The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1864-06-10
Removal Of the Wounded and Burial
Of tho Dead.
Suspension Of Hostilities Du-
ring the Operations.
Rebel Accounts OF the Baltic OF
Friday Last,
10. &C.. 90.
THE SECOND CORPS.

Mr. Francis O. Longs Despatch.
SECOND ARMY CoRrs, [
NEAR Coal HARBoR, Va, June 7, 1864
Since my last despatch was forwarded nothing OF a
very serious nature has occurred tho Second army
corpe The skrmishipg kept up between
advanced ue and the rebels and have been the
cpienis Of the enemys compliments In about the usual
uumber Of shelly which batteries have punctuay
replied.
PICKET FIRING SUSPENDED
General Birney's pickes have made rather sensible
arrangement with those Of the enemy and have ceased
airing at each other for the time being; but they
have relaxed none Of their watchfuincss the
enemy will find To his cost should he make
attempt 10 ioave his intrenchments Birney has
IN his division OF the best sharpshooers in the
vics-he First and Second United States Sharpshooters
Tho majority Of them excellent marksmen, and seldom
fail OF bringing down their when they get any.hng
IKE fair sight Of one
mn WOUNDED REMOVED DEAD BURIED UNDER FLAG or
flag Of truce went out the Third brigade of the
Eecond division this evening at six O'clock FOR pur
pose OF bringing off dead that upon the field be-
swsen the two lines. None but sirctCher bearers and
medical officers allowed TO accompany il. Surgeon
Jewe OF the Fourteenth Connecticut Volunteers went
ous with the flag. Our lines at that place about two
hundred and Atty yards from the epemys advanced
rife pits Colonel Smith, commanding the
Brigade ordered the firing 70 abeut
nfteen minutes before the Dag was sent
OUT and the appeared the enemy also ceased
and not another shot fired by either side until eight
O'Clock P. NJ, at which time the expired. The
enemy also sent a detachment from his ambulance
corps 10 bring his dead. II f0undmpossibe to
bring dead away from the field, they had been
lying several days and advanced stage Of de-
composition. The body Of Colonel McNahon, who
mandsd the Irish Brigade, was however, recovered.
INFORMATION WANTED OF LOST REBEL OFFICER
while the rebels were buryng their dead, surgeon
approached line, where group OF officers and SOL
disrs standing, and made inquiries concerning the
disposition OF the body or Lieutenant George A. Hanes,
rortieth North Carolina Volunteers who was killed at
shat precise spot One Of Colonel Smiths staff told him
that the body was found buried somewhere In the
ueghborhood. The rebel surgeon then wrote the
sf the Lieutenant scrap Of paper and handed to one
Of our men, remarking, "Gentlemen, please mark
his grave, IL you where II IL. II will
be q source Of great consolation to his poor widowed
mother TO know years to the place where his
bones are lying" His body s buried under the Garth
work about fifteen feet north Of tho footpath
where he fell.
IMPORTANT PROMOTIONS.
Colonel Pierce, In command OF the First brigade OF
Barlow's division, ID said, has received brgadier
generals commission.
Colonel Smith, commanding the Third brigade OF Glib.
bon's division, has also been promoted to brgadier
general. If merit is the data Of military preference.
Colonel Smith fully deserves this promotion for he has
commanded brigade for a long time in manner that
has won him frequent encomiums from the lips OF his
commanding general.