Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1864-06-11
Battle. az, "Wednesday. and inur--

HEADQUARTERS ARMY or THE PoToMNC,
Wednesday, June l.-Ycsterday afternoon
Sheridan encountered the cncmy's cavalry
on McChun!Csvillc pike, and after quite
heavy engagement drove them to within
about five miles of Richmond, holding bis
ground The 9Th Corps soon after pressed
forward his rear support; and this morning
the 9th Corps swings around from lis old
position on the right and moves Gown the
Cold lIarbor and Nrchanigsyillc.
Barlow's division, or the 2d Corps. again
distinguished itself last night, Just before
dark. in charging upon and carrying two
lines of HE enemy 5 rifle pits.
The 18th New York Heavy artillery, just
come, acquitted itself with distinguished
gal.antr!, and Sustained 4 loss OF nearly one
hundred and fifty
Our entire lines were considerably odyanc-
cd last night. and the impression seems to
prevail that Lee has withdrawn his main
force within thcinucr dcieucoa uf Richmond
His losses the past two days must have been
very severe. largely in excess Ct ours.
This night headquarters are GgHin in the
saddle, but where Il will ali2ht durr not yet
srcm to bc generally understood. The sound
of all our caunonadiGg Is now distinctly
heard in Richmond, and the fugitive contra
bands who stroll into camp report the ct!-
zens there as IN the highest state oi excite
mun,.
The scene in front of Warren, yesterday
morning, Was sad ana sicNoulng tu the last
degree. The enemy had left all his dead.
and such wounded rs were unable to get
themselves away, in utter wnntuEuy5s, and
there they lay when the bruasting light
of morning revealed ghastly heaps OF dead,
! dying, horribly mangCd, aud more slightly
q lt.I ,lsfI,
cd about thc nctd ~ al! directions.
There can be 10 question That the enemy
wii!uly Abandoned his seriously wounded
10 our care with the deliberate purpose oi
imposing the burden upon It's.
y. M.-llaqcork Is stIil hammcying
away at the cncmy's advance picket line,
vilCllHg thus lar lttic or no T,,lruusc.
Captain Pialt, OF the cummis,ury depart
ment who WAS captured Yesterday, it Is
stated, was 1T the time rcconuuslIng out
side our hines.
our extreme left to-day rests upon the
line uf the South River Railroad, glyiny Us
line nI some s.N /" eight miles in uAtcut
THURSDAY, Junr IS ~ M.-Al out T.
NJ, Yesterday, the 9th Corps, on our extreme
lett, below Coal Harhur, matte Il heavy charge
supported 10y Badly smiths forces, which
| had come up and taken position. Gen
! Wright made Il desperate oESCt, resulting
IN carr! ing the enemy's Brst lines of works
and the capture ui from SIX To eight hun
drcd prisoners. The entmy's loss has been
very severe, and our own considerable. The
affair Is spoken -, 10y Gen Meade rs one oi
great gaiantry and advantage to us,
An hour later and Warren Was assailtd
after the Old plan ut hurting ma,sud columns
upon his hnrS but having his iniutry well
posted nemhd caIihwuIhs, and his artillery
Weii IN position, the enemy were rcpu!scd
IN three desperate charges, with iriyhtiul
slaughter. Nurrcn's loss is given at about
three hundred.
Ihe same attempts were also made upon
iLu"c"ch lur, aud rcpu!spd with equal
sIUnb"Incss ana NHlOT AT times lust prior
10, ami alter dark, our entire lines would uc
engaged, but In no yasc did our troops
Waycr, or give an inch uf ground. though the
hEtIing has been the most desperate OF any
We nave had since SpolIsylyanit. General
Mclde ami Grant participated with the men
Ia feelings ol the highest satisfaction over
Yesterday : work.
The main attack was upon Griilin, bat
his men stnud there ground Akc rocks, and
wherever the rebel MASSES were hurledugin,t
any particular point II deadly lire from our
entire hur Was poured in upon them. So that
dred in all, that of the enemy must have
been Two or three thousand. such frantic
assau!ts as thc enemy made upon our earth
works, with the repeated humiliation ot
hls troops, can only be accounted Tor Ly his
dtspuraIlon gud madurss
Burnsidcs Corps Was heavily assaulted al
times and acquitted itself most crcditably. /
The new troops, tor the trsI time uud,r lire. /
have won special comWcudatiou Ior their /,
hrrolc endurance and bravery. Despitc /
hard marching, hard aud irregular sirep /,
and ratIons, aud despite some ut the most I
stuhhorn hghting % the MAJ they still hope. /
iul, even joyful Every moSc our army /
nov MAKES Is IN the drsircd dir,ctiun, and /
the mcu are lnspltd thereby
Badly Saith visited headquarters for the !
hrsl time last night.
thE BATTLE on FRIDAY.
BALliAoHn, Jane i.-This allsuoonS
A"s''eaE says' 4 genIlsucn, Who iun The
'iunt al uclnck on Friday morning, rvIi
fvs, nls tue attack reported hy General Grant
a. having oprued Nigh the urfcrsi eaununad.
ing along tho shalv line, Cannouailing
,oa1d ~ le~Fd as ls pfoggys.gd Gosa 1hs
ieulnsulA
Quo imloHapl tacI reported hy oar 10
s'a's' = 'a.' - &C., - = - 80 >