The Council Bluffs nonpareil. [volume] (Council Bluffs [Iowa]) 1857-1867, 1864-06-25


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Our gans now command PeeeFsbufrg and
can shell the city 1t any moment. p.
Gur leasas yesterday are said to have
been about ! 900, while those of the enc.
nv were fully - great If not greater. Sd
New York, 20-Tribune special from
headquarters army Potomac, near Peters
burg, Friday morning, says: o.. a
We are again in front of the entire
rebel army, which has been engaged by
our advance Of. the I'd and 18th corps.
Important eaptures Of guns and prisoners
have been made The I'd and 18th corps
are IN line Of battle aud on the arrival of
the balances Of the troops dispositions will
be made for fnal assault upon the enc
my's works.
Since Tuesday night, when the advance
of the 18th corps arrived in the vicinity
ofthe town, cur lines have been pushed
steadily forward.
Several strong positions were wrested,
hy charges, from the enemy, and we have
taken several hundred prisoners and Is
guns. .'a'@
|, Oar advance is within half mile Of
Petersburg, which is in full view of al
most the entire line.
Prisoners state that portions of Lees
army commenced arriving at Petersburg
Wednesday night, only a few hours after
the arrival of Hancock with the I'd corps.
! City Point railroad is now in our pos
session. ,..-
The NorfoR and Petersburg line is
commanded by our troops.
The 18th corps, which landed at Ber.
mudA. Hundreds. crossing Appomatox on
pontoons, hid 1 miles above its mouth
and penetrating southwark to within about
miles Of the town before encountering
my opposition. Here skirmishing com
nenced and cur advance steadily pushing
forward drove back the pickets of the en-
emy, who took position in their outer de-
fenses. These defenses were Immediately
charged by Hinkley's negro division with
most splendid gallaRtry. The enemy was
put TO fight and 2 guns and considerable
number of prisoners taken. The works
were held until the arrival of Hancock at
half past Ave.
Wednesday a reconnaissance 10 ascertain
the exact position was made by Hancock
Considerable skirmishing ensued. Only
2 divisions of the 2d7cerps, Birney's and
Gibbons, reached the field Wednesday
night.
Barlow, who pursued another road,
bringing up the rear, came up at O'Clock
yesterday.
Thursday morning the divisions of Biz
ney and Gibbon were deployed in line of
battle, when their proximity to the rebels
was discovered and our troops biyouacked
on the field, Birney occupying the left of
the line and Gibbon the right
On Barlow's arrival in the morning he
was ordered into position on the left of Bir-
ney
Between 5 and 6 o'clock yesterday
morning the enemy opened heavy artil-
lery FIRE ON our line, en6lading it with
batteries posted on our left and rendering
an advance or occupation Of the position
to the rear Immediately necessary. Ac-
cordingly an advance of the I'd and 18th
corps was ordered By Hancock who in the
absence of Meade took command Of both
corps The result was highly successful,
several lines of the rebel works being car
ried at the point of the bayonet, and a
number Of redoubts Of great strength oc-
cupied, 16 guns taken and turned upon
the enemy by the 18th corps. Col Egan's
brigade of Birney's division led the charge
Of the I'd corps and gallanay drove the
enemy from his works, and with Dwights'
and Giles batteries completely silencing
the rebel artillery on our left.
At about II P. u. preparations for a |
final charge upon the enemy's last line
were made At this time Col. Egan was
severely If not mortally wounded, and the |
attack was temporarily postponed. t,,.tsE
At six O'Clock last night another AZ
tack was made BIZ I'd corps, and I'D |
advanced position assumed 1t i ianpes-
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