New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1864-05-14
The Fight OF ueckWnn's Briasde-De
struction Of the RaiIrsads-List Of
Killed nnd Wounded.
FROM Our Special Correspondent
HEADQt AuTRs EIGHTEESIn ARM CoRIs)
NEAR CII1 POM. Va.
Sunday Evening MAY :, 1864 }

NEAR tlI1 POM.
Sunday Evening, May :. ls6t. }
Frid az night. lIeckmAns brigade, consisting
Of the 9th New-Jersey. sd. 2Jh and nth Massachu
ses had returned fcn IT, attempts upon the railroad
Yesterday the same brigade moved out again, with
Burnhans brigade Of the ls Division. and two from
the 10Th Corps discovering the Rebels In their position
Of the previous day; and 2 O'Clock the diminishing
began again lasting til g. with various luls aecompa
MED this time by sharp artillery duel
Gen. Brooks commanding the let division. was pre-
sent in person. and while amusing the Rebels in front
finally succeeded IN sending detachment around upon
their right who up the rails and burned the ties
for shout half mile destroying also the bridge against
which the march Of the day before was directed
Herbman who had horse Killed under him Friday
wss hardly engaged At ALL Our artillery FIRE was al
miraby directed one shell exploding Rebel casson.
and another something which appeared to be pile Of
cartridges.
AT nghtall the troops Withdrawn 10 their for.
ner position. The roads cleared and the
camps bctokeD more leisure Gen. Butler las removed
from Fortress Monroe and with his staff has pitched
his tent mile back toward the landing. Mail eommu-
nicsiion is already established and the General eyi-
IDENTITY has come 10 stay.
There has been great deficiency in ambulances and
many OF the wounded brought away late IRON The
field. The following is list Of the NJ the corps
hospital, and ii will be found nearly complete:
NINTH SEwJERsEY.
Aaron 4 Brown, r. confusion. !. r.. belly A, sukle.
WIN. Harmon, y, arm, thigh. G. Van Ners, q head.
W. Hall. r, side r. Hobart, q. Thigh.
y. Brand, G., sunsifOks. Is. Clayton Is, sunsifOse.
j. McC0.. O. sUnstfos~ William W. Est0D, q, sbd0'
j. williams, T., abdomen.
EIGHTH CONNECTICUT
Chss. Keller. T., head. Jerome Evans. r.
T. }. Hochkiss, r., snp Horace Gsnzers r., should.
Josiah Parkinson, b, sIni. VIM. Z. Butcher ]. leE.
John Child Is, abdomen, dead.Geo Estmss y. thigh.
D.. Carpenter, &, thigh. Rich Ambrose. \, lee am.
l.. Ciufs r., Cor OCounor, o. leg amp
Jas. Ashhy {, aide, Courtlsnd Dunfer, q thigh.
jas. Il. Hunt, &. Hand. n. Brsnnon, q, leg.
Roger ". Cork, T. arm.
TwENTY-fiFTH MASSACHUSETTS,.
WIN. Carton, A, shoulder Hor. Whitconb A. sum- oss.
nen9 ssop.99' sunsrose wight Moofo C. son.rose.
Sam. Weston. A. sunstroke.
MISCELLANEOUS.
Z. BTo.sae, C. q Man thigh. Thss. ID Bailey ~, \. T.
Corp iiei'ieT, II, q Msn. sun. sunsrot..
stroke. Wn. G.. Stanley, h, 1JT ". Y,
Fred Williams, n, d. lninbaso. -
!. Keitrn. II. 26 Pa. .ans,goke. wrist.
J. J. Williams b, il5N.f., do. smiutated.
Rich Lsnnns b 20 Pa, hand J. Leader T. &c Pa shoulder
Lang'oId ~ n L., head A. i. freeman G. ii5 \. w.
IT, shuiI r. 20 Ia, baud leg smputaied.
To-day all has been quiet with the exception of little
gunboat firing The Rebels trying TO erect batteries
on the south bank Of the ApponsttoI but battery
now under erection side will command shat and
so long as the james River is kept open force what
ever can shake u from this strong peninsula. J. H.