Friday morning, July 4, 1862.
There is little to say in reference to the great
battle below Richmond. The papers disagree as
to the result Tuesday night. It seems that the
telegraphic reports greatly exaggerated the num-
ber of prisoners taken, and probably our suc-
cesses generally. I cannot receive as true
any reports coming in that way. A dispatch
last evening stated that the enemy had made "a
final stand" at Turkey Island, when they were
defeated with great slaughter and the loss
of all their artillery. This needs confirm-
ation. I am only certain of this, that the
enemy have been repulsed, losing several
thousand men in killed, wounded and prisoners,
and some cannon +c; and that our loss is
also heavy.
[transcript by the Valley of the Shadow project]
MSS 38-258
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