The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1864-08-24
q E>ERAL GRANT.
The Federal Victory on sunday. Etc.


headqua,'ers Army Of the Potomac, Aug. 81
Epsnsng.-Tbs morning tho enemy made v,gor-
Sis stack the sth Corps on tho lefi OF the wel-
don Railroad 1t was at the same place where they
we're partially Successful on Friday, but to-day
they met with different rccepticn.
Our Inc on sunday, was formed aboutthe same
tine as IL was Friday, the LIST D.,ision being on
she extreme loft connecting with The cav Airy which
covered the railroad towards Ream's Station. The
ga Division wH next. Buffers the ith. Division,
was across the rroai, and the 81 Div sion, ,Craw-
Z ford's, WAS on the right. forming W th the 0th
Corps which connected the right Of the new limo
with the let Of tho old one, near ,'ne Jerusalem
plank road. During Saturday o,I mcn Ind
strengthened the brcastworks which they had tom
poralily erected, besides throwing up others en-
, seh'''n.
!. Early ttis morning very heavy cannonadng was
opened by the enemy h-om their works further
y down towards Petersbur :, and our guns replied
very b-iskly, neither pa rty, however, doing the
ether any particular dam age. About AM, q
ma force OF tho enemy we're seen moving, as II to
make an attack on 9th Corps bu, few we'll
directed shcrs sent them Of sight rather quicker
than they advanced Shortly after, strong COL
umn Of the rebels emerged from the woods on the
.lea Of the railroad. and, forming IN line. charged
on what they believed to lie our left Gank,
but which proved be the ieL OF Gen. Ayres' front
lime.
The rebels advanced in AZ style. and with the
| utmost confidence, evidently thinking the work
1 before thcm was an easy p<cc of business but
what was their surprise on discovering a second
bne behind, and extending to the LEFT Of the first,
from which row of bayon,t is glistencc'. with
battery On the len and anotrer on the right pour
ing a fire into their raj ks almost every dis
charge, caus.n.: large vacant les in tholr line. As
econ ss they discovered tho critical position In
which they were placed, the itirc command made
Signs to indicate their wnngn, ~ to surrender and
thc order to drng pasH j along the breast
works. BIT soon thoy discovered this, a
large portion Of them broke aii started for the
wools the remainder coming IN and mrrendcring
themselves. Our batteries sert several messengers
after the rctreatng party. Many OF them embraced
mother Garth Instead Of reaching their lines and
still remain where they fell. Our guns covering tho
entire feld and preventing the bodies from beins,
carried away.
The troops who made tbs charge consisted Of the
rebel divisions Of IIopo and Bushroi johnson, Of
6cnerh H.l's corps, Gud were principally south
Carolin.ans and Mss -slrpians. Among the pris-
oncrs sc Colon ', 3 Lieuten.n, Co!onos and 81
! ..,,tains and Lieucnants. Lcutenan ,-Colonel r.
4 b. Thomas, of tho i2th Mississippi, Is wounded in
the arm Colonel +. C. & inncl, of The 18th xlsss-
spp' was wounded in tho leg, and 1t has since
been smputs,ed; Captain T. w. Farrell, Of the 18th
Mississippi, is wounded in the thigh Lieutenant
Jacobs OF tho 56th North Carolina, Is wounded in
the SIDE and arm badly Lieut.. L. G. stower- Of
the 9Th Georgia. has had his leg nnIpnta,ed L out
L. Isbell, Of the 9Th South Carolina, is wounded in
Me abdomen and elbow. The number Of men
taken is about S75 besdes about 25 wounded, who
u sre in the hosI ital.
| General Hlgood commanded the assaulting col
umn, and sho. CIpf.n Daly, Of General Cul;er''
| Clf, who was endo1yoring to get possession of
rebel Gag. Captain Dly wounded in the side
scverey. General Hlrood to fan from
| bis horse, and Is beloved to be k.iloi HIS body
les between the tine, and ia covered by sharp
| shooters from both sides that neither &c
possossion OF it, Prisoners also report him killed
Tie troops which met the rebel assault were th'
second Division and part Of the First. Genera
Cutler slightly wounded in the face during tn
pctop. Coone Dachesne, commanding the secon'
,Bryade Of tie Second Division, was killed. ou
'sis in KILLED and wounded numbers about 100
y