The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1864-08-30

and Fourth brgaes of ire First DIVISION and thcre
was great corfusion "a that portion OF ihs ns w Nc
no when gave way but could not tell precseiy vnas
Woois most 10 bame. There wore, however, many
Individual braves who remained and fought to the st'
IgrTkyAEr corossL ALcOCK's ARrIIxRy
The Fourth heavy artillery, Lieuteoant Colonel Acoc.
commanding, which was on the lett Of Generai Miles
lpe suffered severely. Aler Perrn's and sieepers pat
tsrss fed, surrounded by the rebels
some OF the men from tho Fourth artillery worked rev
.as sans syseEs hs rspss as soy Cooae
Alooox severely wounded In the shoulder
Mater Ar.her and Adaant rrappar were also wounded
Mrrr Wifatrs 10 probably Killed. as he wcs efi lying on
the field Anong tns killed III hat regiment are also
Cnpt McRee and Iieu'e-sns Flannsgau, Dearborn and
Bnrdick Many other oficors mlssi1g. But as TO
casualties among ccers they are great 10 noprly a the
regisnenls nsased. Some arc not Ia our Bands and
others ppear IN the lists oil killed and wounded.
There many officers who behaved very gaIantly
upon the fold whose exploits have not time 20 mention
n GENERAL HANCOCK AND srAvF
In the thckest the hgnt Ths Generals horse
was shot Seven bullet noes In hs hatqu1rtcrs coors
All his star officers have made their names linsui
ous. Among tho casualties Ia painful duty 70 record
the death OF Captain Brownson, OF Hancocks staff 70
was CALAMITY leading forward fragments Of dIeieht
Wounded Hs w.s I modest " paro minded eeaeman
and rotle officer. Ho was sou OF Dr. Orestes A.
Brownson and is greatly amened by everybody 10 the
corps who knew him His body Is being embaimed.
L2utoDant Colonel Walker General Hancocks Assistant
Adutant General captured. In going forward with
message to General Mics lie UNEXPECTEDLY rode into
GENERAL NILES AND srArr.
snot and two Of his stan OF GERS wero wouuded~Ieul
Bney in the log and Capt. Hizcar slightly the neck
Gen. Miles has been highly compiniented for his con
duct color belonging 10 the Eighty -nrst Penn
sylyania regiment, In the First division shows where
thirteen bullos went through " These little particulars
one Of the severest battles tho length OF time after
the last assault I'LL DARK on record.
GENERAL GIBBONS COMMAND.
The Second division, under Gen. Gbbon, Yves on the
left opposite the point OF the main attack but when that
portion Or the line where the batteries % were re was cap
artillery are and then by the muskelry. wavered, and
finally when attacked In front BY another force were
occupied. Attempts were made TO send troops from the
Second division across the circle TO Miles, but the con-
possibly stand % and 81 shelter was sought
likely to be found. The Second brigade, under Col
we' o. ns s1i Il ns s r Sn0
distributed in the rsroad cut a. support TO Mles lne
One Of these regiments tho Twentieth Massachusetts, Is
captured almost entire for with few exceptions, every
GENERAL. oRBee's cAvAIRY.
General Gregg with his cavalry. rendered important
service. Tho cavalry fought well dismounted u be-
eved that n few fresh, vigorous well disciplined soI
Was brUi.O q. tie o. the ds
would have one Of the most signal victories OF the
But there s limit 70 tns endurance Of human n.
there wore many circumstances yesterday against
RMxFoRcIMSsrs sKNT 10 HANCOCK.
General wcoxs division, Of the Ninth corps. was on
the march to support The two small divisions o. the
FOUNDED sus though wiioos marched on tho double
quick part the way, he could reach the battle ed
10 time 10 rerdcr any service,
fHR BXrTIR TKLD
presented sad but splendid spectacle was an ampb
theatre OF re and fame 10 tho midst Of the engage
ment with the martial music OF musketey and cannon all
about u.s. was easy recall the lines Of the German
poet
Death whircd In its dance on the bloody ground.
ran KvnfY.
feature OF the affair worthy Of special mention
n tho fact the enemy severely punished thas
he abandoning tho eld together with his killed and
wounded, 1t the same time that Haucock was making
preparations accordance with his previous
represented by prisoners 70 be unparalleled for the
rHE Lo1s1A
Our loes was chiefly In prisoners, arising from the an.
organized state Of the command. Our loss In killed,
wounded aud prisoners will number near two thousand
Il In believed that much larger number q the enemy
than our aggregate loss has been killed and wounded,
although he states differently.
There many little particulars more Of interest than
importance, which might be mentioned od not time and
the already vouminous appearance OF this account ad
monsh me that IL should be concluded The battle OF
pants the nsrcest and closest 10 which they ever
were engaged though IN respect Of the number OF con.
testants and casualties both sdes will not rank
OF the greatest battles Of the war; The enemy
forces the fight estimated 40 nearly double ours
A GOOD brigade might have turned the battle in our
favor But IL over and most OF those engaged,
At least those who felt that they bad any responsibility
u the matter the that though they loes
some trophies they have lost no honor.