Show THE LATE amle BATTLES S BEFORE rich BICH H i 1 s v gai gal tW 1 T i there has h as as yet been no official report e ca dap cap P kause daUSe ti e a pi pj 0 or r sene bene seriel hadil i fought before before c i during burih the tha the ad the thi deports Te ports ikc like lkc those of ij a other 1 cop COD thai that ha dhe hpe ij en Place in tb abati g ahl abl ati months are extremely vague as to details i but are aro sufficiently certain las ois to the fa fact dt th that there ras vias alore i doddi on an a more inore blood hood shed in i those these conflicts than t h an in any which had bad be 4 preceded pince tle ile the tie commencement of the iva ita an n g to the fleit anra k i fil hooker r advanced with ebi ehi ils fis Arvi 1 iV on n the morning mornin of for the purpose of occupying a nev nv position be lond rot TOT d 1 I tv the e sirdar s near I 1 r y thich bich it t ivas it ivas as en er campdon ui froni front of tho tha pepie 4 iines linea which he succeeded in accomplishing h ho be cot met with a d a wie mie bitle ake f ensuing ps uin g i lasted iiii till late ft afternoon after when the cc aerates gave way the result wab was considered 1 importantly Import jt to ot the ibe t the ground occupied j ed bajer and but I 1 nuni littfe e moor tevi evou eyou dula duta d have to be gained to place the s entirely eb beyond the the Ibe swamps gen mockery eba loss losi oi I 1 ala thala da day y was f estimated acabo ut iivo tivo t killed and q wounded the according a to that statement was estimated at abour about the sar sai same bun POn donber ber 1 another dispatch frera the battle battie old 0 on thursday stated that gen hookers Hoo kelis keils div division islon had bad to ie in line ine oe baulch I 1 I 1 on W e igday morning 01 T g WA ati fi on days iii til A na in ib their air haversacks haver sacks and that the movement t I 1 was commented by the ath mas dide si at about eight i which mch th the e enemy acro acre across I 1 an open field a and na on op being ced by i 1 grovers glovers Gr Gf overs overa brigade of the ath constituted a part pait yand and the jersey and 1 the battle beca beda bae fae canie eanie tife life general and the be confederates were dyven out of the woods di leiea ken th i fed eral ezal troops hi in ih the 6 C oliv e the e fight ht ii as continued aar ater ap enemy w were arc i driven drivon kom Wom from the swamp and volley after to 10 ley was wab eXchange iT ti when the he Cot cor federAtes confederates 1 barged charged ayo abets towards theist 1 I 1 and ath blass a and n d t the he penn at double quick yelling tremendously as they ad advanced vinced the federal tras tro ps ivere vere r eady ready td to rece ne n e t them b em I 1 a n nd d a fierce cob con conflict alic t ensued ansu ed r in th the enemy who retreat i od ed in great about abou I 1 half a mlle mile before the bayonets of th the 6 CO cond no emalea are represented repress n as ha v in fa penin pepin in eaps nore more of them baving having been killed in j thatchat that charge than in the tattie tattle attle attie of bf rai ral ralis the federals fed ei A Is droe f 9 ve them rita rits p pita its they occupied reinforcements came s j A report from 0 geral peral aeral eral mcc elan haibe on he ah to the tiar liar department announced hat that bat all ali was quiel quiet along the chickahominy but according to dispatch dispatches esy esp about n noon oon on that aay day dax day I 1 the he I 1 co confederates in federate 1 ma madan a ean ead atta attack ckon on general stoneham s division near hanover court courthouse house the extreme rubt of the federal hires and a most desperate j flicht ensued aich las lasted lii ill g when hen ben a retreat was ordered and the troops began to co fall back the la it reported to have hive been renewed on friday and the be ep enemy continued to id adrance advance vance rance and the fede feda e alsto als ais to give way till saturday the la in the afternoon when white house was evac evacuated 1 cited most of the army stores ha hav ng g been p put u f an on board boar the thi transports which vU wiil duball bali hali kall ball the thet gup gur boat boata amt aut ald shipping on the moved off down the river to west point the caval cagaly y at it white lious I Ious lous aurino durino satar safar dry guarded the depa departure iture itura of the trains and the embarkation till four pm when the tm einal final evacuation took place and hen hep they moved off and joined gon gan ato stoneham Sto nehm v who h 0 had bad bee been in 12 the vicinity all day the safety of the trains having havi g been secured secure dy gen stoneham m marched arch 0 d off with his force forca eastward in inn the he direct direction I 1 on of yorktown where be e subsequently arrived I 1 and from thence proceeded to fort 31 monroe onroe the presence of the confederates rendered it impracticable for tor f or him lo 10 effect a junction with the main body of the federal army oa on the the rep reports orts oits sent forth to the world con th the e warlike operation operatic ns anthe on the right win wing of the army of the potomac ac which resulted in the abandonment i f all the points there held and in the clearing of york river arul ani its tributaries tributa ries of everything move nove beable able abie io in arhe eie shape of gun boals ate steamboats steam m boats sc schoon hoon rs barges byrge and towboat tow boat are ai as various as 8 ti th sta tem the ti arst one cite announced m mas was as to the effect that there was a most delerm ji ln ell til e and s severe eeme eiMe batt raibe 10 lo rought bought on I 1 thursday anat elday fiday ara s claimed by j the federal foder al officers as a mos mob moat t splendid airale 1 getic movement into chich the tue confederates con Oon federates bates had been drawn against their sli nil liand i I 1 bold id result ui in the dallof fall fail of richmond and the capture cap tuie tule e of the th e entire eaf ire lre confederate Con Conf ederae federa I 1 e army the bae same deport tep stated harthe hat the ae attack attach ivas tras was iras made liy iry ibe the r i sy 16 I 1 great 9 rea rae force oa ra thursday the sath and jand that they f desperately and numbers wire ta great er habat 4 abb liebat of the thi dl 0 i 1 1 OT 0 oen gen cicile mccan mccau cail ball tt ich was as at i they were unable td act driva drive them a single tingle rod that the Tede federals rals rais fo fought tight thair toes fops tal tai iline nii rii ne in t the ae evening w when uben h en the divisions division ws 8 ordered ba back ck and that gen Mc Celany who was waa on the geld fiel i ex expressed rossea himself highly leased with ih the e r re e i t salt balt t A major of jacksons army who was taken prisoner pr ironer foner oa on hat that day bard sard aa the confederate force consisted of sixty dight tho thousands thou i usand sandi men ich ach a accounted co na d as s a corre corye correspond correspondent ert ent the tha murderous fire under which the federal troops were borne down jackson Jac a I 1 i from d 0 5 a h valey lexe ere a I 1 W spart J attacking forne and anda a correspondent stated that oa on Thurs thursday dair the penn drove the att attacking ackin achin t regiments of arpy on y were overpowered by the kame B ame troops zein reinforced forced j beahe bybe residue of ot hist bit co command minand rt A reg of bt ric TIC aars oars I 1 van ita s sen ven to ube ibe assistance oe of f th the e penn troops ps bu bur bar were unable to check the the confederates and another corps bad had lo 10 be addea added all of whom fought braver bravely in and d although dof def defeated and bai hai to retire they did not run the fede federal ral rai loss w be enormous the lith regulars was heaitly and dihe dibe vias faast post dreadfully V ully dei deJ mated matei s helnut aber of federal officers killed and moli moll wab mab state A a as s farge large a aa mj til the i ea cast casi it lier ller ni and file the confederates cs did ard not arrive at white mods hous itin till 7 oclo ocio cic on saturday ebnit j three hours I 1 after he be pla pia place e wab waa evacuated by gancas gen case 0 1 ahlf in command alon aion along the line lirie of the 3 y at ten ing col anglis was waa before beffi yorktown with a large leet of transports consisting of steamers 1 er schooners ners and other crafts on the tho way to tort fort monroe J and aha at noon on the there was waa not notria pa report repp ada a single craft afloat above west point evey evay everything thing Z having been cleared cleaned out ope one oz account of the battle seta sets forth that the enemy made an attempt to break through the federal right but failed tailed and after charged orn ori ide the left itaf the iama dama same iame result and thep hep in the same shame connection asser ts s th that atthe althe the battle F raged aked several hours without any advantage being gained orril off either elther ther side bide when the enemy made a de e e feori effort and drove the federal back aci into the twe low biow ow ground between thel the hi hill JJ and ard the bridge and a panic was wab aln ain ost inevitable and had tad not hotd a 8 arong strong guard been placed ed on be bridge ge to prevent it a intimated tuat a general batami abtam eie ede would have resulted about that bitney time meaghers Mea ghera irish brigade made their appearance strip stripped pia pid for foi tb the i tight ht and yelling felling hideously pitched in and dro drove the enem enemy back that bight fight is said sald to have blare taken taden place on sa sunday iday morning and at an attack was made along the entire front t I 1 hooi hoot hooters ers era s Sum nera and Keara eya divisions without any material re results sulta fiering the first four daya days of the fight some fifty guns it is sad ii viere were ere captured by the enemy who are by a reporter aa as having twice attacked the federal lines over their re doubts and rifled rifle ats fis P pi t ahil lethe e the federal artillery was mowing them down in a moab moat horrible manner dispatches from flag officer goldsborough Golda borough on the soth stated the attack on the r was a desperate affair in which the fedea loss was great and that of the enemy not less than five thousand it was also announced that there had lind been considerable fighting on onabe the left addith and ith at mcclellan had succeeded in passing through white oak swamp with forty thousand men and a thousand pieces of artillery to escure the advantage ct c a new position and bad cut through the line of communication muni cation catlon to james river in the two days daya fight mcclellan was reported before th the e wires ii were ere interdicted interdict ed from aroa conveying intel ilg lis nce ace to have lost ten thousand inen inoa inca col Alexnder alexanderi i weik urns as aby eeb beb ella elia n river to select a ine lne of 0 operations ious which wab was as lepor t thirty miles below beffi en above t e it another account of the battle battie e a t a t e an on friday Gen general eral cral mcclella mcclellan n ordel r 4 orter to io u withdraw roche rom he h hp ephen p hen e to another bome some distance in thet thel rear which ariy arly earli in the enem enemy V d t tc e gerals federals le rals rais 11 filing retired iacross the C at hominy to the dhe position indicated G in chief chwat three ree b 1 1 I cic in tb the e if vernoon eino elno noon on a general engrem 0 place placa which lasted till seven beven when whenn federates drew off but scon ston atter after havi bavi I 1 bega beba v reinforced they renewed the at taSS i tnt t ij lb ia r gr great e at fu fury ry gen porter orter orten was rvin f 0 rv rm y slocums llie ilie meaghers Meag aggers hrs a and r d palmers halmers Pal pai mers ad e si and after a fierce and roost desperate nentin litt lilt grape ra pe add mus mua musketry ketry agrell were 1 reely 1 c used gigl ta beuins I 1 in effect the enemy edemy yasi pulsed the fed federal eral forces engaged onfri day are stated at twenty thousand I 1 ad I 1 irie of the enemy at fifty thousand sj i on Satur saturday dayn night add and sunday one statement stat sta emett the whole lett left win ltv er keys and S ack alan along th the line of the railroad and theas I 1 t road and matched marched to the confederates crossed the thi 3 chicka I 1 ia great force on sunday the 2 i reached the railroad but proceed edol edel cl no further on that day remal ing in 1 a i ground previously occupied by the tha federal forces and the 1 fortifications 1 1 which they had abandoned the stores and stipp supplier lieg erkd e ported to have been 0 S ne tremendous s fi fighting g ht 1 ax vv wala baia 1 a per report go ng t I 1 knall the time those in ov t I 1 ments were pre 9 livi lih 0 of f I 1 J t life on both sides aides llan ilan is report reported pd to I 1 his bla head bead quarts n near e ar turkey durkey y 0 oh lf sias fias 1 I I 1 li i ii M MI 0 r pt B J ril rii ir 1 nd and ana 04 on that il tha iha il c akly amly com commence compie mence pence aced ahr throwing sing ving up f ast fast as possible ble blo r y on the morning oe of sunday sauzay the ibe epst I 1 bof mot 0 4 I 1 the belat latest accounts from the army 0 of thiea th eo states state the divisions of gens and franklin which had bad been left I 1 leweir en t re at a fair oaks OAs h had a d in sl r u e 1 0 n s i to evacuate if practicable and ard fall ba chiy thay thoy had hahl hardly commenced to leave the wor fore lore t their b air movements were k 11 6 9 conte confederates who nho immediately atar edwith odwith th their whole force in bot hot pursuit c movements were so rapid t hat that tha the th e 00 federal le 1 deni deel officers ceis cels had barely time to get the their mei mcl in ino po bidon ready to receive ve the attack enemy was upon them the bhe battle battie acom commenced about two in the afternoon ai lasted till dark dal dai duning during 1 n which tb the e combatants gt auf terribly from lh the gire bre fire of the columns respectively the result of tb battle battie batlle blittle was favora favorable bletl to 0 the federals Federal 3 and thie the enemy fitl py loe lot retired from the field ay iy while the battle battie on afternoon mas was raging the confederates federates con Cop burn d th the e railroad bridge across the ny and a irrie fa rge train was precia bated into the river aver kaer kuer euer ayer the burning burring of the them bridge all the commissary comm iss siy sty and quartermaster store stored which could nabe at pe removed belonging belon helon girg to the federal ari arf anny in yvere were i burned and a larg jarg e amount of ordnance stores Os there izere were some seve seye seven seyen n hundred sie sit 4 k L tid iid wounded federal soldiers in n a building A bed M sed bed for a hospital at the station estatio n w who coufa not be got away and were left to be the enem enemy BI i i ian lyn after afler af le r i be uhe rp repulse 1 alse ulse or f iii lii the co confederation n f c sunday evening evenin gj the federal troops eri cri engaged maged gaped in the feht retired during te fire night to White oak swamp r twelve miles arm m I 1 the rei rel 3 tf battle ag yg e lii III the e enemy were after them then early on monday morning mo inis having by the broo troops iwho who bad I 1 fought foug ht bc baules on friday erid frid a Y the tb e fr aeral forces for forced ceO cek on monday weri werd were far more numerous nu m A e r han than ban on an Sun sundays dayas gen smiths and divisions were at the bridge and also helst heist aelmans vel mans corpa corps and Nag leys s brigade bri gaCe alo alf a li of 0 which participated is in the fight on that thab day y and anticipating confederates wo wid uld follow the various arlo ario lis its were ar arran rangel leifso so as to give them a warm reception and were in readiness to receive an attack for had not long iong to wait waif for the camo came 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