Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1864-06-21

General Frank Anderson's division advanced upon
erected them from Drewry's Bluff, and drove them
back to Bermuda Hundreds. An attack was also
made upon Fort Clifton by the enemy's gunboats,
but without any damage whatever. The enemy
having an observatory on Cobb's Bluff, the fire
of the boats was directed mainly by signals from
that point This observatory which is very tall is
intended to overlook the operations of our forc,s
in and about Petersburg. A night attempt of the
enemy to ascend Swift creek in barges was happily
discovered and the foe driven back. On the whole
the operations of the day were exceedingly sats-
factory to our commanding General
Among the casualties are Capt Cargill Pc
gram, of Gen Matt Ransoms staff, mortally in side,
1t Col Wise, seriously wounded, and 1t N N.Y.
att, Oath N. G. T., Col Randolph Harrison in the
neck, Adjt Alexander in the arm, Capt Fred Carter
of Richmond Blues, in groin, Maj H Archer, CON-
manding militia forces, in arm and among the
captured are Captains Poindexter, Maj Battee, and
Maj Hood. Most of our captured are unhurt
FRIDAY, June 1.-THE operations Of the day
began with heavy firing upon both sides of the AP.
pomattox. Upon the north side the enemy having
pre-: umed upon temporary evacuation of our
breastworks moved up towards the railroad, but
were quickly driven back by Kershaw and Pickett
Upon our right Battery No. Is was again the point
OF attack. About half past three o'clock in the
morning after the moon had sunk beneath the hOri-
zon, the enemy crept stealthily up through the
undergrowth to within 20 or 80 yards of our breast
works before they were discovered. In four lines
of battle they rushed forward, leaped the breast
works and demanded q surrender. desperate
hand to hand fight ensued, until finding themselves
aanked our men gave way in some disorder and fell
back to their second line Of hastily constructed
breastwOrks,. Gen. Bushrod Johnson's old brigade
bore the Srunt of this assault, losing an hundred
killed wounded and missing The Macon Battery
consisting of four II FOUNDER Napoleon Howitz-
ers, was captured after the loss of 81 horses
and many of the men. Later in the day these
same forces of the enemy attempted to capture
Battery No. II in close proximity to No. IL,
and all.important to the successful occupa-
ton of the Baxter Road. The assault was unsuc-
ceSSful An attack on The hill near the New Mar
ket Race Course was also signally repulsed.
There vas now cessation of hoStilities until
o'clock, when heavy cannonading and musketry q
ring again commenced. As night approached the
engagement grew warmer commencing on our right
at Batteries No. 90, 10, ls and H. extending around
to our left when at dark, the engagement was gen.
eral along our whole line, distance of about five
miles, The citizens Of Petersburg were greatly ex
cited and the dstincneSs and nearness of the battle
impressed them with serious fears, but suddenly
there was an universal blaze of musketry along
the entire length of our line, and then fell upon
the co.'s of the listening multitude an exultant
shout Ct victory from our brave boys The fire
soon slackened and finally ceased Hoke's division
stood like wall ofadamant never receding an inch.
One or two hundred prisoners were captured.
The enemy shelled the City of Petersburg itself
to day. There were several narrow escapes but
no serious damage Two negro children were
wounded. The Eastern suburbs Of the City suffer-
ed most of course and nearly DEF leted of their
population.
Among the casualties are Col P R. Page of the
26th Va, mortaly wounded, Its. S. II. Weisiger
and b. H. Gorrell, SturdiVants battery, and Lieut.
Col Peyton Wise.