The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1864-06-14
Shaler, General Neal and General Heck
man. Escapitulation Killed, S; woun.
ded, @; captured, 4. Total, 10.
THE BATTLE OF FRIDAY.

We copy from the Richmond Enquirer
the following interesting sketch OF the
battle on Friday, the 81 inst.
About half past four o'clock, yesterday
morning, the enemy made a heavy attack
upon our works. The attack extended
along Hoke's division and upon Echol's
brigade Of Breckirridge's command. In.
front Of Hoke they were repulsed with
immense slaughter. The line held by
the left of Echols' brigade was in some
respects deficient, having been hastily oc
cupied, and was sub jected to heavy fire
from The flank. Owing to these causes
the enemy succeeded in carrying a por
ton Of our works, and came pouring 10.
They had scarcely gained them, owever,, >,
when they were in turn charged by the
Maryland line and a portion Of 'Brigadier
General Mahones command, acting as
reserves, when they were driven out with
great slaughter Over hundred dead
were left inside our lines, and a number
Of prisoners were captured. The fight
lasted several hours, and WAS bloody on
the part Of the enemy-our loss, on the
other hand, having been small. The
prisoners captured are from the I'd (IIan
cock's) corps, which was the same con
fronting Gen. Breckinrids 20 on the To-
potomy. We now hold the strong posi-
ton of Cold Harbor, and have foied the
enemy in his first desperate effort to OIL
tai" it. 1t is to be hoped that bis at
tempts will be renewed.
The Maryland Battalion is said 20 have
covered itself with glory in the action Of
yesterday morning.
An officer, writing to us from Co ID
uarbor, yesterday, says:
AS write, p. m, there is a coLtinu
Gus skirmish fire in front, along the whole
line, extending as far TO the left MS the
rear can reach: There is considerable
cannonading, but nothing indicating any
serious engagement as progressing any.
where along the lines. Our position, as
general thing, is very strong. The pris
o"ers captured all, haze whskey in their
canteens, and express gres, delight at
falling into odr hands. Among the mum :
Der | have C. nversed with one from the
45,h New Hampshire, who says they
have been on duty as guard At Point
Lookout until last week, when they were
forwarded, and their places supplied by
the inhrmary corps and negro troops.
THE SLAUGHTER OF THE ENEMY.
The slaughter Of the enemy in the
hight Of yesterday is described by parties
pants rs immense. Ia the early part of
the fight Brig. Gen. Heisksll, Of Breck
'nridge's division is reported to have lost
four guns, bu. Gen. Finegan, coming to
his support, rushed upon the enemy, re.
captured the guns and drove the enemy
back with heavy loss. In Early's front
the enemy had appeared in columns nine
deep, and made seven charges, but were
repulsed each time with immense sIaugh.
ter, their losses footing up by the thou
sand. A continuous fire was poured into
them by Early, and hundreds were sho,
down while running. Ia the front OF
Poague's battery, which the euemy At,
tempted TO capture by assault, the la,ter's
dead and wounded were piled upon each
other so that when the battery fired a.
cross the field the sehrapnel and grape
raked a.hwar' them, leaving them finally
masses OF dismembered bodies. The en-
tire loss Of the enemy in yesterdays en-.
gagement is estimated At from ten 10 fif.
teen thousand.
OUR LOSSES.
Our losses on yesterday were, in com.
parison with those Of the enemy, and in
point Of Lumbers, Insignificant, though
we have TO mourn the loss of many gal.
liant officers and men' At a late hour OF
ue day one Of our reporters visited the
principal hospitals on the field and was
astonished to find SO few wounded under
treatment, there being at the time not
over thirty in any one hospital. Our
losses, in killed, wounded and missing,
will not exceed one thousand, even II il
should reach that number.
From the Georgia Front
BATTLE FIELD, 8 Mills WEST OF
MARIETrA. June @.