Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1864-10-08
EEESEE.E.EANE SsIGCESS or 0sEs
ARMY
FoRTREss MONROE, Sc


The United States hospital steamer Ma
! tilda has arrived with 1875 wounded officers
and soldiers from the front, wounded in the
action of yesterday at Chapin's Bluff.
The United States steamer George Wash
ingtou, with 100 wounded, and the hospital
steamer Thos Powell, with 226 wounded
soldiers mostly privatcs. all from Deep Bot
tom, also arrived here this afternoon.
From the officers and others we gather
the following facts in regard to the action
on the north side Of the James river, which
has thus far proved a most brilliant success.
Daring the night of the 28th, the 10th
and 18th corps crossed the James to the
North side, moving with great celerity, and
at day-hreak on the goth suddenly came
/ upon the enemy.
The 18th Corps (Gen. Ord's) met the ere
my at Chapin's Bluff charging the cncmy's
works with great gallantry and were success
tul, carrying the post, Ft. Morris, with sew
en- guns, and then charging and carrying, at
the point of the bayunet six other earth
works, capturing in all 1G guns and 500
prisoners.
The works thus captured are very strong,
and fully equal to any that the enemy have
around Richmond.
Gen. Birncy's corps also met with great
, success, driving the rebels from their works
commanding the Newmarket road, and
gaining an Important position, seriously
menacing Richmond.
All accounts agree that the coored troops
, behaved admiraby-a fact which is album
dainty attested by the large numbers of
wounded reaching here. Of course our
brave white troops fully maintained their
Well-carned character-so nobly earned on
Z Al H,ll 1 III, A.,
! ly by their actions that they believed in con-
quering peace.
Major General i. o. G. Ord was wounded
whilst gallantly directing the movement of
his troops His friends will be glad to learn
that his wound is not serious, and will pro-
badly only keep him from active duty for
few weeks. 1t is a flesh wound in the right
/ LEG.
General Burnham was killed. He fell at
the head of his brigade whilst leading a
charge. His remains have reached here and
Will be sent north immediately
LATER
FoETRLss MONROE, Sept. 80.
The latest reports from the front, Of that
part of our army on the north side of the
James river, represents everything as highly
encouraging, Our forces were within four
or five miles OF Richmond this morning,
having driven the enemy before them in
confusion.
Nearly all of our wounded in the action
of TAursday--about $40 in all--have been
brought down.
THE NIGHT BEFORE RICHMOND.
BALTIMORE, Oct 1.-The following addi-
tiuual particulars have been received from
Darticipant in the iight at Chapin's Bluff;
General Ord, OF the 18th corps, with two
smaller divisions, pnshed towards Richmond
on Thursday morning, fighting his way,
aud driving the cuemy's front line till he
reached Chapin's Bluff
These are heavy works, in eXtent several
miles around
Rebel gunboats were in the rear and be
low them
The rebel garrison, at first small, had been
reinforced nom Richmond
One division OF StannArd's took the sa-
.ients of the main work, aud thence swing
ing around Inside OF aud in the rear OF the
enemy, ia the other works, drove them out
( before them.
While doing this heavy reiniofcements
came aoNn iron hiehmogd, but they were
also driven out.
The division which did this lost every
brigade commander killed or wounded. Gen
liuiahanl was k!lled, and Colonies stevens
and DoRohu wounded, but not dangerously
| fpis division behaved most gsllaltly losirg
sone $50 men .ad olheers Killed ald woun,
dvd.
ouf loss shows the s,ubboFa character of
the lighting Of the Telels. Gsnsral ogd vas
only sligA1ly wounded.