The New York herald., 1864-06-07
voley infantay poured into their ranks With sar
rapidy. Our batteries threw grapo and canister wnh

murderous accuracy.
HEAVIEST POSITION ATTACK.
On General Ayers General Bartletts brgades Tho
burden OF attack made The rebel dead lay In heaps
before these brsades swetzsrs brigade In reserve.
and only slightly engaged All the other troops OF
hs corps participated the nght however, and fought
With unparalleled bravery.
THE COLUMN BRoKEv-oUR PURSUIT.
The reception the enemy received in their Hst assanis
was too much for them portion OF his troops broke
and ran In wild disorder Our troops pressed for
ward Holly us advance was contested, bat before
tie frmuess or our counter assault the enemy bad
10 give way. A short time found him at his start
Ing point, and forces behind their original breasp.
works. IT q brief, bloody but brilliant victory
for tho Fifth corps Tho Intention for the Ninth
corps to take tho position had occupied somehow
ther forces go. messed in way preventing speedy
ssance Of tho enemy's assault, help corps
out OF its difficulty and TO punish the enemy severely,
which the Fifth corps knew II could do could not
resist doing ID persisted In driving the enemy as did
and rooccupied its former linc
VICTORY
But reoccupancy OF vacated position did not termi.
nate hostities From behind the opposing breasworks
the firing continued and tho batteries both sides keps
up ceaseless ana furious cannonadng Headquarters,
which to have boen at Moody's house, two miles
away, last night where they the night
previous and troops who to have another posi-
ton in the grand line, lay behind the old earthworks.
GENERAL WARREN oBEYs oRDERg.
General Warren's orders TO withdraw without .
fight COULD but il attacked to turn about and whip
the enemy The latter part OF this order It will be seen
he obcyed
THE BATTLE FIELD.
Particularly where the opening assault was made BY
the enemy presented fishtful picture after the hght
Dead and wounded lay In piles In the open nelds and
woods. OF the enemy friehtfu I, took all
night to bury the dead and remove the wounded.
LOSSES.
Our own losses are light when compared with what ID
was supposed they would be- On General Ayres and
General Baretts brigades the loss fell heaviest. but
with concession superior losses this brigade
ceded saving tho DAY.
COLONEL wIxsLow, DuRYEE's zoUAvn.
Colonel winsow, Fifth New York Zouaves, was
wounded in tho first assault but after tho wound was
dressed resumed his place the head OF his regiment
He is OF who viii stick 10 his regiment
and to lighting, as long as he holds sword and sits
horse.
orHER CASUALTIES.
Captain McKibben, commanding tho Ninteenth United
States infantry, missing and supposed 70 have been
captured
Lieutenant Ross OF General Grins stan also miss.
ing and supposed 70 bo q prisoner.
Lieutenant Waters Company Z. Twenty aEst Pesnsyi-
vauia cavalry, dismouned regiment just assigned 70
the corps, killed by shell.
Lieutenant Colonel Mason, Of tho same regiment. had
his horse shot under him.
Lieutenant Love- or General Bartetts star, rcceivsd
his nth wound during the present campaign, while carry
ing order. He came close upon some rebel sharp
shooters from whom dozen shots fred at him.
He escaped with shot through the leg, but did moi
leave the field until had delivered his order and
ported back to General Bartlett.
half four clock thla morning q
have along entire line, In 'front.' Tnh
part OF general programme carried out promptly
the attack being with both infantry and artillery II wa1
brisk attack and called out . vigorous response The
firing continued hours, the infantry both sided
firing from behind breastworksL
GENERAL wARRkxs HEADQUARTERS rRs.
On occasions during this campaign has tho
my artillery been guilty OF such dissgreeable
trcites II be conceded that headquarters
came painfully warm under the fire. Kissing shells
madly crashed through the trees surrounding Be-
thesda church. and the church ITSELF scattering their
fragments about with careless and feprehensble
recklessncss. But person here was however hart
by the shelling. Lieutenant Kingsbury, OF General
Swetzers stan, wounded by shell, and two Of
General Cutters staff have lost their horses. The com.
missary and ammunition train obliged TO be moved.
being in range OF the enemy's Before removal
one wagon with ammunition blown mp, killing two
mules and seriously iujuring driver To several COM
missaries whose not attuned 70 this sort Of
music and whose finely cultivated seusbIities shrink
with instructive horror from such murderous manes.
tations. The order to move did not come too quick
shell went through the OF Capt Batcheder chief ord.
nance officer destroying his writing desk in It's track.
Happily the Captain In the extreme front delivering
ammunition at the time, and escaped unhurt. Had he
beon in his his bfe would doubtless have been lost
and with it his valuable services to the corps.
cASyoNADrsG
Il Is quiet In front now, and has been for soms
timc. There is heavy cannonading on our right,
HEADQUARTERS, FyrH ARMY CoRs,l
BETHESDA CHURCH, June Ill A. N.
GENERAL GRIFFIN A CHARGE.
Scarcely was my last despatch under way when Gen.
etal Grifln's division made charge the enemy,
carrying his first line of works. II q dashng and
brilliant affair. Against the impesuous advance and
fierce Gre OF our infantry and tempestuous Of
solid shot and shei the enemy had to fall back. The
veteran troops they always have shown Themselves
were msgninceuty brave, and the troops pressed
forward in tho face OF tho enemys re, and was des.
pera,ely hot for . while, with like spirit. audaci.y and
determination. But our advance and victorys
or such advance and victory, always must cost W
mauy.brave officers and mon viii send full list Of
the wtunded sen, to tho corps hospitals who fell In this
aud the proceeding days nght-altogether somo four
hundred names-a record Of casualties eloquent Of
the valor OF our men tuan any imssuen sJ
pen possibly could bea silent but sorrowfu tribute 70
dauntiess courage and mistaken patriotism
CASUALTIES Axoya OFFICERS
learn OF but six officers KILLED
cap,an Baxter, Eighteenth Massachusetts,.
Captain Ayres Twenty secohd Massachusetts,.
Csp,.in Murphy FHth Now York Zouaves.
o,,enants Irutt and Adams sytysecond Pennsyivania
Lieutenant yergey, Fourth Michigan.
Colonel Boyd Twenty .hrs, Pennsylvsnia, dsmounted
cavalry. was slightly wounded In the neck.
or rux Rg1yxf
As usual, the enemy threw his shells cur way with
random indifference one exploded directly over Tho
head Of General sweitzer and STAFF, killing orderly
solid shot upset pot coffee. being prepared for General
warren and staff and the temporarily O Jack The
cook. - -