New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1865-04-03
WEDNESDAYS BATTLE.
Wednesday, Battle-List Of Casualties.


FIRST DIVISION, Ninth ARMY CoRPs,
March 30, le65.
At p. m. yesterday the enemy was seen TO
be massng troops in front Of that part Of limo hold
by the First Division. Ninth Corps This led Gen. WI
cox to strengthen that point and to put his pckes on
the alert. At 1915 rocket shot up from the Rebel
lines and at once heavy fire was opened from their
batteries the right and left Of the point menaoed.
little later this was followed by heavy musketry fire
from the nearest line OF their defenses distant about us
yards from our line. For time this fire was KEEP
up with ygor and batteries replied to 1t as vgor'
ously while the Second and Third Bigades OF the ID
vision lay quietly ready TO meet any attack Then the
enemy showed outside Of their deeDses the head Of
strong column as II TO make attack upon Battery II
and the line about IT, but the fire OF our artillery forced
the column to get hastily under again. The firing
was kept up time longer upon our deienses De-
tween Battery IL and Fort Steadman, and flsy ceased
| at l 10 a. IN,
This section Of our line Is that which carried bv
the enemy on the 25th instant, and which they were
forced to relinquish after a short struggle.
The object of enemy in this attack appears to have
been to feel the strength Of kne at the point men
toned and to draw of troops from our le by an at
tack II the point found 10 be weak or by show Of
attack in case the line was found strong The latter
seems be the most likely for they made show oftte
attack which they would have done II any real effort
was meant as on the 25th instant when their attack
was quiet and sudden.
All the firing being done in the dark, the loss wat
small side and could not have been great on that
Of the Rebels Only ftyone men were hit on our side
the only officer OF rank killed being Major Brown. lstl
New Hampshire Volunteers.
On the side OF the Rebels the loss may not have ex
ceeded 900 men, their force having been only at one
time from under cover.
During the attack eal or fcgned) the Third Division
Of tho Ninth Corps held in line ready to support
the Eighteenth had II been necessary. The men Of the
latter behaved in a cool manner and would have re
pulsed the enemy with great loss had they closed on
our line Of defenses.
The stsps taken by Gen Wilcox 10 meet the danger
were very prudent and his orders well Issued by
his A. A. A. General Brevct Major Wv. Richards. q
young and promising officer
send herewith list Of the few casualties In the
First Division, the only one under fire.
LIST OF CASUALTIES IN THE FIRST DIVISION, NINTH
| CORPS, ON THE 18TH.
THIRD BneApE.
hiASd
Maj Nj Brown isyH r;,o P.ni,, Wss..r isNHV
UoHaded
Lsu'-col MecAush, isSH Grant can't. D is ~ Pm
| Corp McDavitt, 80 Ma. Mckee, NNYHA
John RAMS. X, 70 Mas. fhnpoi, T., IAN Y II
NJ Flynn, n. 20 Mass NcDonsd, L, laS III
A Smith. A, 81 Mass Goose y. lsSHV
| III Gallup, ], 81 Mass N Small, H. lsNHV
A X Mason, X, 81 Ma. SIS Komely. sNHE
Hos.a q, 81 Mas Bowen II, Mich Vols
W spsuser, II, leo Penn W Bsu. C, 81 Wis Nols
BEIoApE.
Mid.
Allen LaAarnens. A, &6E.Y. CbAa Miller A. az. Y.
John Sehoonmsier hospital Corp Cfsls, {, Mich shsp
steward, 20 Ohio Shooters
r. Cummings, {, Mich SIS. Nathan Bsrn.s c, iMch s. s.
Wosadsd.
id IL C. Walsh D. 6 \. IA H. farren. II. Mich 4 sh,
SGT b. Joue. h. Mich 5. Corp NV. Nichols, A. " NY.
Corp. C. H. Moore u, 20 Ohio.
b. B,itop b. <6N Y. John Mwss~Ilsr, A bN.Y.
JA.. Clements X, - Pa u. &. Tr~st. h., 90 Ohio.
Rich Bond, H. " Ohio. DsnIis Kelly. X, 90 Ohio-
Geo r. shny e. 20 Ohio. David Kennedy, q. 20 Ohio.
Albert Powlson Is. a. Ohio Tbos Mi-cspI, X, Mich s.
Chris Hines, H. Mich SIS. VIM. N-vins, X Nioil =. -
o. ID. Chapman, d. 20 Mich. T. A. Alien, ID, 20 Mich
John Hsniigsn, ID, ~ Mich. Zebulon Doty. u. ~ Mich