The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1864-07-01

ofrn,t 80. = y '-Y evening, an
uav'O ,n;.n was ~ae by Gen. Gibbon,
". "a one OF his own brigades, supper
ted by one from Gen. Griffns, of the
9th Corps. TO retnko the lost guns of
the 18th New York The attack was
very sharp and spirited, but failed to
accomplish Tie desired Object.
Auaca Oh Bnrasido Repuiscd.
nrApoUARTFRs, June 20, 6 A. NJ.
The only fighting thai took place yes
tertlay was an attack made by the
enemy on General Burnside, hut
whether intended as fcint 10 cover
some more important move, or an at
tempt to break through his lines, it
was u failure. They opened with
heavy fire of artillery, which was re.
turned by our batteries. and the reb-
els making a charge, were driven
back in confusion, upward of one hun
drcd being taken prisoners. This
occnred about 8 4. NJ, and the ar
tillery firing kept up for an hour,
when all became quiet at that point
About the same time q battery
opened in front of a hospital on the
left OF the 9th corps which the rebels
seem desirous of cleaning out, hut
they were deferred by our gnns be-
fore any damage resulted.
"A dispatch from Grant, dated on
Monday afternoon, reports that with
the exception Of the fire upon the
bridge, ut a distance of two thousand
yards, all was quiet at Petersburg
On Saturday night a rebel attack on
Burnside's men, who were throwing
up intrenchmcnts, was summarily re-
pulsed, with small loss to our side
The work of cutting Off the railroad
communications Of the rebel capital
has progressed very favora5ly. All
the lines terminating in Richmond
have been damaged, some OF them
seriously. A Petersburg paper OF
the 25th admits that Gen. Wilson's
cavalry had destroyed a train load
ed with cotton and furniture at
Burkcsville, torn up the track, and
were stillpushing south. Burkesvillc
is about fifty miles south west of
Richmond, in Prince Edward coun-
tv. The Danville Railroad passed
through it, so it is on this thorough
fare so vitally important to the rebels,
that Gen. Wilson is engaged Dan
wife is about seventy miles beyond
Burkersville The rebel authority
quoted above mention that General
Hunter was near Salem. which is
145 miles west of Lynchbure, on the
railroad running to East Tennessee.
He was moving north toward Gov
ington, the western terminus of the
railroad running from Staunton.
A Petersburg paper of the 24th
speaks Of his hcing at Fincastle, the
Capital of Botctour county, which is
only few miles south of Coving.
ton. 1t says he had lost 13 guns.
An official dispatch from Gen. Hun
ter to Secretary Stanton, quote by
the latter without date or place speaks
of his expedition as extremely sue
cessful, the enemy having been in
tiicted. The presence of superior
force of rebels and scarcity Of sup
plies had led to his withdrawal from
; Southern Virginia, but, with q few
davs rest. his command would bC
ready for further employment. Tho
news from Gen. Sherman is not rs
favorably as could be desired. IlC
reports that on Monday he assaulted
the very strong rebel position on
Kencsaw Mountain near Marietta
The attack was unsuccessful Col
Rice, 5Tth Ohio, very seriously wonn
ded. Louisville dispatches says the
, Medical Director of Shcrmans army
, fixes the loss at 1900.
MEADOW BLUEF Va, June 25,l
via GAULEY, June 2G
Hunters army reached Lexington
June llth; found it occupied by in
fantry and artillery. After fighting
q few hours the rebels left. w,
burned the Virginia Military Institute
and Gov. Letcher's house.
, Capt. Blasers scouts captured sew
! en- canal boats containing six cannon
nine thousand rounds of ammunition
y and large amount comissary stores.
Gen Duflie having cut the Char
; louisville & Lynchburg Railroad a
\ Amherst, we marched by way Of Blu
channOn and Liberty to Lynchburg
At Liberty we tore up the road fol
), several miles, burning bridge 7O
!, feet long. Five miles from, Lynch
i burg we found the rebels i'm stron:
. position and attacked them June 27t
driving them two miles, when nigh
closed in. During the night heav.
't re- endorsements from lRichmond IN
!, der Early arrived. On Saturday
1t after feeling the enemy's strength,
l. was decided that they were too stron
r for us, and by night VIC Withdrew
y having taken two cannon and siXt
5, prisoners. The Second Virginia Ca,
q airy, Saturday night, cut the raj
IS road ten miles east of Lynchburg.
= At Salem a party of rebels attach
y ed Corlon's and Strauss batteries
le Il deiilc, and drove off the men, CT
n the wheels and took off one hnndre
l. and twenty horses. We brought o
G. five caunon, leaving seven that wei
1T ruined, together with seven caissoi
& and carriages that were burned l
ld the explosion of the former. 81
rs men were killed and ten wounded