, 1864-06-09
FROM GRARr's ARMY.
OPERATIONS OF FRIDAY.
Full and Thrilling petaIfa or the
Battle.

| 1eoE7esPonGenco OF the n. Y. Tincs.l
| HEAphr4kTEKs AEAT OF THE poreNAo,)
eoALsh4EioH, Nk4E TnE cHlckAnoAlxI.
FRIDAY, juno 40 r. u.
oEEERAL VIEW or TIE BATTLE.
judging By the severity Of the encounter and IN,
| neas{ LOSES VIC hare experienced, ths engagement
nhiea openso Il gray daM this morning and speai
its aar5 IN Hts over a. hour should taEe It's pscs
ancns The battles 81 war: but Viewed In lis r.
!stions to the whole campaign, it is. serhans.
hardly more than grand Reconnaissance, however
| Ill ed and wounded.
Ihe object Of the artaon Was to fezcs thu passagc
o. The chiekahoE=fny, on the north side u which,
bad planted Themselves In foFtldti line. VII
we hare done is TO f<A this line hy q Fjcoro.s ~
tnek, tn which, though kuinin: rome Temporary
| Ing the ehcm3's works, we Ea1e. on the Who'll
reached the conclusion that any Victory that coud
| hetc M be woD @ must cost too much in il purchase
IL 90 not nos .ay this ~ speaking with any authoFitY,
but OILS rs reeordin: the general conviction Of tho
ssny. Sach conviction, However, when the com.
men ih: 1aaeeme Of such men aa have today led
aEfhof4fy, and hence thInk may safely urefict
ihat tsete VII b. 70 r>sesodl Of As asauA ~ Ms
ssaes9 ~ ChsekaAo7nsny; that ne mnst look to
posltt0n Whc1c, botng at less Ola disadvantage its
waft.
BEFORE TuR RATTLE.
Coal uerbor being secured By the action of We'd.
needay. Gen. Grant determined to give battle the
.er ne Of sssayisE The
tic nteht HaneocEs cofps Tleh bq iGe eqE1ns
Withdrawal: Of the Sixth Corps he'd he ri.,ht of
tho line, was moved and took position on tfs ey
eFa a9d 1,a, Ss % vThafs5s the
thc rear Of the right transferred to the rear
olthS left apd ettsblissed at cea Hafbar hid.
1hu1eoa3; out Hancock whs compelled to drht
ms ecfps into Position and bis formation Fas not
oo1nPeted until afternoon. The attack was tden
orceFc0 fos o'clock in the aitcraoou; but thun-
Ch5ckahontny on thc day before Fair 0aka. SC. ID.
apn 81 the order had to be co9nter.nande2.
tia ne oodI o. a.ck Tes 1aen d1ed for
stances. em9!ated the conduct Of that Union Gen.
esal whSfe chisf g!oEy Is t. be thought we'll Of by
IS n!asa d ad%z fhs sa1. SbeS TIE
aweiled that etreNm yesterday afte1uoon mi.ht
bare given Gen. Grant an opportunity which 5ou
aPon i he Wo9 ha,: bn
t1te him. Lee had blu entire force north OF the
@ C@hiciahomny. and the only result Of The delay in
the os ane m te t. tha river was 70 Rye
tsPoetltn Of our troops, the ,ours OF nieile dur
Ing which to perfect his dc!ensiye Preparations.
THE e1TuAT1oF At \. NJ, FRIDAY.
,dst n :addle At o'clock IN the morning. the gray
on stie seasd .bsir S1eastWorts an a,is W6Fs
Hn' e %a SahPr aae % Jfk o. tue nlght the rebels too
s!eepless aiekcts peer viii Wary eYes tnT.vs1ss I
through ths dust Of the woods All Is still ID the
g1a7Ts yet & IN &thi5ty minutes the storm Of bat,le
y - out tsme to tak9 glance at the lines. Hare ou
the Is3t r. @Mt5nE Of the army 4 the corp, Of
ard esin the lett centfe "ts t. wles H1 e. e.
@ thsa smlth's ttle 1sth,l which holds he centre;
Le4t comes Hal5en's ttba 5th,} which forms tae
shs 5a4 hns hs fas5 2 ss9 asa
pa1aAel With the ChlcsAhouipy and from one anil
-. haf to two and ha!f miles north Of it "a the
1iFer 1ft "e op tbe Se 9Rg;teAeh 44st nea,es The
xhat reused. Haasoel. holding the s'ii ieiii
wing. rests across tie Dispatch Station ro.d, hat
Station our right .hs ToiJpato:~ o.: tbs
5SGei Font Is formed Immediately ia ruat OF the
C@hckSs,omin{, ~ n three lnea. two En:s Of battle
form with the woods and r1dges snG sgamps 50 oStas
ground Between the TWO armies Is 4 lo~, sw1mpY
resisn, whose dark tcl;owe win soon be 1t up viii
parapet there is an up.1srting, anoisale.s spriar
ing 70 aru,s, the muf1ea commands Of officers
'ol5n,ns ths Inc; Ihs attNk Tas ordered for 49,
may have teeu ten minutes, but 1t certan1y W.s
not later than DIS when the whole line is il no.
tion. skifmiehers ne thrown out, and presently
smart fusl1ade 5ou hear: our artillery opens, he
dicti Joined.
THE mSC1Es or msroRr.
The metaphy efciana say that time Is naueht, Ia
hut category Of thought; and l think Ii must be
%, for fnto ten 1nortal minutes this morning was
provided 81 age. Of action Ten minutes Of ths
1kmcnt men call tine. and Jet that ecant spaee
decided battle There arc Thousand details,
ca thousand episodes, but the essential matter Is
bis, that that first rush Of 1dEancc carried or
1hcae front butt up against line Of wcrls which
sse veEr unable to bIeak through, Or breaking
be lnrge-thc fesce onslaught amid deaEeo1ag vol
cyE OF musketrJ aud the thunder Of artillery, aud
he wild. mad yell Of battle, a7d SEQ the fanka |
nown down, and the lines bfaat here aud there.
nd the eulleu obstinate rerent, eTerJ Zach con.
ested, a.d ne abal then be able to descend to
ONE OF the points OF aedon Is they tndi.ldualEze
themselves alapg the line.
TnE ELEsr-nAFcosK's CORPS.
Hancock held the left Of TIE whole line Of batta:
nd Of his three divisions, B:tow hed the EXTREME
If of the army, that Of Giblon was drawn on the
iett Of HsrioH's. wlile HrueY's division wa | +
cid In receive. OF the four bsiyades Of B,roW'e !
ists!ou, Brooks had the LELAND Niles the rieht-
sch brigade in double line o. battle. Smltn, com.
landing the Itlsh Brigade, Vas placed In support.
he leie wsa projected " refusing it-tbc Sd brig
De being dispoeed 70 H to over that Hank
The formation Of Gibbont division on tie r,-ht I
rtll.es5) holding the right Bmitts ths cantrr sr3