The Weekly Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, O. [Ohio]) 1861-1???, 1864-05-25
LETTER FROM THE snh 0. V. l.
CA1r 65ru REGIMENT, O. V. I.,1
Is rus FIElp May IL, 1864.

CANr 61ru REGtMgNr, O. V. I,1
Is rus EigIp May IL, 1864. S
ENroR JouGSAL; On the evening of tle "a, or
this month We received orders at Gloucester Point
to he ready To move al four o'clock on the next
morning. The morning OF the 4th camo aud with
!. oaiuc to thc FONT about fifty transports the
forces were huSilv eWbarking during the whole
day and as Cast us each boat hccamo loaded it
would move few yards mp the river aud cast
auohor until the eutiro feot was ready 10 sail
This was accomplished some time daring the night
ana az about A. NJ Of tho jth all the boats moved
dnWuthc York and passing Fortress Munroe-mny-
ed cautiously up the James River aud at sun set
landed Nhoet miles above City Poipt where the
trdops were lapdod as speedily as possible about
A. NJ. on the 9th all things being ready, we took
up march, reaching tbis camp atS +. NJ. our for
ccs consisting OF the 10th and 18th corps Gu the
,th son'e otour Division, 3 ora Rcgmcnts in all
advanced % the Railroad running nom Richmond
" Petersburg, siukpg il some three or four miles
irom The Latter place, and succeeded in tearing up
about milo otihC road and cutting the telegraph
wire In several places. du n0t know what our
less was on the ltb, bS, tho sSirInishng was very
heavy. GSc Sth being Sunday no hghtiug took
place, bU iu thr evening az n O'clock We rucaived
otacrS tV be ready 70 march at a in the mOrainy
with two days cooked ratopa in our havcrSacks
and at A. NJ. of she 9lh oNr brigade moved for,
wand meeting the eucmies sksrmishers about 2
miles from our camp. When we struck the pike
renNNg letWg0u tho Two cities aboye mentioned
part IT our Rcgiueut MAS halted and the COM
paaieson the right wing We're deployed MS skir-
uishcrs aud scut forward aud at the sane time
one soctano artillery was planted the pike lust
IA advance ot our reserve. We also had one cav
al}y company ct smoked Yankees in advance of
cor s6iunishers. About 8 Z. NJ. tho enemy made
o charge on the cavalry diving them in past our
lines IN utter conusion but Just As the enemy
were coiaing IA sghtot our lne Of skirmishers.
tho eboye mentioned section OF guns opened on
chem Nhen tacy immediately Dispersed. Ia the
evening our skirmshors were called in aud Com.
pauics +, and G, were sent oUt for the night
During the night our position was held by our
kcguneut AMI one Company of Cavalry, hut dur
log the night il was ascertained that the cueuly
we're fe ling our position pretty closely. hagipg
passed cuttpvlv around US with some "a thor cav.
airy and supposng HAT thov would make an at
tempt in thc nornug Ia capture us, il was doomed
eNpodeui b send for re -onflrcluentS and at one
o,loek al night Major Butler mouutod his horse,
ai.d 40 day hrosk had US supplied With about
I lpo more incn and another section of Artillery
The whole iorcc az this point was under command
ot Col. A. g. NoNs daring the day, and mover
was better ground selected iiW fight or a greater
{ and better dlsplay nj few troops, as was ON the
aotA by Col. ". A0er Ne had made our coffee
/ anu ga. our hard tack, We commenced lakiHg our
several pos,tuns .r order to try the enemy. Two
guns were lakcn about 0uo halfmile bcvona tho
pike and planted in the fuld rlouing petpendio.
plarl ihc nikc, near large tarm aad bal a feW
goes ln tulut 10 rs huidngs, The guns Wore b
/ bAnScd 100 deieuso otour len wing aud was sua.
parted hv company u, ana part OF company H.
while tNc oalance of Co. n. and company l. wegs
send forward a. sNralishou. 10 a few m1monts
: iony yaa esce'egel M front aud ihe lNo gpns