The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1864-08-28
THE PRESS DISPATCHES.
Additional Particulars OF ThursdR , .
Battle.

Battle.
wAsuScroS August 27 1904
Passengers by tho mail boat from City Point report
that Thursday dvieon OF the Second corrs, In the
vicinity Of Rsarn's station, the Weldon Railroad wero
attacked by large force n rebels snpposed Gere
raj Iiis entire corps and compelled fall back,
which they did gradually diapnue, howover every
inch Of tho ground sighting the distance,
hand 10 hand.
At O'Clock the az hi was SIN progressing hut our
men had gained poalt.on, and movcm
being made calculated put the enemy tho rerograde
I IN turn.
IL rapor.ed that we lest three batiores Intending
sieepors celebrated Massachusetts battery the captan
Of which wounded early {, the day IN the right arm,
but who calamity kept tho aeld until Afternoon,
whom ne bscatns weak from the oss Of blood.
About fhree oslocts Thursday morning tho rebc0
in 'front.' OF General Bi,ler made sorte and capture1
apty OF pcko's drove IN others but
Immediately regaosd the ground and captured forty I've
rebes among them ientenant and rivnte who had,
IN spirit Of bravado. got into OF rtfa pts,
which they said they going 10 bold at all hsZards
Our lines established. d
Later Information Of the fighting Thursday, which
General Hancock engaged With the enemy at Rcams
station 10 the effect that about four O'Clock no
reinforced from the Fifth corps and the enemy after
making several desperate assaults upon lines
wounded in our hands. rssg9A -
II in also reported that recaptured ths guns taken
by the rebels earlier In the day. 1s
The rebels lost terribly battle Of Thnrsday-s
even more It Is estimated, than IN their rspolse
Sunday aaa.3
The above reports BY passengers VITO arrived Tho
mail boat. npap u4 aolEt
It stated unotnciay, that the time Of the attack
on Geosra Hancock he engaged In the OF de-
srucsion this Weldon Railroad, and his being
scattered 10 dstachmsnts along able lne tho
re6aswere able 10 do some idam ass before oroes
could be consolidated. Ley ~ nalf
The rebels made acapiure Of soms guns u s said BY
the aid OF their sharpshooters, concealed IN ned
who shot the horses ard aud then made rush
upon the guns. dragging them within their skrmish
lines, but il s doubtful fthey got any or tho neld-
These batteries. ganzes cousist Of only fonr
~ tlc battery, md consequently, tho rebels had
succeeded 10 carrying Oh al tho four they
reported to have held Al time. would have been
but sixteen guns.
araaarlows division Of th. second corps is s,ia
naye osi considerably prisoners Al the time General
Hill ruads his lrst cuss,. ar Hat
larrioe the loEtes OF ,be rebels They were
obliged 10 retreat leaving agap pcg sessios the
covesed Weldon .:Hiroad. sfs v4 r.
'"l's ''A aa t'N FORTRESS Mosnos, Aurns, "a 1865
The enemy In very strong force a.tacktd tbs Second
Army BORIS On the extreme left Yesterday
and, having far superior numbers, wsro aIrnost
uccn the pc'nt OF oyerpowcrng them, whom the Fifth
ccrps e-s up and the sucmy were repuTaed and driven
from the fed u"
Ths rvs on both rides about c1ral
We st malnrain our linee before holding the Wei
On Railroad IN orr grasp.
Major General Butler passed through here last olchs
from Bormuda Htndred en- rcus for Washington
The steamer Verona has arrived here from Now York.
Win eight huvdrcd convalescent soldier, 4