Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1864-08-29


gives the following accounts of the fighting
on the Weldon Railroad:
The I'd and Bird divisions Of the second
corps went down on Wednesday to near
Realms Station, to continue the destruction
of that Road, and had cfcctually succeeded
in that object to the distance Of some ten
miles without cncounterng very much oppo-
stiOn. Yesterday morning, however, the
rebels massed Early's corps and the End
division of Longstreet's corps in front Of
our lines and commenced skirmishing at
very early hour. About 8 o'clock they
charged our lire in front of the 2nd division
Of the 9Th corps, and were handsomely re-
pulsed, although they fought with the ut
most determination.
Almos. as soon as they were beaten back
they were again rallied and returned to the
charge. This was repeated four times, and
each time they were punished severely, but
on returning the fifth time they succeeded
in driving back the sgd and 6sth New
York, who had already suffered dreadfully,
and pouring through the opening thus made
gained the flank and rear of the remainder
Of the division, and rendered their with
drawal matter of necessity.
This movement placed other divisions in
! a critical position, forcing it to withdraw on
the left flank, and maize its iTont i. another
direction, and in making the change it also
suffered severely. but was able to prevent a
further advance Of the enemy
The result of the battle is that we have
lost possession Of about four miles Of rail
road on orr left, though the 9th corps still
holds some three or four miles, portion Of
which is most efiectually destroyed, and
would perhaps have been evacuated in .
few days.
Our withdrawal was nothing deplorablc,
further than we did not leave at our op-
ton.
he Tribunes special sums up the results
Of the fighting on the Weldon Road as fol-
lows:
First, that the enemy was unsuccessful,
| compelling abandonment and our force Of
I Railroad below Pickens' Station. Cd that
| although attacking in vastly superior num-
bcrs, he received bloody repulse in three
successive instances. Sd that his loss in
killed and wounded must have exceeded
ours by twice the NUMBER and finally by an
overwhelming force he succeeded in forcing
US back from our entertainments on the
other side the Railroad below the station a
position which we had already decided to
abandon, we fully accomplished our special
| object in view viz:-dcstruction Of the track
ten miles beIow the station, and although
our withdrawal from the entertainments was
somewhat FASTENED by an attack in the even
ing it was natural conclude from trustworthy
statements that the severity of the blow in
f1icted upon the enemy did not begin to COM
pcnsatc him for possession Of the cmbank-
| mcnt.
PHILADELPHIA, Aug 2o-Thc Eoening
Telegraph makes the following extracts
from late Richmond papers:
NOZZLE, Aug. 24.-Fort Morgan is in the
| encmy's hands. Whether surrendered
evacuated or blown up is unknown. There
is many conflicting reports but nothing reli
| able
A special dispatch to the Philadelphia
Bulletin dated Washington, Aug 30, says:
Information received here from Haltown,
as late as yesterday, states the advance has
been forwarded and another battle in the
valley is expected and predicted.
CHICAGO, Aug. 29.-The Illinois delega-
ton have unanimously recommended Chief
Justice Cation, Of Illinois, for Vice Presi
dent.