, 1864-06-09

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Barlow bad directed that his attacking Brigade
apd formed just In rear Of The picket line. From
this point they advanced for half milo through
the woods and ortEopen intervals, under ssrcre
1eht Sbets IL Halt !za of Mes 5s 5slla. Rs
toined with the left Of Brooks'-the s.mc brisades
that 80 brilliantly carried the famous salient ID the
did coup here; they got over and into tho enemy's
RI his sofoTs sad 1ve o. TX hund;ei pflseners.
passing them to the sear Ths' % pIomais s1oEins
column. cto. IN act, ,ws.. juat turning. t6s sa:
1ys Suns or the sessating rebels wsen
fete} line appeared ad7ansinx. The II frst ~ rsbei
me Va hn; hs'd ,! n;eckeasd:e troops and was
50 important tus west7 % Bvect
enridse's men were placed in the fs9a-front to r.
eelVc the baptism Of IRE, but behind these lsY tho
shss felve y ss ass's soao,, a now
rot NED to PILE before ths efastsst odds-coald
short of desperation, but the situation in M w6ss 6l
they now found Themselves. o'erleaped ita limite.
It vas not merely the overwhelming front that
them III advance af tho Whole line Of battie' btta
I'D sasss The 1sbsi srsg ths opportunity
icy haa !ost tSs S diSect,.s s'ies lead. 'Ais q
sWo o. the CHIEF commanders, Brooks and Byrnes,
~eopaea oops 1 ,nS sSs45asG II e, al fs o5
ieariy o IN unparalleled loss of M ocess. ea''fa IN
th5 i SITE ,h e. act. thex fs back With
baP fSe tssy aRd
to taclr original r:sition; Is ! position IA lar IN II
aatancs oishat they had held aud at dtrsat points
they intrcnched, and bere eavc them to paa, neS on
to Gibbons division Of the sAme cprpa on the
F'cet s and which vas ene'ged at the same time.
but IN mosingE forward, be cane upon one Of ID.
sEanps OF the Ch1ekaho32iny, which had to BE-
h 5nErfa o, o1s5Razsfa In tie process Of which It
between different parts OF his line. This over
cone. hoWeyes, k.s troops pressed forward with
794T ie11 kSd ~ ths conduct Of their
but NJ reisons idc.tical Viii thsse % that T iolcsd
1ss 81 thsy also Sf;s
ine Tie works, was carried ID lie" led, shot il
T 5a 81 sEis Se@ rs 5.s37
esoes ae ' astai'"fsEa fndtaa: Il:
Of tho 18th New York, was struck while planting
his coaors OF the rebel works. and s7as LETT pris-
onef u the cncm5a hands, his troops 2st zap5ert-
loat'two entire companies, t.kea prisoners Inside
el the enemy's 1ntrcpchmenis. In giving way,
Gibbons. division alec was hr from losing Ill the
ground It bad gained. It took mp I'D ta1ce posi-
the rea1nard slope OF whIc1 wal held bI The r.h,
elk: T11s posittea It has retained dusin: the day,
Wt:hln fifteen 1arda Of the enemy's works.
THE KEI POINT or TIE BATT1N, AND t3ov IT WAS |
LcsT.
Not until the splendid attack Of Hancock's eofps
torJ Ind been wrested from our h.nds, WI he or
my laen IN this Amy aware OF the supreme impor-
eaace of th9 position this morning carried and lost
The key-polat in tie battle Of daines' Mills, two
ysars aso II is strange md mort1fyiuK that no one
should hare appreciated IT, value: This position
L bala hill: aamed Watts Hlll,' dominating
ha Di:patch Rad Along III. rdsa ;t to. rebe
works formed salient, aud in frozt OF it was a
sankea soal ,,on road. o{ thi, road H.aesck Eot
na}es and Brooks tas a:tu,lly ons4ass :ifass nd
asid ths: point, we .hSa'd h.7e I'D = position
cladea; end thisk It Is not too muck to say taat
he DAY won!d h1ve heea ours. and Leo pushed
'ezass the Chickaaomtny. Hsd &c s7cn kaoNa In
mt aispositons ler attack would haye been ,aado;
re Toald have ruaased % the LETT, an nnas The |
:ss ss son1e:aons ees!n
hat 1t is o. precisely suck contingencies that the
ate Of = battlo ofiea hanss1
'HE LEFT CENTRE AID csxrRB-wmau7 AND
kAITn.
simultaneously with the attack of the Second |
'orps. tue Sixth under Wright, connecting on tha
rsarter bsf%re i've 0'ctock-caeh division assault
~ o. the entira line. OfthiA corps, the Second |
ioa tR!aketts) the ceatss, and the First Division
RusselD - the loit Five batteries. under charge of
ho C4ief Of Artil cry Of the Second :Corps Col.
Adanst First Khodv Ial2nd
1attery, Cowaa First New York, Independently
5ahI.s 3a'. ts,i !m1d nsT Ysth 994spcsse1 neMa5
Hand, Wefo planted IN good positions and did
tiectlvs service In covering tho ADVANCE The |
assault Of the Sixth Corps Waa- mada with
be 1tmoet r1Sos, and succeeded In carry
~ tho INT line Of rebe4 z,aepits aloae
Id d!ty yards Of the main noska. Snith's cofpa.
onneetlng on Tho right with the 9Th, had advanced
. conjunction With II; but the left division, that
MaEtludale, who led the Attack In heavy deem |
olnmnE, rot dlsas7anged and was Tepa1scds Gen.
n!th made three different attacts to relieve Aa.-
bit bis Last supports DID not cot up IN
'pelte Oh the loft Of Smith bad disastrous eject
n The position Of Wright. 1t uncovered the EirSt
aux Of the 9Th and exposed Ricketts, division,
htch was stoStiT holding the advanced position,
saragc fire on tho pro!one7tion OF its line In +
Id stste Of facts, to retain possession Of posi-
on somewhat In advance of his point oil 6taftiny
AZ the Etnost Gen. Wright could poszib1y do. i
7KRAT1oxs ON TIE R1Gnr AND R1Gut-cKxFKE-l r
wAEEEN AND BURNSIDE.
Operations along the fronts Of Warren and D
a1nstde were OF an importance quite subordinate |
that Of operations on tho lett No results were
hlesek except tho carrying Of the line Of rile- l
d Ninth Corps nowhere asruck the enemy's !
a'n Wsrk- BurEslde kept up q furious cannon T j..
Z for s0pe hour; but IL vas pethtng-rpr ct
efeFta nihs. From the tenor OF one OF Buen.
ios morning dispatches. 1t was at one time | II
ped that be would be able to turn the eneny's
! but this hope also WAS doomed to dissp-