Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1864-06-27
No f0a1 dS0s 81.

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Il 10 reported tbss tbe force lately ssdsr
a Polk arrived N Pessssecsy %
jst usdAy Wctk. THIS dis''soa snsd - q
|east two corps Of Lee's army.
Hil's, Lonessrees's aud Wise's bfigsdss
and the re.inforcemcsts iron Nnsss sssdy
South Carolina, under bursaugsrd, viii M
sscli the force opposed 70
c n siderable numb.rs.
Under date Of June c2i, IL: 80 p. m. be
avs, Dstir Z i,s p'eAt The sissh corps'
t.d moved to the Ifs aud masscd ct tue
Williams lloase. This morning Wilson's
and Kaa - c.vslry had~ cut the Weldon
ou,rosd 20 that osdcrs we're st once gwen
"a ,u,o.ad the demeustrstlon 10 that dis.c'
ton. and 81 ung the loft Of tho sec 1nd corps
round 20 q 20 dc.elope TIC cnem)'s wo'sa
10 front Of Pstersbafg. Without reg'o 80
Ito competition o! tbe 6sh corps upon 'oe
lett tho psinc.psi psftiap pt ttc corps -.
soon moyipg !arther to tie front. 0'c
| b, n, We already 10 poait 90 AID entrcci'
| cd. FIR last Il :.hs hc kad advanced o. nes.
! shc encwy's Cnlrenchment as be cou'o Ses
without hxb.. Mott and Barlow pusnco
Tor xari their l.ae u battle With hesv!
.k,rm;sh line 10 front. Mott va
| partly IN position and eatrerc -'ng'
and Barlow was nearing the crest ~
front ot tue rebel Works, wbeu he eEccuo
tered . heavy Grce u the cacny marching
dosn 10 colump ny btigade;, Tish the ~
.ention Of pushing cur position ct the m
,ervsl which Cow existed between the iels
Of the Al corps snd ,be right Of the oh.
The u, 81 and 4th bfigadcs Ct BARLOW =
;..jslon sur,pe ID bis front iine-thc IT bri.
adc under Gen. Miller bsing held in ths
rear asa reserve In this Assault the reb' J
Gen. Wiiccx Davis marching IN three brig
.i,s, led the advance q ll'ii's vetera'
nrps. 1t wa carly In the afternoon whe'
the head OF the n bel column struck ct .nc'
The right Ct the 9th AID the lett u tbs -
cnps. Tue retels pushed on With caArsc
,eristic ferocity and the shock was sooi'
felt on the gahks Of both those corps. Tie
position which thcY occupied rendered u
imp:rsiiyciy necessary tbst they shou!c
Vim uediatcy withdraw the q inks that xert
thus exposed and fiji up the existiux gsG
p, by raekirg connection with each Other
.,ong The inc u entertainments IN the rear
W Gle :Lls was bting cone tue enemy IN
| ncsel considerable damage on our rear b.
ais rufderous .ire, and captured stve!a
hundred prisoner: from ia. The assAuitint
| ,lumn came down in diagonal direction
Al! ~ it happened struck the Hanks OF tbs
hs..i9ns = aicl we're disconnected. Atth
enemy swept over tue angie winch narhc'
the lo!,, he tnvelepcd . battery which oc
cap ed eli advanced position behind IT.
parspet ana almost before the Ulcers we'
.w4fe q tnc situation VI sllirs, TIE aftii
1 s:.> ian. h.. ~yv huU. RI.
Il vas Capt. Mckagnt's II n. \. tat
terry.
The l1.nt the rebels appeared n sigt
C.p.. Mex ight opened on them with cauui'
Ter. Thy separated in front, coming in q
,hr right a d len, completely sur. oan1ed ii
gum. A ,ebel color bearer iuimeaiat
plated lis colors on The taSapel. Capt. AL
Il. i.h. and IL. Bali bolh &C ,tu.d the SUI
NO 10 to snrrenler and fred sever: clnuislt
at the enemy with the rebel tag flo l.ina l.
their battery, and both those you < .tiiceI
dis.lue cishsd themselves, bat i. was In; os ,
bile IT, take them 81 he i'll 1. 10 ihe m-a,
dine Cap Ciark's l.. n. T. bAtery, ~bic
was posted in tie breast~ further 10 tn
right Opens 90 The enemy and Contribute
4 l cot siderably TO check their further sAvanc
The rebels quickly .uraed ulol u' ;he.captu
ed guns anu at tue sane iia.c conc. III. te
Ere OF some 20 ohsr pieces on Capt. Cl.rk
ST. gic battery. The epaulemeut 10 which III
BAKERY was placed vas we'll ba te-cd By 1.
solid 81 D. which came poutina over ii quic
. succession from the 10, tihc atoms Of The ct,
MY. Wniie this active work was going on
, he light OF the corps a.. o! the rebel at:acl
iug Column which ty this tine had been d,
ploye 10 line OF battle was still pressing ~
90 the l. f., the interval between The right
The corps sni the le!I OF the . ! was g.a1uall
groaing greater. Scarcely had these pos
.sors been elected however, before the rebe
> made another sttemp; TO pierce cur lines
liulc TO the right Of tba. locality, bat the a
tack WAS successfully repu!sed. We took
few prisoners a. this Zine, and amoag thel
several wounded. The casualties however
not heavy on either eide, becarse the rebel
did not atiemp. to cross the oLe fed In frol
Of the breas,works behind which cur me
we're pos ed.
Abon. : r. N. an effort was made by Ger
| Gitbor, With o.. of his own brigades, sup
ported by Ole from Gen. G.ifliu, # the 6.I
corps, 10 .eiake the los. ground. The atlacI
was very sharp ard spirited. ba. failed l.
| accomplish the desired ohisc