Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1864-08-25
THE REBELS REPUL SEQ NEAR
PETERSBURG
The 9Th Corps Occupy the Weldon
Road and are Destroying It
Attack upon General Birney
North of the James.
The Rebels Handsomely Repulsed-
Lees Virginia Forces Estimated
at 70,000-Sharp Fighting
on Sunday-We take
600 Prisoners.
WAR DEPARTMENT..

lue operations OF iron. Urant s FORCES
are detailed in the following official
dispatches received to-day by this Depart.
: ment:
Cry POINT. Aug. 1873 p. m. Gen
Warren moved witt, his corps this NOR.
ming to and crossed the Weldon Road
about one mile south of the head works
He met nothing but the enemy's pickets
He advanced from this towards Peters
burg. Meeting the enemy. he had consid-
cradle fighting during the day. suffering
some loss and inhicting loss on the enc
my. have no dispatches showing the
extent of damages.
CRY PoINT. Aug. 1880 p. M
Our troops are firmly fixed across the
Weldon road There has been little or no
fighting today. either south of Petersburg
or north of the James river. Warren
represents that the cnemy's dead in
considerable numbers were found in his
front unburicd.
General B;rncy tclegraphs Genral
Batter as follows:
HEADouARTERs l0TH ARMY CORPS, Aug
l9.-The enemy attacked my line in
heavy force last night. and were repulse,|
with great loss. In front of our colOrerl
regiments eighty-two dead bodies of the
enemy are counted The colored troops
behaved handsomely, and are in fine
spirits. The assault was in column, a
division strong. AMI we cond and would
have carried the work, If they had not been
so well defended The enemy's loss wa,
Mt least one thousand
i (Sgned) d. B. BIRxEY. Maj. Gen.
We have a great dea' of rain this week
and very grateful change in the tempera-
tuse.
CRY PoIST, Aug 19-9 r. NJ.
The enemy came ont this evening on
Warren's right. driving in the picket>
connecting between him anil the left of our
oil line on the j .ru>alem Plank Road,
anil forcing them back.
HEAD GAS ARMY OF THE PoToMAc,l
August Is Evening.
This morning at 2 o'clock. the 5ih
Corps started on an expedition to cut the
Weldon Railroad at Rem's Station,
taking four days rations. This corps
was withdrawn from the left front some
days ago and has been ON The reserve
since. They reached the railroad about
Z o'clock. and the 1st division being in
the advance. hal a skirmi~h with force
of the enemy stationed there to protect the
road. They fell back rapidly. however.
and the loss on either side was light.
Alter placing the troops in line to meet
any attack which might he made. the
work oftearing up the track was COM
mencctl AMI prosecuted with vigor for
several hours. but about noon they were
interrupted a, their labor by the appear.
ance ofthc enemy. who were advancing
along The railroad from Petersburg in line
of battle. They proved to be Hills corps.
which had been lying in reserve for the
past few DAYS. and advanced at double
quick. as soon as they became aware OF
our intention. The % division. Gen
Ayers commanding. held the advance on
the railroad. the 81 and 4th divisions
supporting on the right, while the Isl
division was placed to cover the left and
prevent any surprise in that direction.
The attack on the "a division was very
determined. but orr men met it gallantly.
driving the rebels back in handsome style,
with heavy loss. After repeated attempts
to force our lines. the rebels finally. after
two honrs' hard fighting. gave up the iilea
and fell hack some distance. keeping up
fire all tn, afternoon from their batteries
and skirmishprs.
The 18Th New York Heavy Artillery
particularly distinguished itself in this
engagement. It's comma nder was severe
y wounded. The movement was com.
pleie surprise to the enemy. the rebel
pickets stationed in the vicinity being so
astonished that they had hardly time to
escape. Some few prisoners were taken,
several Of whom were wounded.
The track is torn up for over mile
Our troops still held the position at dark
tonight. and to morrow they will
completely destroy the ties and rails Of
the railroad. unless the rebels shall visit
the neighborbood in too strong force
The loss on our silc was about 800,
among whom was Lieut.. Col. Pierson. Of
the 39,h Massachusetts,
(Signedj Z. NJ. STANTON.
Secretary Of War.
New YoRK. August 20.-The Posi- ha.
the following special;
| WASHINGTON. August 10.-Thcre is no
news of Importance from Grant. The
new movement on the northern side Of the
James River is progressing favorably. and
gratifying results arc confidently
anticipated.
New YoRK, Aug 20.-The New York
Tribune's correspondence dated the 18th,
from Grants army, says: The indica-
tions are that there is to be an immediate
action on grand scale somewhere along
our strategy, line. The marching and
countermarching Of divisions and army
corps are such that it is impossible for
anybody bnt Grant to tell where.
WAsHINGToN. Aug. %.
Passengers by the mail steamer from
City Point bring a report that the I'd army
corps successfully recrossed the James
River on Saturday night. Thus adding to
the justification Of the rebels as to the
intention of our movements.
BALTIMorE. Aug 22.-The Point
Lookout correspondent Of the american
sends the following Intelligence: Large
numbers of refugees from Richmond con
tinue to arrive here. They report that a
large force Of infantry and cavalry under
Gen. Lee in person. as having gone up the
Shenandoah Valley to reinforce Gen.
Earlv Thee ss.ort that fbis bo,1u ~