The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1864-11-05
The Part Taken ID the Army Of the
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GENIAL BUTIrR's HEADQUARTERS.
II RoSr - fIcEs9SD Oct 1s-E gening.
The Array of the James has Just con
Guided another movement, making it
seventh for the. current campaign
namelys-fhe original movement OF
Bermuda Hundred early in May O
this year that On the l6th and 10Th o.
the same moptlrcn Petersburg; the two
advances "a July on and from Deer
Bottom Birney advance, In conjunc'
ton with Haneocks corps, in August
the advance on Richmond by way o.
Aiken'sl Landing and the New Markei
road, insSepiember, and the movement
Of Yesterday and to-day With the first
six Of these important and successful
operations the country is familiar
Since the success which attended the
movement OF the 18th OF September
which so handsomely resulted in giving
General Butler possession of the Va
rina, New Market and Darbytown
roads, together with a portion of the
eueurs second line Of works, inclu.
ding Fort Harrison, now Fort Burn
ham, and the military control of the
James river above Dutch Gap as far az
Spring Hill, the enemy, wholly con.
scious of their inability TO retake OF
turn our position on the left, as illus.
trated 10y their recent defeat before
Fort Harrison, have been constant In
their endeayors 10 find way around
our right, and have gradually been
massing troops in front Of the right
wing OF the army for that purpese,
GENERAL BUTIER MAKES A DEHONsTRATION
General Butler, being well advised of
the enemy's plans and intentions, early
on yesterday morning moved out apor-
ton of the Tenth and Eighteenth corps,
under Generals Terry and Weitzel, ex-
tending his lines across the Charles
City road and far on to the Williams
burg road, to a point near the old Fair
Oaks battle ground. Early in the morn
ing OF the 9th the lines Of the Tenth
corps was pushed across the DarbytOwn
road The troops of Weitzels corps,
(the EIGHTEENTH, marching across the
Charles City road, took up an advanced
position on the Williamsburg road.
LINE OF BkTrLr AND Ak ADVANCE
Early in the morning the Command.
ing General Of the Tenth corps formed
bis line Of battle with a well advanced
sleirrnish line, and, moving upon the
enemy, drove in his pickets Capturing
few prisoners This movement de-
veloped the enemy in considerable
strength, and disclosed new batteries on
the right Of the Darbytown road.
sKIRMlsHiyc AND DEVELOPMENTS.
At q later hOur-eleVen O'clock
skirlnKhing along the line became more
general, and as the line advanced a
very considerable force Of the enemy
was found on General Hawley's front,
which was routed with large loss by
vigorous assault 10y the colOred troops
under that commander AS soon as
the troops under Cen W ethel were got
into position, as before mentioned,
general advance was ordered, which
resulted in developing the enemy in a
line Of strong works thanking the Viii
liamsburgh turnpike, and IN such num-
bOrs as TO Justify The belief that Lee had
not only within these lines all the mill
tia for local defence to be raked and
scraped from in and around Richmond,
but also that he must have borrowed
some portion Of his troops from other
sections Of his a: my to garrison these
defences
LEI ON THE DEFENSIVE.
1t is evident that Lee was wholly on
the defensive Gen. Batter, therefore,
having aseertained to his satisfaction
that the enemy, instead Of moving out
in this direction and giving him battle,
were simply strengthening and perfect
ing their defensive lines, ordered the
withdrawal Of his troops, and to day
the respective corps are holding the
several positions left yesterday morn
ing. Cen Lee, it must be confessed,
displayed his usual and indisputable
sagacity in these operations.
GENERAL LEE KEKvoUa
The nervousness Of Cen. Lee was APP
parent in no one respect more than in
his attempt To feel yesterday, with his
artillery, all along our lines known as
the Bermuda Hundred fertilization,
and running from the AppOmattox to
the James, as well as along the front Of
the Army of the James and along the
whole OF the Union line from the left
in front Of Petersburg TO the right on
the north side of the James
ouR Losses
have taken some pains TO satisfy
myself upon this point TO the moment
OF this writing. and / believe it can be
safely stated that our losses in wounded |
will not reach beyond four hundred |
aud fifty / am confident a greater
number than this cannot be found in |
The hospital 10 night This estimate |
may grow, but it will not so materially.
] have no means OF estimating the |
number of prisoners taken upon either |
side They are but few.
THE KILLED.
Among the killed the death of none
viii be more generally lamented in
Western New York than that of Capt !
Gage, of Che One Hundred and Forty
eighth Volunteers, from that State, who |
was shot through the bowels, surviving |
only a very few moments His last mo, !
ments We're occupied in disposiDg of his |
personal effects, sending word TO his |
family and friends at home, and attend |
ing to the last offices of religion. Capt /
Gage was a resident OF Geneva, y. Y, /
and had but very recently returned TO /
the army from tho healing OF a severe
wound in his head, received at Coal Har-
bog, on which memorable field his gal
lantry earned for him earnest recon-
70. promotion, which was
about 10 be bestowed upon him in the
lieutenant colonelcy OF his noble regi-
lnent lie will be long remembered for
the purity and elevation of his charac-
ter no less than for his energy and de-
votion 10 the cause of his government
Among the killed is also Lieutentant
Edrunds. OF the one Hundred and /
Twelfth New York NolunteeEs--H /
was a gallant soldier and an efficient |
officer. His loss win be sadly feltin the |
regiment
Early in the day yesterday IL was an !
throughout the field that Capt |
p A. Davis, who hiss been in the service |
since I 1861 as Provost Marsholat Fortress
Monroe, Captain of the famous Seventh /
Massachusetts battery, and at present |
Adjutsnt General upon the staff of
General Foster, commanding Second di- |
yisi5s4, feath corps, was wounded by a |
Minnie bau through the groin The /
ball has been Extracted, and the captain |
is now on his way to his HON : in Pough- |