Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1864-08-19
THIRD DISPATCH.
lsPeoial . the aevelana Leader.l

Special to the Cleveland Leader.)
washington, August 1s.
Mr.G. Page, Tribune correspondent wit
the Army ofthe Potomac, sends the follow
ing to that journal, under date of Genera
Buffers Heade euarters, Aug gust 10th, 1864
l0P. NJ:
1t has been a good days work-the bat
tie of Deep River We have four rebe
battle flags, over four hundred prisoners
the bodies of two rebel Generals and near.
ly or quito, mile of advance ground.
Unless the reader has map before him
he will hardly obtain any clear notion Of
the geography of the field of operations
from a written description.
At A. NJ. General Terry's Division at
lacked from the right, from the line held
by the 10th Corps the night before. Part
of General VIM Birnsys troops were alSo
in this attack, the remainder of his DiSis-
ion being in olOsesnpport of the I'd Corps.
Only one Brigade, commanded by Colonel
Craig, participated in the fght. ---r
At about the same time Gresg's Cavsl.
ry, supported by Miles Brigade, I'd Corps,
was engaged far to the right, on the Charles
City road. The first rebel line was car.
ried with little difficulty. At 10 o'clock a
push was made for the second line by the
same troops. 1t required an hours close
fighting 20 earryit, but it was done. The
whole affair was In the woods, and the op-
posing lines fought at very short range
Inc pfineIpBT Ivss le-s.-.y,'f'-4- 49,, abai
onel Craig was mortaiiy wapGded7 and Col
on1eol Osborne. oath Massachusetts, also
commanding q brigade, was - severely t.','l,'''
wounded in the face. ..~.
The main line finally CARRIED, the men
were set to work to turn it against the en- n
envy. But little was done, however, when
the rebels ebbed back to retake it. -Four
distinct desperate attempts were repulsed,
and the fifth would have been, if our'men
| had not got out Of ammunition: Owing
| TO this alone, on the fifth trial, the, enemy
repossessed a portion of the line. --,'''-..' '.-
Ia one of these assaults the rebel Gen
eral Grady was killed, and bis body is.nO%
in our possession. ,-ii. 70
| In his fight on Charles CITY Road, Gregg
ll:iIled the rebel cavalry General j. Il
Chambers, brought off his body, and
without loss on his own part, comPeile'
the enemy to retire
just at night, assisted by two brigade
of the Second corps, Birneg renewed tn
/ engagement, for the purpPse of gettin
hack the ground he had been compelled t
relinouish, earlier in the day, for want
ammunition.
> Your correspondent left the field befol
the result was known.
/ Meantime General Butler and Stair
D,tob Gan. the scene of Major Ludlow
g canal cutting operations, to direct 9
version by the force there and
tbe force under Colonel w poster, at De
- ror.t bo remembered that Genel
u Birney's line faced the rivhr, and that
Dlr n-,, wore between him and our p6siff
L., - mitch Can and Deep Bottom, which {
- ,,;Io. onart as the river runs.
'u- Butler had made Ludlow transport h
b,s command in boats down to Alike
wharf. E ,.e--
Major Ludlow then moved across
ier' T.tbmus to Bore's Ferry, skirmishing
ihe way, and cutting off and caPtarin
Due norton of pickets ths enemy had lett
make show. I.z4m
nat At Dutch Gap he found that the enc
tate were pressed bysBitney had al
nree doned some very strong works at b
) or Ferry. INTO which he threw his men,
en- where he will be, BY morning, too str
dol to be easily dislodged.
Phis position is considered very I'M
tant one, and has been much coveted:
TIE force at Deep Botten also iadya
,oou the enemys rear some distance :
Is. mat with some resistance Rt Deep NV
TOM, General Birney cOmmsnded on the
here all the troops Of both corps hkeiy
ths come engaged supporting him, while
e ID ooek had general direction Of all the
than of the 10Th corps. -, !.
It has The loss in the 10th cPrps IS esnr
n the 4. about 1000; End corps 4ooi CA
rebel ION. e-s gI --
@ vas IN Colonel McGilvery, Birneys CHI
cavalry, lost finger and Captain
tnis Senior Aid de Camp, suffered pa,niu
emys fusion from ball grazing his aoaon
srS, 70 Col6nei Gregg, commanding ca
t zoo brigade, was seriously wounded. =
e enc Captains Lewis and "oodrun'
. back C,nn killed. W.
Captain. McLaBe, 2sth Massaeh
pSt as killed. Il's os7 - =
ps, co The Lieutenant Colonel Of tn
motion Maine. arm amputated. .,
/ in ta- Lieutenant Colonel Pimpton, 80