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The Daily Dispatch: June 24, 1864., [Electronic resource], article 1 (search)
June 23, 10 A. M. The most brilliant affair by odds of this compared occurred yesterday, evening, about one and a half miles south of this place. The were Wright's Ga., Mallone's, Va., and formerly Wilcox's, Ala., brigade on one side, and the first, second and third divisions of the Second or Hancock's corps on the part of the enemy. The battalion on Johnson's farm, near Battery North. About 2 P. M. Brig. Gen. Wright, leading the column in person, moving his forces by the right flank, a line running at right angles with their earthworks, struck the their earthworks, and passed to their rear, completely surprising them. Our forces, however, was r losses will foot up, I am informed, about three hundred in killed and wounded, Mahone's old brigade losing about 80, Saunders about one hundred and fifty, I and Wright seventy Col. Shelley, of the 10th Alabama, and Capt., Williams, of the 6thVirginia, are among "the brave in battle slain." The enemy were dislodged at the point o
The Daily Dispatch: June 24, 1864., [Electronic resource], article 1 (search)
r Dinwiddie C H, last night, and that there was fighting all night. [Second Dispatch.] Petersburg June 23, 7:30 P M. --The prisoners captured yesterday evening number, by official counts, 1,676 privates and noncommissioned officers, and 65 commissioned officers. Our loss yesterday evening was about 300 killed and wounded; that of the enemy is estimated fully as many as 1,000--Over 1,500 stand of arms were taken. The troops engaged were Mahone's Virginia, Stunders's Alabama, and Wright's Georgia brigades, the whole commanded by Gen Mahone. Our advance fought the rear of the enemy's raiders near Dinwiddie C H, yesterday evening, capturing ten or fifteen prisoners. The enemy are reported to have reached the Junction of the Southside and Danville railroads to- day about 2 o'clock. The latest information from Hunter was that he had retreated through Buford's Gap towards Salem, in Roanoke Up to this hour there has been nothing to-day except sharpshooting and