Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1864-06-30
FROM MARIEqTA-TgE YANKEES ATTACK OUR
TROOPS AND ARE REPULSED.

MARIETTA, Geo., Juno 27tb, 1864.
About ten O'Clock his morning the enemy consisting
part Pamera Scbofed's, Blst's Howard ans Logana
CORPS attempted to gain possession ii angle Of
tifcaons our jeff cea're, hed by Chatham and Gle
burne They marched dafantly in s,vec lines OF battle
Our troops reserved their fire until they approached whQ
few yards OF breastwOrkI when they opened with
grape canister and musketry, creating great havoc in
their ranks. Cor FIRE rapid and destructive that the
enemy could rally and driven back with loss Of
beteen 500 ard 1000 mon We captured ab ham
bred soners including 1t. Col John B. Kerr, of Tho
IA II ino Capt. A. B. Wakefield, OF tho 64sh Icdiaua,
Lieut. John York OF he G3l Indiana; also two stand
If coIors-oIe presented 10 the I'D Illinois Regiment by
Brig Gen. N. Buford.
The woods wh,re the eneys dead aud wounded arc
lying ara o, masng il mpossble to bring the OF.
Our l3ss owing S1e being projected b. brsa=!-
works very email.
Ga our ii hit c2ure tho So Georgia regiment, Col. Cor
doa, Of I,rcera brigade, dsployed skmishcrs oc'd
with great galautcy ead held hand to hand fight with
the enemy until relieved.
The troops engaged il tho first mentioned action
Hansy's md Vaugh4a'5 bigadsa of Chesthlms division
Pok's and Lowrys bEixades of Oeburns's division
Big Gen Knball, commanding the first brigade
second di,iio0 OF Howards fourth amy corps killed.
is reported by his who taken prison
era
Tie wegonsrs il K'nbal's brigade suffered severely.
NHws Fa0M T8E UNITED sTATEs-CousETT5 or
THE NAeHvILLE PRESS ON GEN. JOhNoTOH3
| POSITION. a., 80.
ATLANTA, June 25th, 1864.
appeal has receiver Nashville datos OF the 2iat in
| slant.
| The latest dates from Grants army, JuUs 18th,
Petsraburg says that contrary expectations general
has taken place, but heavy fighting is going
On. The results favorable though not decisive.
Tho Yankees claim to have captured twenty-five gu9s
in the operations Petersburg.
Bruey's division threw five shells into Petersburg.
Dispatches fcom Grants headquarters to Warrington
June 18th, says there fghtin, yesterday
The greater portion of ne but that 1.-THE Fe5eaaI
| gained little except on our left
NEW YoRK Juac 2).-Gold l93 Cotton 81 so p9r II.
The Nashville papers claim that Hookertoo LosIoul
tain by assault the 18th, capturing thousand PRISON.
era ard two cannon.
Gch1feld ST The Sne attacked and captured Piqo
Hll from the top which Sherman couped thu
Marietta.
The rubel works are reported very strong from Lost
fountain to Black Jack Mountain, covering Marietta eol
tho railroad. If Hooker succeeds in driving them le
works entirely their left, the Ink which his
hitherto been extremely difficult viii be c0o2, a5d they
CAL be .nkad with aud be driven FROM sher present
strong position, AID they make eacGezaul alI
south Of il.
btantoa announces telegram from Sherman, aat1S
that Gen. hraton rereatod the night Of the l7tb and
that he had pursued him to the Oh 4ttah looho
The death of General Polk announced officially By
staunton.
WASHINGTON June 20 1t is believed that Congress- vii
Gdj IN ten days.
The Secretary of the Treasury has accepted all Fc bids
tor bonds payable ia 1884, at four per cent premium AID
upwa:dg.