Litchfield enquirer., 1864-06-09

Rag- We give the following narrative of the great battle on Wednesday, in which our brave County Regiment took glorious part, from correspondence of the New York Times, dated Thursday June 2d :-
 The Eighteenth Corps left White House late on Tuesday afternoon, under orders to march for Newcastle, twelve miles distant in a northwesterly direction, on the Pamunky. The position of the Army of the Potomac then was as follows: The left of the Fifth Corps was on the Shady Grove road, about three miles south of Totopatamy Creek, and the Ninth Corps was on the right of the Fifth. The Second and Sixth Corps were in line on the road from Hanover Court house to Cold Harbor and about six miles south of the Court-hou Taking into these facts as to position, the or der to move to Newcastle with the Eighteenth Corps seemed inexplicable, but the command was peremptory and carried out. By yester- day morning all the troops had reached New castle, when further orders reached Gen. Smith, commanding him to retrace his steps to New Cold Harbor. the word Newcastle in his first orders being cercal error. This mistake gave tue Eighteenth Corps an extra march of fifteen miles, but the men trudged along brave. l ly, arriving at Csld Harbor about 8 o'clock yesterday afternoon. The Sixth Corps, Ciai.- Gen. Wright,) Was already awaiting the arrival and formation of the Eighteenth to begin Il attack upon the rebels, who were found there in full force. The fight was immediately opeh- ed and ragged hoty all the afternoon, the bru mt of the battle falling OH the Eighteenth Corps The men fought with great gallantry, and not withstandng d stout resistance, had succeeded by nightfall in driving the enemy three-quar- fsrs f,f ,to fI,rin fbN., pits, and holding all the ground thus obtained. Several charges Were made on both sides.
 Rieketts division of the Sixth Corps pushed the enemy from line of hastily constructed riae-pits, taking 300 prisoners.
 Gen. Upton's brigade of Russell's division was on the left of Rickett's and also charged line at the same time. The 2d Conn. heavy artillery getting within a few yards of the in- trenchments were received by such terrible fire as to cause them to fall back hundred yards: where they halted, and, moving litte to the right fanked and gained possession of of portion of the line which they held all night until relieved. Their loss is very heavy, being about 3S5 in killed, wounded and miss. ing.
 Col. Elisha s. Kellogg of this regiment was killed while leading a charge. Capt. L. Wad- hams of Litchfeld, of the same regiment, was also killed. This is the first fight the 2d Artil- lery have been in, but they behaved like vete- rans They have been in the forts near w ash ington for two years.
 When Barlows division charged the enemys works early Friday morning, he succeeded ill getting possession of + guns besides prison CTS. He took about 250, but not being sup ported and subjected to an entila6ing fire was compelled to evacuate the works he had so gallantly taken and abandon the guns Their loss was very severe, amounting to 500. Our losses at Cold Harbor will number near 5000 killed and wounded. while the enemy will be very nearly the same. The change in position to-day is very little, our advance being about mile beyond Cold Harbor