The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1864-06-12
THE FIFTH CORPS.
Mr.. L. a. Hendricks Dispatches.
HEADoUAsrEes FIFTH Aa,fy CoarS,
~ In rHH FIELD, Juns 8. 1ScA i

HEAVY suors-7HE PIcxErs.
There has been no change to-day in the posisioa q
affairs IN this corps General Griffin has established HI
headquarters and the enemy has nred at intervals run
bis batteries to which batteries have responded
seems the sixty FOUNDER shots fred yesterday-asA
some have been fred tc-day-rc thrown from iron
clad the railroad These heavy shots fortunately.
only DO thrown 10 tho direction OF the track sowara
ard beyond the railroad bridge, and any uurIsasane
results from them are therefore easily obvi1icd
Notwithstanding the artillery firing, tie tickets have
been friendly terms, and thcre has been 6rino
between them Tho cncmy's shells TO have .
cIal hostility 70 generals. One exploded 10
proximity to General GriGns headquarters, and snoshs
directly front Of General rartlet's headquarters,
While about those OF General Cutler thsy scattered Ihs
selves " ith marked savegeness
TIE nArrz AT pEruzsDA CHURCH.
The Richmond Eeanir OF yesterday contains exFAse
from the Northern papers In regard 20 the scon
thssds church, near Mechan,csyic. on Monday iass,
which nsrepresents what actually took place. 0rs bvi
gsde OF CrAword's division advanced towards tAs
Mechsn csvie pike 20 support his skirnish loe then ~
ysncing. There separation whatever from rsse
OF the corps stated IN the papers from which this
tract made Seeing thai the crcmy 10 torcs -
tempting to the left flank OF this advanced brigs1ss
Gen Crawford advanced villa his whole DIVISION order
Ing the brigade to fail back upon the line he had essS
ishei and which the onemy attacked INN 4natoy After
wards, and the Iett Of the corps, crroneousy
stated The ght rDde by this division alone sgsnss
Rboces division OF Erss corps supported its right
by regrsms brigade u Eariys corps, ard which resa
cd In one Of the seyees and decisive repusss -
the campnlgn and In which acting genersi ofcss1
and colonies wore killed than any previous AFFAIR -
the kpd.
nKrm coRra.
An order was Issued to-day by General Crawford, ~
garding drum corps OF hls division which might -
vanisgeously be initiated By commanders of other dv0
SONS The order DIRECTS that drumme remain with ~
troops both the march and 10 ac,ien, and an o3css
appointed to that they comply with the order -
told reliable authority THAI less than thrco thsS
sand ave hundred drummers found ther way TO yrsde
rckburg during the battles OF the Wilderness and -
spottsyivana Court House. drummer is fond asso
lie. IN hh duty General Crawford directs that no be ~
nlshed musket and put 10 the nshtna ranks Such -
order made general sud vigorously executed would male
this class OF army attaches not orly vastly usfI
han they are but put end to good deal Of the sssa
Cling Generalization 20 painfully apparent dursg ~
progress Of battle.
An Incident Of this cruel war brought TO my nossss
10 day Corporal Ralph Hull. Comps.v
NJ First Vernon. battery, died Of wounds received sws
days since He the last OF six brothers killed In -
present war. All enlisted together At the outbreak OF ~
rebslsou ali have fought sdo BY side In many bass
all have fallen In defence Of tboir country No moas-
mental marble or storcd can ntlipay record -
worth Of such heroes They win live in tho nas'coS
msmory-a, monument they would choose, monunsss
more lasting than brass.