Holmes County farmer. [volume] (Millersburg, Ohio) 1857-1926, 1864-06-09
Wednesdays Eighting---POsi-
ftar, nf ftur ARMY.

ton of Our Army.
New York, June 5.--The Herald 5. cor
respondent has details of Wednesday
fighting. He says our line of battle exton-
dod fully ten miles in length from north
west to south. Hancock line was on the
Mechanicsvile pike, in the rifle pits wrest-
cd from the enemy the day before They
we're made inpregnable to an ordinary as
sault Burnside s corps was next. on high
ground. Warren was thrown a little for
ward, protected in front by double and triple
lines of the most formidable field breast
works. Wright's corps was marched to the
left with two divisions OF Sheridan cavalry
in the front flank.
An attempt was made with rebel infant
ry, early in the day, to drive our cavalry
from Cold Harbor, but it resulted in their
repulsc, killing and wounding large num-
Der, and taking between two and three hun
dred prisoners. The rebels were reinforced
for another attack, but Wright coming up,
enabled us to hold the place and take more
prisoners.
Wright followed up his success and
brought on an engagement, which lasted
till an hour after dark At that time we
had carried the rebel line Of rifle pits and
driven the enemy to the Chickahominy
river. The enemy then made furious as
saults late in the evening upon our right
and center. They marched in three lines
upon Warren's, determined to pierce the
CENTER and throw the line into confusion.
Attempt after attempt was made, and the
men hurled to certain destruction. The
. battle ragged fully three hours in front of thi.
corps. Our losses at this point can only bt
Il 1.-THE of what the enemy sustained.
The attack on Hancock was nearly stimuli
taneous. He not only repulsed the enemy
but pressed them back so far that he wa
c drawn into bad position, and was com
: PEELED to make hasty retreat and resum
G the ground he occupied at the outset. Th
5 object of Hancock's S advance, however wa
1 apparently rusc, as he was immediatel.
t ordered to abandon his position, and NOV
his corps from the right OF the line to tn
; extreme lett.
! Another correspondent with the 1871
corps, says of the fighting at Coal Harbor
The enemy were in heavy force botweel
= Coal Harbor and Gaine Mills, strongly in
= trcnched on the edge of dense wood. -
5 They had rifle pits and other carthwork
5 thrown up a 4:3O the troops were in pc
, sition in three different lines of battle. -
c At five o clock skirmishing commenced.
C battery Of 90 FOUNDERS opened fire on tn
e rebels and the roar Of its guns soon com
d plctely swallowed all sound from the ski
g mishing line
!? At $50 an order was received for bot
: corps, the 9th and 18th, to charge the rebc
l. works in our front. Brooks and Devir
pushed through the woods on their fron
o and poured like tornado over the ope
n field. The rebels opened with grape an
n canister and heavy musketry fire. and til
It first line was badly cut up. The secon
/ mingled with it and the third, and almo,
u Immediately after Il wild, inspiring cheC
e rang out above every other sound, aud til
1t rebels were driven pell nell from the
works and through the woods,
e The rebels were rallied behind their I,
;, serves and attempted to recapturo their lo'
/ position They rushed forward but wer
! received with such a severe and murderou
u fire Of artillery and nlusketry, that the
n broke and fled in confusion. Again an
5 again they were rallied and returned to tn
: charge, but only to be driven back wit
greater slaughter.
The same correspondent says: Five hur
e dred and ten rebel soldiers, belonging t
the 10th and 18th Georgia volunteers, cam
$ into our lines at daybreak on the I'd. The
II say they are tired of fighting and do n,
e want any more of it. They advised o,
men to 20 in and fight it out, as this vi
G. the last fight for Richmond and We cou
"a take it this time. They report the rebel a
III my as becoming each day more and mo
b. dcmoralized with their constant revcrses.
e, A Coal Harbor dispatch of the Sd to {
es Herald states that general attack was {
dcred along the whole line at ii o'clock Il
\. morning, resulting in the fercest fight
the campaign. The left Of Hancock S cor
u after desperate resistance, turned the EN-
III my's left, carrying Il portion of their ma
~ n, line, capturing guns, colors and many pr
NC NC oners but unfortunately, was unable
VI VI hold the ground or bring off the guns. u
~ ~ battle still RACES with the promise of
u az bloody day.
e A Fortress Monroe dispatch of the Sd
u !, the Herald, says dispatch has been rece
- ed from Badly Smith that the rebels attac
~ ed him with three columns, but were dri
en- off after 4 desperate fight. Smith is
ported to have captured six hundred pr
= oners. Grant is pushing the enemy at eve
point.