Weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1858-1865, 1864-09-07
THE NORTH CAROLINA STANDARDS.
WAR NEWS.
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From Richmond.

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From Richmond, ...
RrcHHoND, Sept 1-Letters from officers in
Early nmand state that oonsidsnbls fight %.
CURED on Saturday. Early feigned retreat, when
tho 9th corps started from Harpsr's Ferry IN pur.
suit. This corps was ambuscsded and terribly cut
up. No official information of the affair has been
received. <
GsEcoND plsPArcH.1
R1cHHoND, Sept. 2.-Capt Hatch, Of the Ex.
change Bureau, left Varins at six o'clock, p. M,
yesterday. He was informed that dispatch jost
nomination of Mcclellan on the 6rst ballot Moth
ing is said about the Vice President or platform.
THIRD DISPATCH.1
RICHMOND, Sept 2.-The New York Herald, OF
the 30th, has been received 1t contains matter
chiefly pertaining to the Chicago Convention
They refused to admit delegates from the territory
OF Western Virginia, and States in rehellion.-
Washington Hunt introduced resolution looking
to reconstruction of the Union through Conven.
ton of all the States. The Pennsylvania delegation
offered resolutions to the same obi cot of much
more satisfactory character.
Battle Of Reams' Station-ORcial Repast.
The following is General A. P. Hills official re-
port of the battle fought at Reams station on the
Weldon railroad, on yesterday week..
"HKADQUAKrERs THIRD CoRPs,
August 81, 1864 q
"CoLoNEL: 1 have the hosor TO- report the cor
rect list of results in the fight Of the 2h at Reass
station We captured twelve stands Of eolors, une
pieces OF artillery, ten caissoas, twenty. one hun
dred and fifty prisoners thirty zone huadrsd stands
Of small arms and thirty two horses
NY own loss in cavalry, artillery and infaatry
IS seven hundred and twenty men-killed, wound
Cd and missing. Very respectfully,
COLONEL W. H. TAYLOR, =. !:
e.. Assistant Adjutant- General"
The Yankee Report.
49,. IT, War DEpARrxEsr,l
Aug. 27th-10 20 A. NJ.
To MAJ. GEN. DIX, NEW YoRk On Thursday,
the 10th, General Hancock, who was South Of
Reams Station, on the Weldon Railroad was At
tackled several times during the day, but he repuls
ed the enemy in every assault.
AT half past i've +. NJ. on Thursday combined
attack was made upon his centre and left, which.
after one of the most desperate battles of the war
resulted In the enemy withdrawing from the fi,!d,
leaving their dead and wounded on the gronrd-
The details are given in the following brief official
reports Of General Grant, General Meade and Gen
eral Hancock:
SECOND Army CORPS, Aug. 28-5 80
To GEN. HUMPHREYS The attack about 8 so
was probably intended to be simultaneous bv
Wilcox on my centre and Heth on nv left, The
enemy Termed in the woods, and placed their artil.
iery in position and opened heavy cannonade
lasting about 10 minutes, and then assaulted Ger.
enemy broke his line.
Some Of Gen. Gibbons troops were hurried over
to repair the damage, and the enemy only gained =
slight foothold. They soon attempted nv extreme
left, driving Gibbons division from his line. His
men had been much wearied rushing over 70 the
aid of General Miles and back, during the repeated
assaults
Il Gen. Gibbons succeeded, however, in forming ,
strong line, and the enemy, who were pressing on
with great enthusiasm, were severely checked bv
tho dismounted cavalry under Gen. Gregg, which
he handled Handsomely
General Miles was thus enabled to regain most Of
his entertainments, distinguishing himself All he
had to work with we're such small parties a could
be raised and formed by staff officers.
The lighting was continuous till dark, the enemy
being held in check BY artillery, dsmounted cavai
/ ~ and sk,r@shera. At dark We Withdrew. 70,
| The Chief Of Artillery reports that be lost abou
$50 horses.
The enemy made no advance up to = late hou
last night, as FIR as could be seen holding some O
our captured guns with their skirmish lines, The,
must have suffered heavily.
My own loss including cavalry, vii! perhaps no
exceed twelve or fifteen hundred, though this j
| surmise.
The command is not yet organized. Captsi
Brownson, of my staff, was wounded severely du
ring the night; Colonel Walker, A. A. c., is MISSING
This is acknowledged to have been one of tn
most desperate aad determined fights of the va,
! resembling Spotsylvania in its character, thong
the numbers engaged give it less Importance.
n lew more good troops would have given us
victory Of considerable Importance
i forward this afternoon prisoners from the feel
of Wilcox's aud Hebb's command.
Major Angel of my staff. saw and conversed wit
two prisoners Of Mahone's division last night. Id
not find them this morning. They say that NJ,
homes division, with the exception Of one brigade
was there.
(sigeeO ". L. HANCOCK.
Our forces held the Weldon Railroad, and in
despatch dated three P. NJ yesterday, General Graz
says that their loss Of this road seems to be
oto'o to che enemy he cannot stand I think I q
not ooerrate tho loss Of tho enemy in the last tn
UeeEs at te" thousand killed and bounded.
We have lost heavily; but our has been most
captured when the enemy gained u temporary a,
vantage.
The number of rebel prisoners taken on o,
side has not yet been reported"
General Grant u,ads the following report Of 9
unsuccessful attack by the enemy on General Blu
ler's picket line on Thursday:
| Yesterday (Thursday) morning the enemy dro,
in Gen. Buffers picket lines. The pickle, guar
soon rallied, however. and drove the enemy BAG
and reestablished their lines.
"The result was one killed, sixteen wounded ar
fourteen missing on our side. Fifty nine eost.
men were captured from the enemy What the
casualties were in killed and wounded we do n
know.
Slgned) EDWIN N. STANTON,
Secretary Of War.
From the Valley.
The impression still prevails that General Ear
| whipped the enemy on Saturday last near Shepherd
! town, though it is not officially confirmed The IA
that the Northern papers say nothing about it,
| lar fion being an indication that no engageme