The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1864-08-20
THIRD EDITION.
ARMY OF POTOMAC.
History Of the Army this
Week.
Special to The Evening Telegraph.


'FAsuNGroN, August 20-To.dsy's Chronicle
pubshestus following special correspondence
CRY PoINr Va, August 1s.-In yesterdays
despatch should have mentioned the death Of
Colonel Craig, lO5.h Pennsylvania, commanding
the % Brigade. 30 Division, ID Corps. He vas
killed while calamity leading charge on Tues
day last
His iall at the head Of the column threw it
fora brief period into disorder, during which time
W. lost O number ofour men by their being taken
prisoners. Speedily rallyng hosever the
enemy &C driven from their riha-pts, and it is
reported tnat some Of our men were recaptured
by the 10Th Corps
Il is still ucbatuble point whether we sur
prised the enemy by falling upon him uuAwares
or whether he surprised us most by his ample
preparations 10 receive us. Our movements as
TO our destination were we'll covered, but Rebel
shreWduess broke the covering, for, on the day
the troops embarked, twenty four Rebel scouts
were watching every movement from large
white building, known as the Harrison House,
lying below City Point, north Of the james.
Information oftheir movements was given, and
10y throwing pckets across the river the party
probably would have been captured, bat they
remained undisturbed until our fleet Of trans
ports began TO move, when one by one, at inter
walls of ten or fifteen minutes, they galloped away
towards the enemy on our approach.
The latest news hear from Deep Bottom is
brought by General Barlow, who arrived at P.
NJ. yesterday. He reports things progressing
fGvorably-our forces wi hin seven miles OF Rich
mond, and holding better position than the
Rebels. Our losses are somewhat heavy, but do
not exceed those OF the enemy.
The losses OF the l0th Corps are about 1000;
those &C the 2l Corps will reach 300. jO) more
of the sick and wounded Of the III Corps arrived
a. City Point yesterday.
When the Sanitary Commission tug Governor
Curtin left Deep Bottom ut noon yesterday, tue
hospitals were filled to overf)wiug.
Numerous amputations had been made, and
the patients generally were cheerful. There
seemed to be lack of surgical aid. If 50, it was
certainly only temporary, for there is an abun-
dance here.
Brigadier General Chambiss (RebeD was
wounded, ard died within our lines yesterday
He was o brave, reckless fellow, fought hard, and
though repeatedly summoned to surrender, stub
bornly refused to do So and not until he had
wounded -four men was he killed.
1t is generally believed that another Rebel Off
Ger Of similar rank (Bdgadier- General Gherar-
de) fell in the same fight. We have on the
ordnance wharf here one siege gun, with thirty
boxes Of ammunition, taken from the Rebels on
Tuesday, all bearing the Richmond brand, and
the John 4. Warner takes down the river to-day
three huge rudely mounted pieces, S-inch bore,
a d kind of cross between mortar and how
itzer-eilicicnt, | should Judge, in delivering
grape and canister at short range
These had been spiked, and were captured by
our mer between Deep Bottom aud Jones Land
ing, south OF the James
We had severe but welcome and refreshing
thurder-showcr yesterday, lasting from 10 p
NJ, and the atmosphere to-day is delightful.
NEAR PErERsBUEG, Va, 3 O'Clock A. NJ, Angus
Isl have this morning returned from the 5th
and 9th Corps, where, in company with Captain
IIalloway, Of the lth Division, 9Th Corps, have
been witnessing rather an unusual exhibition
At precisely o'clock this morning, the enemy
opened with artillery and mortars in front OF the
5rb, 9lb, and lstn Corps. The firing continued
rapid for nearly two hours, the Rebels having
things about their own way.
Very little of our artillery was brought into
action, and but comparatively few mortars. Their
firing both from mortArs and artillery was far
superior TO any have seen from them. What
our casualties are have not yet learned, but pre-
sumo they are few.
Refreshing thunder-showers visited this section
every day this week, and welcome vi itors they
are too. A race between two horses from the 9th
Corps came of yesterday afternoon short dis
tance from General Warrens headquarters. One
was the property Of Colonel Thomas, the officer
who took trpto Pe!crshurg not long since and
like the Colonel IN his brilliant excarsion came
ont ahead.