Mineral Point weekly tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1859-1868, 1864-08-10

come, SC re held our position-with sharp
skIrmlshing In our front and stray balls com
Ing over now all then, by which only one of
our men was hurt, VIM. Ingersol of Co. c
receiving slight bruise on the heel bone
from spent bal, till dark, when we worked
all night throwing up line of works. anoth-
er brigade as usual reaping the fruits OF our
labor IN the morning, while we were hurried
Oh three miles 10 the right as support for
cavalry and formed a line in the road.
Soon the rebels advanced, and we about
faced, as we had 10 position, and double
qulcked back on to the top of a hill, and
were ordered to make rail breastworks.
PreSto, for a few minutes nothing could be
seen but sea of moving rails, and such a
gathering, but in fifteen minutes we had good
works, which the rebels knew better than to
charge, but soon left them, and marched
back here near the river, and worked all
night again building works, which we have
occupied till now
We hope to get a nights rest tonight,
| which 1t we do will be the first in four days.
We are now about half a mile below the
pontoons on line at right angles with the
river We have till to-day eonsOled ourselves
with the Idea that we were fixing pen for
the 10000 cavalry which went round in their
rear on the 26th, TO drive them into, but this
morning they all came back, bringing few
prisoners.
We wait developments. 1t has been too
still to-day to be healthy.
Yours, truly, q. E.
NEAR PETERSBURG, July 3O-4 p NJ.
p. S.-We got the rest last night, usually
| accorded us We fell in at dark, and 'stood
| round" waiting for our turn at the bridge,
| and got across, and fairly started for the front
at Petersburg, about II 2. NJ, which place
| we reached just at daylight, after a still more
rapid march than that going up We were
| double quicked for short distance at the
| end OF our journey, to get US into ravlne,
| out Of the way of the enemys she'll, before
| the appointed time for the grand lombard
ment of the city should commence. We were
| placed on the same spot from which l adj
| dressed you my letter of the 18th Of June.
We had a splendid sight of the city, before
| the shells began to drop thick and fast into
| it. About ) A. NJ, some thirty OF forty guns,
| should Judge, opened, and it was immedi-
| ately enveloped in smoke, from the bursting
shell and burning buildings, some half dozen
of which were discovered to be in flames.
| The Sd Division OF d" ours made charge,
| this morning, on their right, capturing three
lines of pits, and and some prisoners. The
colOred gemmen' were sent to hold the
| pits, when, rumor says, the rebels charged
| upon the H. and they fell back. in confusion,
| allowing the rebels to recapture two of the
lines. The Sd Division lost some 1000 men
in the muss. There have been several small
| er affairs along the lines to-day which, added
to the fierce bummin kept up till noon,
| has afforded sufficient excitement to keep off
e10t1d. We have had no rest, and nothing
but hard work, for .foul' days and nights, and
five days rations are now being issued, and
| we going S0HtelateJe again, to ghu-ru-
| NOR says to Washington, but the news is too
| good to believe. Yours, G.. +.