The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1865-02-17
A BATTLE NEAR RICHMOND!
Desperate Fighting and Heavy Loss

Desperate Fighting and Heavy Loss!
UEADQUARTERs Amy OF THR PoTOMkc,
Feb. 7-Ine fgh, Gear llarchei's EUn
yesterday. wes ore Of The most severe tia:
hs. taken place in this army fer sor.,
time, and taking into consideration ,Es
unfaycrable character Of tbs Country
lhrt ugh which the troops had TO move
and The large force opposing !.eir advance,
II is not stIahga that The enemv should
gam temporary advantage The couu-
Try from the crossing Of tie Run 10 nab-
neys NH Is very woody with swamps and
raylnes running through it 10 all directions,
and the only road Is na!row b, road Lot
vide enough TO allow tuo Wagons 10 pass
aud IN many places in very bad condition.
ihe 3 division Of the Il .'orps advanced
suppoi ted b; The l,t aud = divisions, and
hLo 10y brigade Of lhe 9Th corps. Tic
eLen> were driven to and lsvond The
mil on this toad ABOUT three nni,es from
Tie crossing to = Iire ot breastworks
There were 10 less than four divisions ot
he eredy opposing our meu. ramely:
Mahone's, pegran's HesIh's ard Go,dnu's
ole. division, the latter three opposing tbs
5 corps, While Mahone's acting inGe-
pendei t!y, engaged Gregg on the Vaughn
read tor solne time, when Gregg ordered
his cavalry to di>in"unt, aud held bis op-
ponents back ihilicilhg some lo,s Ma
hone tiuding 10 chanca to accomplish
anything u this position, wheeled around
and marched en- 3 by >road, running north.
westerly, s'rrck The left faux Of tie 5 h
corps. Doubling it up and causirg !, to
fall back on is centre, the woods here be-
lng very thick, SO AS TO render The fcyma.
iloh Of continuous line impossible, The
command became somewha, confused, and
the heavy fte which was nourei III bv
Mahone's men mad 3 thing. sill worse, and
IN few minutes ;hc ceDtrs LET ,tsir po.
.liiou, falling back rapidly towards tbs
point ,hey started ircrn. Tie fear Of be-
ing cni Of from the Vaughan road ircfes,-
Ell the confusion, ara !og n shor. time i,
seemed as though regular panic had
seized rpon cur men, but upon reaching
the open country, On The Vaughan road,
and hndlng no ero'Hy ther.. ard the
bridges al safe IN the po.ses-ion Of our
ToOps, lGey became reasSuIeI and IN q
short time the greater par, Of the corps
were IN line ready to meet the enemy xs
soon AS he should appear A 'ew minutes
after when they did show themselves, al
the edge Of the woods, they were met by
such storm OF bullets as TO serd them
back into tie woods very quickly. Our
'os. daring he day appoints 70 about COO.
and That OF tuesday 10 hho"t 200. max
| lng t"ta' Of Two |ns Of aho 800 Ai',-
eel, wound.d acd missing
he loss "f The ere'hy 7. hot known
hu' Is ttIi"fe1 70 te fn'I2 a. l'rc" AZ onIs
we look sh""' lNO r'1N"ne's amorE
"b"h afe Lum"rr of 'itce;s
notwithstanding severe >'orm OF
ra'o, which sci IN Ist nigst sHd t"f',nu,
'"g all day, ''etz;rg As Il fell, Tie g div
'S'"h OF The on 'o'pa advanced 10 tie
to'h' y 'eSch'd Yesterday at Dsnby's
Mli>, df'In@ me f"hc.S before them and
hto 'felr "oths icy ohd. ihr casualties
!" '''s INA, nave n"' YET been reported,
oH' are '"" TO De very few lfis was ali
''e hsh"h- To-Day.
| HEADaUAkTEEs Army tF rHE PoTouAc,
Feb. o.-Ihe result Of ,es,erda, : engage
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