The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1864-06-23
Latest from the MOVment OIL Richmond
Fighting of Saturday and Monday.
BALTIMORE. Tuesday June 21.-The Anne

BALTIMORE. tuesday June 2l.-Ihe Amer
ican has the following:
ANNAPOLIS June 21.-The steamer Con :
necticut has just arrived here with over 500
wounded including so officers. They are
principally from the 9TH and 9th ArnyCorps
They were wounded on the 18th and IS
instants, while charging the rebel works
around Petersburg.
They confirm the news that Burnside
gained a decided advantage OH Saturday,
and that Petersburg would soon be III our
hands.
BERMUDA HUNDREDS, June 10, 0iG BALTI-
MORE, June 21-There was fighting i'll
front of Petersburg up to two o'clock yester-
day, without any decisive result. but we
constantly gain ground. We captured
another piece of artillery yesterday. De-
cisive results are expected soon. Every
thing is satisfactory with the army.
Later. yesterday was com
paratively quiet. Our lines now extend
some distance beyond Petersburg, up the
Appomattox River.
Grant and Butler went up James River
Yesterday, and had an interview with Ad-
lmiral Lee Of our fleet,
The HeraLGS 18th corps dispatch says;
Gen. Brooks has been relieved of the com
mand of his division and assigned to the
command of the 10th corps, as successor
to Gen; Gilmore.
New York, June 21.-The special to the
New York Times, dated headquarters army
of the Potomac, Sunday, 8 in the forenoon,
says:
No positive advantage has been obtained
over the enemy during the last twenty-tour
hours. There has been more or less lighting
along the whole line Charges and counter
charges have been made Our right and
left have been swung in something more
than mile, while the center has been ad-
vanced but little. Briefly, Petersburg is sur
rounded by all abbatis Of Yankee bayonets,
within easy range OF the city.
All was quiet last night Saturday There
was no demonstration OH either side; There
, has been no fighting this morning.
The New York Tribune special, dated head
quarters Of the army of the Potomac, june
Ia, in the forenoon says, The fourth day O
: the battle of Petersburg ended last night
, If it shall open again oday(Sunday) it viii
! be the siege of Petersburg briefer, perhaps
than battle
We attacked three times yesterday, a
: four in the morning, at noon, and at four IL
: the afternoon. Warren joined on the left
and swung around with diminishing from
half a mile at each advance, taking one line
of works and pressing up to another anc
i the last
Hancock and Burnside, in the centre
, found more opposition. The former has gain
ed half a mile the latter more. The los
in the last assault was particularly severe il
: Barlow's and Gibbons divisions, and in til,
, second division of Burnside. Mills division
of the 9th corps and Martindale's division
, of the 9Th corps swept up the river to with
in half mile Of the town One more line
t and we have the town, which we now semi
S circumvallate to its last defenses.
e Colonel Chamberlain, commanding a bri
gade in the 9Th corps, is badly wounded il
the hip, and Col. Beaver, ofthe 14Sth Penn
sylvania, in the side.
. The Herald'S special, June 18th, morning,
says:
Alta o'clock this morning, Burnside's corp
attacked the enemy's works on the left c
our line, and carried them after a severe an
protracted struggle capturing about 80
prisoners six excellent brass field pieces
and two that were spiked.
The New York 1EmeS'special says:
The exploit of small party of Butler
force, on the Richmond and Petersbur
e railroad, was a brilliant affair. The force {
4, 900 advanced three or four miles directl.
in the teeth of Lees veteran army, whom
: succeeded i'll cutting in two, by destroyin
! three miles of railroad over which tn
troops were passing as fast"as the train
could run In taking the almost vacate
rebel works, we captured 200 prisoners
$ While the men were destroying the railroad
the picket force of the rebels came dow
land a mere handful of our men held them q
bay till the work was accomplished. Tht
: picket was reinforced heavily, and our me
) retired.