Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1864-08-26
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LATER.
August 81. g A. Considerable artillery hrlng ha'
been going Oh at our lsfs since o'oo'k and 'r, =
times quite brisk. No musketry can De heardI inc ui'
lance from heE6qulrters being too great
LAfSsr or 1HI wILDeH ROAD FIGHT
fhs Washington Star of the evening Of the 22dl
con aims the following, which is the latest news from
Grants army received at the North:
The mail steamer Dictator arrived thls morning at
ESQ from City Point with tho mails and passengers.
Tee Second Corps lie reported to have successfully 70.
crcssei the James Saturday night; hereby
ing be Rebels good deal. Grant seems inclined TO
keep the Rebels in slate of glorious uncertainty to
his purposes.
The Ffh Corps maint,n their hold en- the Weldon
Ralroa1, and have erto ed rueh works as make their
position imprvgnate. They most eseluAliy destroyed
the railroad Tor some miles on frat srkiRg the road
tu. Il is now thought that having secured for lied
position Shpre shall occupy tue ound pefmaa hlly
an keep the road destroyed.
The Inc held ny The Fifth Corps nov toFas on *
tIeme left, the Ninth corps having sWuIg around aud
formed iul o ion With the Filth.
Ths Rsbss seem to ( ell dscd .dy uneasy In view 0i
our lodgment upon the important Welcol road, and
have made various futile essays to j et Us iroA thu
'nroyng position.
Yesterday morning heavy firing was heard from that
direction !; resul 8 o. kuoHn.
Tbs work on the Dutch Gap canal progresses ats
fActorily.
I, was reported at the front that Gfant yest TdAy
morning received message from Sherman stating that
be Was confident Atlanta would be ours within week.
FROM TIE VALLEY.
In addition 10 what has been published In regad to
move ents in the Valley, We copy from the Ar"s yea"
of the 20 the following account Of a
FIGHT NEAR cHARLE;TOWN.
BARPsR's FGRRT Va, Aug %, 1894.
Msssrs Editors BIit;mors american.
A brsk engagement took place yesterday two miles
bayond ObaIlestoSn, bs.ween the Army of Western
Virginia and the Rebel lorce in the Shenan doah
Valsy TIE battle commenced at A. n. by ~ avy
column OF e5el infantry and cavalry attempting 70
piercs our ensive front near summit Point and after
shsrp but decisive struggle, our tkrmiahers were &C
D. He'd 10 give way. The FIRST Division, Gen. w ilson,
Of GsLeral Torbet,s cavalry COLDS, were engage on
cur right, and suffered eavly. General Aackint9sh's
brigade OF that division lost nearly 800 men, but only
one Cfi,er beug seriously Injured, Acting. Atjntsnt
LLOYD Of the 221 Wisconsin cavalry; three Others we're
eighty Wounded, IN. hsve not Jet LETT their
TIE JVement had evidently for its OBJ GO. the pos
session Of Martinsburg, for ct the time tina the
attack was made at SUMMIT PSnt snother false noVe-
ment was made egans, GU; extreme left ard theu the
attacking column slowly moved down towards our ght,
and then sudiebl, q new body o. troops appear IN
'front.' VI our IBut u Al NyAPfI AAN SS' W
mined battle took plac'. The Sixth, Eighth and Nine.
tenth Corps formed tae line OF battle, from rig.t TO
left, as 1 have written them down. Toe Sixth corps
bore the brun of the gagement, and the Saconr Dr.
vision Loot hesVily-soDe 500 men wounded aid rom
60 to 10 killed and missing The 1ss OF the enemy wss
fully as heavy.
FROM ANOTHER ooRRE PoNDIST.
HARPERs FERRY, Aug. 22-l:46 ?. A.-l have just
arrived here on my way to the ont, 10 enter my
duty "a your correspondent with the Amy Of Wetera
VIgno, VII Oh promises to be point OF greatinIer-
cat but have only lime to write you few lines, IS the
tain returns Immediately.
Skirmishing commenced in front Of Gen. SherdaDs
ues two miles beyond CharlastoWs, a. ten ococs yes
erdsy Slndsy morning, and lasted until dark, when
our ioi ces fell back to HatoWn where skFmishing
r suued tti 1rnng and stil in progress. An an
buance tIsu with 200 Wouuded from the front, Is nov
al Sandy Hook, It's way 10 the hospital on Maryland
Heiehs.
scout just in from Gen. Averill reports that the
enemy are dmonsrltng at the fOrdS, but have nOtye
al