Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1865-02-13
FROlI THE POTOMAC.
HEADQUARTERS ARMY OF THE PoToMAo, l


| hAAD0UAbTEhS AhMI OF THE IOTOAACI
February 10. !
Two men were executed to-day in thi
army for .desertion. Their names weru
James L. Hicks, 9Th Pennsylvania, Sd Di
vision, 9th Corps, and Samnel Dement, 81
Maine. Tha latter was convicted Of COW
ardice in addition to desertion.
Hugh F. Riley, l1th Mass, was also Il
have been shot today for desertion, but the
execution Of his sentence has been sus.
pended.
The losses in the late engagement al
HAtcher's Run foot up as follows, not count
ing the missing, which viii not exceed two
hundred:
EHTH CORPS.
Of1cars-lst division, killed, II wound
ed; I'd division, killed, 10 wounded; Sd
division, killed, q wouded.i
Men killed and wounded-1st division,
1s killed, I4I wounded; I'd division, l3
killed, 17s wounded; I'd division, SO killed,
49s wounded.
SECOND CORPS.
Oficers-2d division, killed, wound
ed /; Sd division, wounded.
Mon killed and WUundod-2d aivisioIij
% wounded; Sd division, IA killed, 81
wounded.
CAVALRY DIVISION.
Oficers-4 killed, wounded.
Nen-l2 killed, SO wounded.
SIXTH CoRPs.
ken-None killed, II wounded, Of lst
division.l
Total killed and wounded-91 officers,
1,l13 men.
In the first days fight it was stated that
the I'd division of the I'd corps were the
only troops actively engaged, which report
did injustice to the Sd brigade of the Sd d.
vision, commanded by Brevet Brigsdier
General McAllisier. This brigade was de-
tached from the division, and sent to the
support of General Smyth. They took
position on his right, near the Tucker
House, where they threw up strong
Greastwork. About the time they had it
CON uleted they were relieved by General
brigade, but were ordered to oc-
cupv the ground between the latter and
General Sn,' ,'vth's right. Before they had
.ime to get int position, the enemy made
heir sppesrance in three lines of battle,
evidently expecting little opposition at
hat point. ..
This is where the des, ,oerste fight Of
sunday afternoon took place, ana MeAiIs-
er's brigade not stood their gro una as tney
lid, repulsing three desperate ssslW W5s' tne
d Division would have been fanke. = ana
he enemy gaining the Vaughan F, 30,
you'd have been in a position to cut Oh
he connection with our main lines and
caused US much heavier loss
han that reported above.
General McAllister was highly compi-
tented by General Humphrey and other
hcers for the gallsntry displayed by his
len, General Humphrey himself being ]
resent when the third charge was re-
1lsed.
No fighting has taken place since Tues
" last.
Deserters who came in yesterday say I
st rumors were current in their lines that
eneral Sherman was in possession Of ,
ranchville after sharp engagement, but
ey have no particulars. They also state 9
st General Lee was present at the fight O
HAtcher's Run on Monday. Notwith- 4
Inding his personal efforts to urge his s
an, they could not be induced to fight
th anything like the spirit they did for
srly. This fact was also noticed by many I
our officers, who saw the rebel officers &
deavoring in vain to urge their men a
ward at different points.
W. D. MoGREaoR.