New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1864-05-25
Quiet ON sundny-Fi"R Of Truce VII"
Glenn Shirt. md "a Tooihbrush-Ex-
chaugc Ecjected- BATTLE Of Mon
dny-Thc Facts sboni WcitzeP" Di-
vision.
HEADQUARTERS GES. BuILfR
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IL TN FrLD, Stay - lsti.
This bright and beautiful Sabbath brings with
il ouict from wars Alarms although the thug OF the
p,k the rafting Of the shovel md the ring Of the AK
are 70 nj along ou, lines. Onr new Chief Engineer II
IN his element. ard - husy rs swarm 81 bees. Ih'
e,uhoas, "ins To Keep their hand H." throw an oe-
ona he'll over among the Johnny lons. But some
thing white fashos n the sunlight from The Rebel lines
and approaches MS. II il flag 81 truce bearing com
uuncation signed by BushIod johnson. and 'nlise-
the former containing The reqnci that me latof c9i
tainirg wooden shi1i and t""lhOIlSh ue oiN"tu'u
% Big Gen. ". :. Walker who. ny TIE way, IL
rcp,cw OF Robert J. 81 the same name. Request com
Piled with and yalsc forwarded TO the hospital Mherc
the wounded prisoner hes. u, return iIg ~, oirI u
made from side 70 exchange Gen. Waikcr i"r ',n'
Hickman Rejected. bat will give Gen Wrsstls, ur-
fender II Plymouth. for Grn. Walker. provided Ten
Weses IN not enter the field OF do military duiy mn
iii ten Walker shall have recovered. ~ they VIII gave
rs any wounded brigader tloy may have Tor Cen
Walker 10 this response has as YET been made;
having been stated iu Dispatches ohio al ana other
u,c respecting the eht Of Monday lasi, that our rght
was surprised and retired IN confusion W., dorfnn-
4od Sc IT T. just to the brave men Of Gen he's
brigade and 70 al the troops o; Gen. Weii1o.s a.'t
sion that the facts. rs known officially ana 10 "h,h
there are plenty Of witnesses. be- published.
Ga Mondav. NAV IT, Gen. Wciizcls division of ele'en
regiments held a position the right 81 "nr line men
lc; resting On the Petersburg and Echmond turnpike
aud their right narrow road about Ia Gee li tl'
Of a mile from the james River The latter distance
was guarded by colored cavalry Nidciics IL front OF
norton of he line. Gen NcitzcL AZ tie snrgtslnh 81
Gen Smith had twisted telegraph vrc about me trees
and -.uinps H. front 81 Gen. HeckmaDr brigade war
az open held where ~ GO men could Doe mas''d lie
usual prccaui0n Of pikct- with caution o exercise ~
usual Vigilance was taken. In the dense fog ot thai
morning the enemy hurled supe1or force upon he'A
man overlapping and fanking hn brigade. Tic alarm
lad been gwen by the pickets. and lieckmans mcu
fought LIKE tigers but literally crushed by su@
nor numbers. IL must b. remembered Inst Tue high
had been fighting working for twelve c"nsecutA
days IN a iToiling drenchng iain ana mud ana
were thoroughly exhausted ,uI
Oyerwhelmed IN this manner they gave way ma yen
hock through a.. Woods. As they emerged into tho
field This side the woods ihoI officers by direction o
Gen Weitxcl formed them m line ui battle and ih,i
were afterward posted 10 hold 90 important r"ad run
ui.r ~ right angles with the pike. Had there bc'h
ANY dem, they could not have been 20 'hs
rallied Meanwhile the other seven regiments h'lu
their ground aud piled the KeDc- 10 heaps as they cane
aongsi the telegraph WiIcs. Not al officer o. man i'
hi. poet until ordered 80 to do some time attefNGro
when after the emmy had been repu.sed, Gen Butter
decided 10 retire Welcs division formal NE rtar
rood novel position cortainl, m which 10 put Dis
organ1l lsdy If they were s0. Tie Rebels ought W
hn,, been annihilatcd az that fight Of Monday arG
would have been had zen. Butler orders been 0he!cd
trunps being marched TO rear instead oi 10 he rear
u tie enemy ~ directed where IN attack upon ttii
len flank aud RAJ would have resulted "a complete
rout Gen Hickman fol. Lee. 9Th Mnss ana capt !
Bclger lst H. l. Battery, ar known to bee l's"ners "a
Richmond W. III h.