy's ERE. The pO-
sition was held until party Of ssppers
had worked trench up to the brigade and
they retreated. But before that, Mex san
About oclooI in the evening, the rsb
els swept forward for night attack, but
were thoroughly repulsed.
CHICK AHoNINY IN HISTORY.
Notwithstanding that the position Ofour
own line would loesliEe the action Of to-
day as the battle Of Cold Hsrbor, have
called it the battle Of the Chicksbominy,
for the double reason that this name marks
the formation Of the re Ell line, which was
ssss led; and further, because the su-