The weekly sun., 1864-09-03
General Grant.
Another Terrible Battle.

NaJoTLieneral joins A. Dx:
On 1bursisy, the 18th, General uaneock, who
south Of Rcam's station. was attacked several
times during the day but he repulsci the enemy
at every assault. AT half-pas, Pm q combined
attack WAS male OH his centre and left 7'hich,
sier Of the rnoss desperate battles OF the war,
resulted In the encrny Withdrawing from the field,
leaving the dead and wounded on the ground.
The details given In the following brief official
reports %; General Grant, General Meade and Gen.
erai Hancock, Just received:
SECOND AMY CoRPa August 81 l3s4.
For General HUaruaENs
The attack about hafpast Ave Pm. was proba.
bly, Intended Tn be Simultaneous by wilcox on my
centre and Heath on my left. The enemy formed
In tue woods. plsced their artillery ia position,
opened . heavy csnuousie lasting about fifteen
minutes. and then assaulted Miles force. He re-
sisted tspsciousy, but the enemy broke his line.
Some Of Gibbons troops were hurried over to re-
pair the damage, and the enemy only gained
slight foothold. They soon attempted my extreme
len, and drove Gibbons division from his ne.
hs men hsd ,cen much wearied In rushing over
General n les and back during the repeated as-
ssuits. General Gibbon wuccceded In forming .
strong linz, and the enemy, who was pressing
with great enthusiaarn. was severely checked by
the dismoun,ed cavalry under General Gregg.
which he handled handsomely. Miles regaincd
most II his entrenehments, Distinguishing hirnsclf
All be had 70 work with such small parties ~
could be rsllc and formed by his staff officers TIE
hghtng WAS continuous until dark the enemy tcing
held In check b. artillery, dismonnied cavalry and
skrmishers. Al dark We withdrew for reas.,us
htaed. The Chief 81 artillery reports thai be lost
about two hundred and tny hcrses. TIE enemy
made no advance up To = lste hour last night, holi-
ins, as lar ss could be seen, sone II our captured
guns within their 81 rmish line. They must have
suffered heavily. Nv own loss, Including cavalry.
VIII perhaps not exceed twelve or htteen hundr~. /.
thodgh this Is surnise. as the coiutuand IN not
yet Organized. Captan Brnwnsun, of my stall. as
morially wounded. dying dummy the night Colo
mel Walker, Assistant Adiutani General, 10 III -
sing. This IL acknowledged " have been one Ut
the most determined and desperate hshts OF the
war. resembling Spottsy ylvanis In It's character,
/ though The nu'uter engaged gives less inportsncs
- II. A few more good troops would have gwen y
Nc,ory OF considerable irporsu l toward
tbs torer pr from the held from icox i
/ aud Heh's uvisons. Major Angel, Of my sl.fi,
saw and eouvcrsed with Two pr soners of kAhore's
division last night. J do not hnd them this noru-
Ing. They s,id Mahonc's div.s.on- with the cx-
cepiioa Of one brigade, was there.
W. 5. HANCOCK, MAJOR General.
SECOND Cours, Aug. 26-l2:30P =. n.
| 10 l. Lertcnsnt General Grant;
, A safeguard that was lett on the battle 1ali re-
rlaued there until after day light this moruiug. Al
thai time the enemy had all di>apyer red. saving
ther dead OH the held nnbnricd. rhis shows how
severely they were punished. and aoub'less hear
ing Of the arrival Of re nforcements they feared Mo
result to-day, II they re,nsin@i.
| 4. G. MkApE, MAJOR General.
SECOND Army coars Aug. 2o-iPN.
| IL Lieutenant G.n.t al Grant;
! Since scudsn. my last dispatch have eonyersed
With the safeguard referred TO. He did not eay
&c field until after sunrise. Al q at time nearly
| all the enemy had len, moving ,owa-i Peters
burg. He says they abandoned not only :her dead,
! but iher wounded also. Hc ,onvcrred with an
oEcer who said their osses we're greater han ever
before during the wAr. TIE safeguard SAYS be WIS
tie field, aud II was covered with the enemy =
dead and wounded He has sotns great uuny
! battle helda but never such sight Nearly all Q:
the enemy's and all our Wounded were brought of.
| hit our dead were uuburied. ! have instructed
Gen. Greeg 10 make an effort TO send party II
the field and bury oar dead.
u. G. AgApE. Major General.
Our forces hold the Weldon road. and in q
I.spa'ch, dated p. NJ, yesterday, General Gran,
say thai their loss of tins road seems to be blow
toihs enemy he cannot stand. think do not
o'erstaie the loss of the enemy in the last two
weeks At ten thousand Killed aud woundei. We
have :, heavily. bu, ourf have been mostly q
''mAfed' when the enemy gained Temporary nj.
Santsgrs rhe number o' relel prisoners taken on
our side las not been reIorteL. General Grant
make ,hc following report Of an unsuccessful at
''ek bS Tue enemy Oh our picket line On Thurs
day t.
Yesterday ThWslsy, morning, :he enemy drove
w w hNti picket hne. The picket guard soo, raj.
ii,~ ho~'vef, drove the enemy back, aud rc-cs.a.
bllshed i1er Line. TIC result was Que killed. six.
tcen "onhdri- and ionvtrcn missing on our side
Two commanding osccr, aud ffty.nlne .nlisicj
men were car'rred rcrn the enetny What tLc,y
casualties were In killed aud wounded we do no,
know. N'
EDWIN II. STANTON, Secretary Of War.
Additional Particular Of Thursday's BatsI,
WssAsn9eo's Aug. st.-PAsssngers by the mai
bsst Hou City Point vport that On Tursaay ,