The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1864-07-13
BRAVERY OF VETERANS OF
The SIXTH CORPS.
The President and Secretary
Stanton on the Ground
Cheering the Troops.
SKY LIGHTED WITH BURN
ING FARM-HOUSEs.
NAMES OF KILLED AND WOUNDED.
Etc, Etc, I2to., Eto., Etc.

lsitlnk 1, nuallN tuWn Neste. y t. as ert4in
he tTu h of the various rumO.s r>pr"ing tha
keb,l Bd'ance, W. found that orr cav ilry, undrr
mn and " Major FIR, have been stuDOOrniy
DtesnnR their auvaOCe, Tetrea ing only when
/ lied superior Dumo'r>.
Su C0y dftri noon tbev FOUGHT from o'clock
% p. NJ aud we've driven back but five m lrs
G,s eTdey, at the lime of our visit, the Rebels
'eT' kept at bay two or three miles OdE OF reu-
a lly nWn.
AT Teunallytown, a. might he expected, there
was scIic ex it, M Mt, fnd every nov aad thrn a
'ounned soldier WIS brought in. Several whOss
nrmes we nre uuaD.c To learn, wer' said 70 nave
IN severely injured the day previous, aud eft
AZ Rock, lie.
Al the hotel az 1ennallytown we found the
oh wing wounded. viz. - G ptIir f. NJ. Plum.
Company h % New York Cav Try Lienrenant
q. l.. Fox, pod New York Cava r. Iac N II ines,
itb NV Ymk Cavalry John GIvindaw, Co n
paLy +, oh New York Cavalry; Grihan @
&C. ~ Company NJ, 9th Mc!,ig IN Cavalry !;
Frederick 5. Robinson, Company G., list n
u cti Cavsly; Pet,r Berry. Company NJ, lst
Com ecticut CWary; and John Va0dever, stu
New icrS Cavalry
The large Il us Of dust arising beYon the
Rebel skirmlsh line gave strong evidence Of the
muv' MT NJ Of cons drrable bodies OF h bel tr,,op'
the Reel skiripi-hrrs had battery OF 3-inch
tics. she'll from one IF hem struck the house
Mr.. Bnch, uuC bout two and a quar- er miles
III the turnpike, setting Il on lire. His SON. \ b "
of rb NJ twelve years, escaped from II by lump
,,g upon his iaIb-rs horse and ri ling across the
~ los, the road being hlocka ed ny the tire OF he
Dtb, IL. 'rhe force In our frJnt was estimated al
several thousand.
The Frcsitent, accompanied by the Secretary
War, encouraged our troops by their presence,
Al d we're Loudly ch-ered.
FIR III Ten al yiowu we proceeded 20 Fort Ste
NeIh, tnTmerlN Furt Massdchpset's, OB the Seventh
rect road, about five miles from roe CITY, ana On
the way passed Large hoOies of troops mpving 20
meet the nvaders, who m int 'ined strong skir-
mleh ne in our lmm uiate front.
ftHy.,. .tn,n
kiTn,isb ny, the Renel sharp. hooters under
cu'tr Of the houses IN the vicinity, having ad
ced 10 wi hiu thirty or forty rods of tho fort.
q he 25rh r. gin Mt New York Cavtirp, com
DaDded y Major McPheBou, gallan'ly Iavance
az sklmi h RS, Oismount d, aud drove them
nom the houses, which were then commit ii To
tire FIN e., a. they obstructed tn range OF the
guns Of he frt.
Among the hnus's destroyed we're Me,srs.
hcLaId Butte, VIM BE rs, ] Ii NJ Cne,ney's,
MI SLGem kerr and the house occu lie by the
tsn'i y ot the late William NJ. Morri on. We u SO
ea Il that some Others have been purned by the
oppOsiI PsItes.
Cher regiments arrived, and, bv severe skir.
nithing, uur men during rhe afternoon forced
be Rrb'l line h OK about ha' mile. A mum
Der wep wounded, bus we ould earn the names
My Of Ge Ige E'eem, CnmpAny f. 25th New
York CHvsl y, and O. derby serge nt Il .nry Nee
tue, Company E, 25th New YorK CIva ~. Othes
were tSid 10 upon the field, nut could not ne
hrCDghi off In cODsequ. nee of he close prOx.
iniu OF The II bel shTp.booteT,, Oar SOL
d'ers seemed perfectly confident # their ability
"Ie,isL any tack that the Il, bes inIg ht dare 10
make.
An eyewitness, who watched the skirmish
pc utiOus Ia front of Fort Stevens, form rly
Massachu. .e.ts, "ut on the Seventh -treet road,
tor several hours yesterday uf ernoOn, turni hes
ne tile following facts "A mum ier OF houses in
the vi lily Ot tHe IT were LurJe IN order %
prevent heir eing used as Rebel defenses. The
house lear by he krt was d'srUyed, but our u
iOrnialt ensronced himself ina shrd, from whca
ht had clear view of wba wa gOiug on. Our
skiru i,hers were thrown oJt from the tort and
RTsGually compelled the en- my q fall n,ck
lhei skirhi-h line was very he IVY, aud krp up
hIisk fire, especially from the unicrgro yth
pn the right of the road b.yond the toll. ga and
the hCure near by, which was fairly awe Win
liereh.
Two of our men we're brought In dead, aud
several wounded, and our f,e evide tly told
-ev' rely on them, as ne saw qui'v nunber ot
rh' m crop. The ar wa. filed wItn tn continue a.
pOI pug of guns, aud halls whist Ell in iaclu.
veni,it proximity. Large bldes uf Rebe = we're
Nsihl, in the r al in the viCili ~ 4. p. Bihirs
gateWay, about two mites d,stint, and they were
evidently in force, though he cOu discover no
hat trirs.
There was one sharpshoo'er who was in the
advance of our skirmi.h q, screened by the
teDc -CO'ner and the slight riso uf gr .uu. WHO
was particularly .ctive and die ffectlye exeGu-
tioD be b. longed 20 the district. hut our in'Or-
mant Did not earn hi nlme. Our men ii,ui "
ca coolIess and manifested the utmost conf
d3uce.
Towards six o'clork the veterans from the
"Fll hing 9Th began u depoy ~ skirmiShers.
| and 'oon TIE Re els cOmmuured filling back ;
| and efO he eit. watch was no loug after they
han been nriven from their pO, u N, and forced
| hnrk mile and u hat from the fp-t in the
We uity Of Silver Spring, the res dencs of Mr.
Blair. The Rehrl, cOuld not sfaud their dash
Ig, cCDtipuuus fire. They knew rbem of nl 4.
and they gave wdv a. they have Often done he
tore. A ew shell were discharged st intervals
hom Stevens and the adjoining forts, out they
were not returned.
Visit tO Ihe FrOni-within Two Hun.
dTed and Fifty Yards Of the Rebel Zines
the strip there and Back.
Ataabout s O'Clock last night the present
writer set out from Washington proper, with a
coDipagn0n dU rOyd9e, for the purpose OF seeing
| ana pnri & ali that was TO he s, en- aud hrard
o few miles our Seventh street. where the light,
ing brtw etn our forces and tie Rebels was uder.
tood 10 be in progress. The atmosphere A. t1 Il
| time had grown cool ana bamy, Rftrr sue heat
| ana burden OF the day, aud wiTnin the city che
usual, and by no means decrea-ei srtug Ol
loi eitIss and promen.drrs was enjoying itsel
| with all It's accustomed serruity.
| For the trst two or three miles Of the route the
! rqu pages Whlrb continual y pissed us were
| more suggestive OF picnics aud o her parties o.
| pleasure han OF excursions made for the pur
| pose OF gTa'iiying hrrIbla and important curl
| osiiy. Approaching the fret tOl-gate, however
mat eIs assumed a ore involved and aIttaret
| appearance. M n wers present there who a.
| h'en diisen in from their homes, aud who haC
| leit oil their yaluables b. hiud. Along the fence
liRbted candles were stack, and in frDut Of Ia
h"utts househod d gronps were preparing Il do
| ing mutkrts. -
Along the road wagon affer wagon, dlled will
! fnrnitule and all household utensils, he Iin. 1,
move, tmi,tes uudging behind, or acc0mm1dat
| irg themselves as best they etn amongst tn
! baggage. Bundres, from time to time, lash anr
! glow along he rOadsiies, and fields tlled gtt
| hsFgape-wagOns suggest the deadly purpose n
coni ectOn with which thew are there. Frou
time 10 time the dust blows In thin clouds, and