Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1864-09-02
TrRoA THIS MORNINGS VIRGINIA UNION,
The Vote ut Chicago


votes, after great deal of changing.
One Quiet Day-Not n Gun Fired.
WASHINGTON, August S0.-A letter from
the Army of the Potomac, dated on the even
ing of the 28th, says: This has been the most
quiet day we have had in four weeks. Not a
gun has been fred.
Federal Losses ON Thursday.
Our loss in Thursdays battle was about
two thousand men and nine guns four be-
longing to Browns Rhode Island battery
and four to Hunters Massachusetts Battery,
and one to Meningitis Battery of Light Ar
tillery.
Fighting in Shenandoah Valley.
New York, August S0.-The Herald's
correspondent gives the following account Of
fighting in the Shenandoah Valley; Merritt's
and Torbetts cavalry were fighting Brady
Johnsou's cavalry and one division Of Early's
infantry all day yesterday, the 18th. They
came upon Johnson's command on Sunday,
the country being open. The First and Sec
ond Regulars met them by counter charges
as the enemy were charging upon them.
The collision was fearful There was more
sabre cutting there than at any time before
during the war. Johnson's division was ar
irving from Charleston through and beyond
Smithfield. Merritt's division occupied the
town on the morning Of the 18th, when the
enemy brought division Of infantry against
our cavalry. The fighting continued briskly
until about 3 o'clock, when Sheridan, who
had gone to the front, sent to Wright, Of the
Sixth Corps, for division Of his troops. He
at once directed Ricketts, to advance with the
Third Division. Ricketts, made rapid
march of two miles or more, and relieved
Torbett's cavalry, who had fought CALAMITY
all day. Ricketts, division advanced nearly
a mile before he found the enemy's line.
Then skirmish ensued, which lasted about
FIVE minutes, when the enemy fell back for
the night, near Martinsburg, Virginia. Gus
tar yesterday crossed the Opequan, in the
direction Of Bunker Hill; but encountering
two divisions of Breckinridge's corps, he re-
treated, as it was not intended he should
bring on general engagement.
A detachment Of AYerills command last
night attacked the enemy on the Gerards-
town road and took some prisoners. Averill
to-day is engaged in making reconnois-
sance OF the enemy's position. The enemy
has his main force in the neighborhood OF
Bunker Hill this morning.
More Fighting on the Weldon Rail-
rond.
New YORK, August 29.-The Worlds spe-
cial gives the following account Of lighting
on the Weldon road: The second and third
divisions Of the Second Corps went down on
Wednesday, near Reame's Station, to con-
tinue the destruction of the road. They had
effectually succeeded in their object for the
distance Of ten miles, without encounterinS
much opposition. Yesterday morning the
rebels massed Early's Corps and two diyi-
sions of LongstreetS Corps In front OF our
lines, and commenced diminishing at an
early hour; about eight o'clock they charged
our line in front of the Second Division Of
the Fifth Corps, and were handsomely re-
pulsed, although they fought with the ut
most determination. Almost assoon as they
were beaten back they were again rallied and
returned to the charge. This was repeated
several times. Each time they were pun
ished severely, but on returning the fifth time
they succeeded in bring back the Fifty-second
and Twenty-ninth regiments, who had al
ready suffered dreadfully, and poured through
the opening thus made, and gained the flank
and rear Of them, placing the remainder Of
the division in critical position, and forcing
it to withdraw on the left flank and make its
front in another direction and in making
the change it also suffered severely, but was
abled to entirely prevent any further ad-
vance of the enemy. The result Of the
battle is, we have lost possession Of about
four miles of the railroad on the left. The
Seventh Corps still holds three or four miles.
The position which it lost has been efectually
DESTROYED, and would perhaps have been
evacuated in a few days; so the withdrawal
from it is nothing to be deplored further than
that we did not leave it at our option.
New YORK, August 29.-The Tribune's
special sums up tne IesotEs Of the nga.ing On
Tue eluuu ,'.nassh,, o,to, .s,,o,,od and i'm.
enemy "as iS.. =, a,s,r,si,;nr 49, shandnn-
Petuous o,ss 800. ~ tbe y,;lrosS bsIov
IenI y S.a,;on Second ,l,hnnab attach.
nealie S '."".o-;o. ,,,,,,hars .han ,sca;vsd
ing III aas! Ju = &c. s,,oooss;.a instan-
oiooGy tePutsS - L.SINI o.s ,n-,,S.a
ces. lnlru, men lSsS .- M $500 u ~ ,nn,
must nave eAceeueo outs ~ st :N s sne uIn,
Der. rlnaiH " an o'et, hal. - .o, 800 ~
SUCCEEDED IN ioLes u S GsSn ~ .s III,
trencnmentS on tne S.ue sue 1 :, ,ah;oh 4,
below tne Ssation, HyiH Pos.son l W.
had aneauy 1esn usen - nh;oot - v;.,s
fully aceompllsnssu .ne 49, :, o ;Se r.;,,ood
nancy S ,. .ne hoIow ne station. although
uaca s.,;.h drnvaI from onr entrenehments was
our VIII has,ansd hv the attack of the
sollemH T, l. natn,ai n conclude. from
enemy or,bv st.tsmsnts5 that the severity Of
w. uusI h,ou Z a;ctsd mon the enemy ala not
tne oto" .ornnonsa,s him for the nossession
osglpt ~ r uo;iss If the railroad em6ankment.
o. le" ~ nsners If the oSth admit a loss of
hlcl ,i mn IL The ott.clSn Reames, Station.
nearly aUVU sa ~ ' the enen,y,s loss was over
F T noo o,Sot att.ct Il aSnected lee nav.
2,uOU. ~, 49, .-oons from, The Shenandoah for
ing ing. r eSrnose
saas r ,ss,,.. Mobile md Charle.ton
IRON .:as..-a a., 49, b.,,,o viii he
lnaicauohs 49, s sna :, tSa &c.. c -; lied
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before tns c.Use o. NTha Tr;h,.,.
NEW 1ohh, august htou NJ.