New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1864-06-27
The Eighteenth Army Corp--Resurnc of
HIS Recent Marches, skirmisho- and
Bnftles.
Prom Our Special Correspondent,
HEADQUARTERS GEs. BUTLER,

l FROM Our Specloi torrftpondrh'
| HEADQUARTERS GIN. BUTLER, june o. i-5i.
As the accounts of the operations OF The 18th
Corps during It's five days before Petersburg have thus
far been necessarily disoined imperfect and in some
important points inaccurate let ask your readers 10
sit down with and =" fight Its battles Ger Thu. US
an act Of Justice brave corp, sluliy handled hut
almost completely oyer.hadowel by it. giant brother
the Army the Potomac.
After doing hard fighting with that army at Cold
Harbor during the twelve days wrestling Of the Titans
Mt that point they embarked ct White House. and for
the second time ascendcd the James River to bermuda
Hundred where they were received With open arms by
those they had left behind Visions Of rest before
them but the eIgcncies Of war allow Of 10 rest when
advantages are to be gained Gen. Butler inly I'M
derstauds this, and always acts upa. It. Petersburg
stl remained in the hands Of tie foe. Tho iluIe Of
Gen. Gillmorc's expedition was yet fresh, the nccos-
ty of obtaining possession Of this strategic point
imperative and Gen. Butler resolved 10 again strive
for tle prize Tho enemy had been reinforced by II
few thousand troops and this rendered the employment
of larger force than at the first attempt seemed
necessary Gen. Saith therefore directed To move
with the troops he had brought back from the PENN
sra, also the coored division commanded by General
links and tic cavalry division OF Gen. Kantl on the
the reduction OF the city The plan at once de.
cided upon and orders issued TO the different divisions
b,igades and regiments That night. Tuesday busy
scene vas presented Aids and orderes were ga!!op
inc EVERYWHERE Fires we're built along the roadsides
10 indicate the route By which the columns were to pass
10 the pon;oon bridge. Lanterns strung along the
bridge The pontoaicrs carefully examined the bridge,
r,dusting. strengthening and perfccing the work.
ia tnstr cai IN
cross first; Gen Brookss division Of three srigades
In follow the cavalry. Gen. hartndae's division
of two brgadcs TO saccccd Gen. Brooks. Gen. Aness
division which had not yet arrived, was TO follow as
soon A. possblc Two O'Clock a. NJ. of Monday was
the tine fixed for crossing The clutter OF hOos begun
promptly at that hour. But the best laid schemes
omice and gang aft aglcy on this occasion but
one brigade Of cavalry hand and crossed. Gen.
rookss column coming up took possession OF the bridge
AZ DO delay could be allowed, and when the second
brigade OF cavalry up they had to wait their turn
Gen. BIookss troops passed on to the City Point ROAD
where fiey found Gen. lickss eoorcd division Of two
brieades awaiting them. Tie second brigade Of cav
ally sandwicled in between Brookss and hartindalcs
divisions the letter being kept whiting by this move
nent although closely following Gen. Brooks This
delay necessarily caused slight derangcmcnt, "a the
infantry Oh the road Obliged to halt 10 lot the cav
airy pass and the shades OF night gave place TO the
gray Of dawn which an It's tam iaded before the erinl
son advance Of sunrise The steady tramp Of men with
their faces psod by the yellow glare OF ine
lanterns or Redeemed by the rgddy tazes Of the res
natter OF horses hools the animals eyiDg the l1r'
r long the bridge rs though with dim suspicion
something as on foot, tho iilencc OF dl nature,
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