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The Daily Dispatch: June 6, 1864., [Electronic resource], article 1 (search)
y of Northern Va., June 4, 1864, 8:30 P. M. Hon. Secretary of War: Last night, after the date of my dispatch, Gens. Breckinridge and Finnegan were attacked by the enemy as they were preparing to be establish, their skirmish line. The enemy was the army is substantially unchanged. Respectfully, R. E. Lee, General. In the fight on Friday night Gen. Breckinridge had a narrow escape. His horse was shot under him, and himself somewhat bruised by the fall of the animal; but his and also Field's, of Longstreet's corps, but were easily repulsed. About eight o'clock on Friday night, as Hoke, Breckinridge and Mahene were moving forward in order to re-establish the picket lines, which had been temporarily deranged by the slight repulse which Breckinridge sustained on Friday morning, the enemy suspecting that we meant to attack them, also moved forward. A collision ensued. It was, however, of short duration, and the enemy speedily gave back, so that our picket lines