The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1864-06-22

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the siege Of Petersburg. briefsr psyhsp,
than battle. = u ssaI ~
We attacked three times ysstsrdsy-ai
4 :. M, ct noon and ct { p. m.
Warren Joined on the lsft and swung
around with skirmishing front half mile
as each advance, taking ono line oi works
and pressing up to another and the last. /
Hancock'a and Barnside,s infas,rv
found more opposition. The former has
gained half nils. The lattsr suffered
more loss in the last assault. Il was par-
ticuhrly severe in Barlow's and Gibbon's
divisions.
The "a division Of Burnside's, MillS
division Of the 9th corps, and Martindale's )
division Of the 9th corps, swept up ths
river to vithie half . mile Of the town
One more line and vs have the tows,
which We now semi-circumvollAte 70 its
last defenses.
Col. Chamberlain, commanding brig
ade in the 9th corps, is badly wounded in
the hip, and Col. Beaver, l48th Penn,
in the side.
The Herald's special of the 10Th says
at 4 o'clock this morning Burnside's corps
attacked the enemy's works on the left Of
our line sud carried them after . severe
and protracted struggle, capturing abou,
500 prisoners and six excellent brass field
pieces, and two that we're spiked.
New York, june 2l.-The Times epc-
eial says there 10 bat smsil part of But
ler's force on the Richmond and Peters.
burg Railroad. 1t was brilliant stair.
A force Of 1000 advanced three or four
miles directly in the teeth of Lees veteran
army, which it succeeded in cutting in
two by destroying three miles of railroad
over which troops were passing AZ fast a.
trains could run, snd IN isking the almost
vacated rebel works, captured Two hun
dred prisoners.
While destroying the railroad = picket
force Of rebels came down, . mere hand
full, aud our men held them at bay till the
work was accomplished.
The picket was reinforced heavily and
our men retired.
New York, June 2l.
The Herald's special says Hancock's
old wound has been 90 treuhlesome that
he Was Obliged to ask 70 b relieved. His
request was granted, and Birney has CON-
mand of his corps. Hancock did not COM
maud 10 Saturdays fight. Heexpects to
be in the Geld again in . week.
1t is said there are $4,000 rebel troops
in Petersburg, and il is being continually
reinforced. The attack at 4 .. N. Satur-
day By the 2d corps met but little oppo-
sition. our troops passing over formidable
works occupied by the enemy the day pre-
vious and captured SO or SO prisoners
Casualties on both eidss few. We moved
on and developed another line of works
about 500 yards beyond here The rebels
made stubborn resistance at noon. A
general advance Of the Cd corps was or
dsred. The assaultiug force consisted Of
three brigades. The line rushed forward
calamity but could not Withstand the
deadly ere Of musketry, grape and canis-
ter, though they got within rs yards OF
the earth works. They fell back, leav-
ing the dead and wounded.
Another attack was ordered at another
point. The s,ormiDg party consisted Of
severai brigades. The mIrderous Gre
cut them down so rapidly they were with.
drawn.
Another Hsrald's correspondent says
of the 9th corps fighting Friday:
The days work commenced at day
light, when they found the rebels had fal-
len back to the second line in the night.
The works were attacked with great gal
lantry. There was severe struggle for
the possession Of the railroad track lead
log to Norfolk, which vas finally taken.
This appears to have been the only advan-
sage gained. though the rebel position
Was also fought for.
Another correspondents with the 9th
corps, says the rebels made an attack At
10 .. m, coming up in two columns. o.
reaching our line. whether intentionally 7
or the result of blunder, one column
shouted l'ssurrender." Two hundred and
forty we're thus made prisoners. The
other column came up to our works brave
", and under the cover of battery ad.
mirably posted, drove our mea into their
entrenohments. They sprsng over the
works and hand to hand fight ensued,
The muskets had been discharged on both
sides, and bayonets and stocks only were
used. The Is. Michigan shsrp-shooters
we're the men engaged on our side, and
about l25 we're captured aud the remain.
der escaped. The rebels held possession
iill day ight and then evacuated.
The Times special Of the 18th say,
the rebels Friday night made furious at.
tack on Burnside's front and after severe
contest reoccupied the tort he had takeu
the previous morning. This change in
line has conceptrated Beauregard's force,
While it enables our troops 70 cover i'm.
portaut approaches to the left and right
and places the city within range Of opl
guns, about ! 400 yards.
About B p. ID. an advance Was made
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