The Portland daily press., 1896-06-24

sylvania was progressing and, as no re-
ports of the casualties occurring in tht
division between the 9th and 18th Were
made to corps headquarters, the losse!
III the d1nerent regiments serving in tbs
division between these dates are inolud
ed in the reSimental losses of the reQl
ments composing the division. At D.
M, on the 23rd, Birney's division was
moved to the left of line and charged
across In open field capturing TAYLOR.
Bridge on the North Anna river at Ohes
terrified, driving the Confederates unde,
Kershaw across tue river. During the
night the ConfeGerates made two OF.
tsmpts to retake the bridge, but were
repulseo each time by Birney's division.
\ Ihe losses IN Birney's division from the
21st to the Goth were 203 killed and
wounded and 10 missing,
During she battles about the North
Anna river and Totopotomy Greek, from
the goth to the 31st of May, the losses In
the third division We're 563 killed and
wounded With 81 missing. From June
lst 20 the l4th, during three battles
around Cold Harbor the third division
sustained loss OF 2s0 killed and wounded.
ION the 18th OF June the third division
Win the second corps, crossed the
James river at Wilcox Point, landing
upon 5ne south shore of the river at
lnonlH Point, and moving via the
Pflnce George Court House road, toward
Petersburg, which lay twenty miles south
Oh windmill Point. The division arrived
IN 'front.' of the Confederate entrench-
ments at night of the 18th, taking pos
session OF portion of the Confederate
works captured by Gen. Smith of But
ler,s army. Early on the morning of the
10th portion of Birnsy's division COM
posed or the Seventeenth Me. and Goth
Indiana, wers ordered by Gen. Egan to
charge upon q Confederate redoubt TO
BY division of Confederates. The right
OF the Seventeenth Me. reached the
TOP OBJ THE PARAPET
OF the Confederate works when they were
driven back by the Confederates with d
heavy loss. Later in the day one OF the
strongest and best divisions in the army
attempted to take the same work and
was repulsed with heavy loss.
AT p. m. Barlow's, Miles's and Bir-
ney's divisions Of the second corps made
one of the most gallant charges upon the
Confederate works near the Hare House
that WAS made during the war, Birney's
division carrying the crest of the hill
and holding it.
On the 18th, about p. m, two bri-
gRdes of the third division, under the
command of Gen. Mott charged upon
the Confederate works near the Hare
House, but, in spite Of the most resolute
bravery of the officers and men, they
we're forced back by concentrated ar
tillery and musketry fire with terrible
loss. The First Me. Heavy Artillery
formed the van Of the assaulting column
with 955 officers and men, and in five
minutes time, without firing shot, the
regiment sustained loss of 604 officers
and men killed and wounded. This
was the heaviest loss sustained BY any
regiment Of the Union armies in any
one battle during the War OF the Re-
bellion. The heroic charge of Motifs
men ended the last of the series of as
saults which Grants army had been
making all along the lines upon the en-
trenched positions of the Confederates
from the Wilderness to Petersburg .9he
officers and men.were completely tired
out from the effects of continuous march
ing and fighting from May 4th to June
18th and had to have rest. The army
had lost, since it had crossed the Rapi-
dan, 8 627 officers and men killed; 45, 469
wounded and 9,2S9 taken prisoners, a
total of SO, 7S5. OF this loss over 1900
occurred within the ranks of the second
vi pc. VI AiO lCSliAClIlo W11lSA WOIC GllC I6Cl
and white diamond badges in the third
and fourth divisions sustained loss of
over 5000 in killed, wounded and miss
ing. The third and fourth divisions
crossed the Rapidan river on the 4th of
May with Il, $50 officers and men.
July %, Gen. D. B. Birney, who had
commanded Kearney's old division from
Chantilly to Petersburg. was promoted
and transferred to the command of the
10th corps. Gen. Gersham Mott was as
signed to the command of Birnevs
division. 10
On the 23rd, the Confederates, under
Gen. Malone, charged upon the en-
trenched lines held by Barlow's and
Motifs divisions capturing
NEARLY 300 OFFICERS
and men belonging to Motifs
division, before they were driven back
into their works.
On the 2Sth OF July the third division
wit the first and second divisions of the
second corps crossed the James river
and landed at Deep Bottom and during
the forenoon of the 9th the third division
was moved forward to the New Market
and Malvern Hill road where it had
Ivy Wall LILO SOlllCbOid bCo VI
Kershaw's division. The division re-
turned to Petersburg at midnight on the
18th, relieving the eighteenth corps aud
occupying the entertainments during the
mine explosion. The losses in the third
division during the expedition were 65
officers and men killed and wounded.
The third division, after the mine ex-
plosion, returned to it's old camp near
the deserted house in rear of the earth
works in front of Petersburg where it
remained until the 18th of August. when
it again embarked on transports for
Deep Bottom arriving there at 2 a. m. on
the 18Th. The division at daylight was
moved forward on the river road to
point near the Confederate entrench-
ments on the north side Of Richmond.
During the march the
THE TEMPERATURE WAS SOME
THING DREADFUL,
Hundreds of the men fell by
the roadside from the Eeffects
of sunstroke. The division remained
upon the north side of the James river
until the 18th when it was returned by
order of Gen. Grant to Petersburg and
the ninth CORDS Occunvinr