Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1863-05-14


t the line Of supplies to Gen, Lee eatirel
! cat of
: The New York Times extra says til,
the rebel troops that reinforced Lee cam
! from Lynchhrrg via Gordonsville Tt
IaneeS editoliaIly saws had We been cor
tent with holding the heights OF Fredel
lcksburg after capturing them, all woul
have been well, as We then had the enem
; in tight place. -
/ Gen. Hancock and his aids had thei
horses shot under them. Gen. Oouc
was slightly wounded, his horse kille
and his clothes twice struck.
Richmond papers OF the 9th have bee,
received in Washington. They state tina
Gen. Peck's forces Were pressing Oh afte
the rebel forces, which had abandoned tn,
siege of Suffolk, and that Reyes corps Wa
also moving.
After the rebels reoccupied Fredericks
burg, Hooker with his left wing carried
tae rebel batteries'on the left, said to con
tain twenty-si2 guns. Tie guns and mos
OF the cannoners were captured.
The 18th corps retrieved its reputation
on Monday and Tuesday, twice repulsins
heavy attacks.
A list OF casualties show the following
footlngs: 7th Mass, 20 wounded; 10th
Mass. 3 wounded; 18th Mass, wound
ed; 5th Maine, is wounded.
There are additional to yesterdays re
port the following: In Meade's corps, ?
officers and 81 men killed and 7 officers
and 1S2 men wounded; in Sykes division,
3 officers and 20 men killed and 6 Off
GERS and ia men wounded; in Berry 5
division u officers and 1873 .men killed and
50 officers and S41 men wounded; Sd d.
vision of Sickles' corps, 2 staff and 7 line
officers and 70 privates killed, 10 staff and
46 line officers and 523 men wounded: in
the 1st and Sd corps, Is officers and 81
men killed, 81 officers and IT'S men
wounded.
The following are losses in different
regiments: 61st Ohio, % officers and men
wounded 18TH New York, 7 killed and
8 wounded; 9th New York, II killed and
Is wounded; 18th Ohio, killed and 81
wounded; 10Th Ohio, Col Ruby and one
private killed and 81 wounded; 18th
Connecticut, 5 killed and "a wounded {;
74th Pennsylvania, killed and Is wound
ed; 10th New York, s killed and 26
wounded; 10th Pennsylvania, l killed
and wounded; 25th Ohio, killed and
1O4 wounded; Goth Wisconsin, 10 killed
| and SO wounded; 5Sth New York, l
killed and wounded; SD Ohio, Z killed
and 81 wounded 4lst New York, 2 kill
eo and % wounded; 54th New York. l
killed and SO wounded; 153d Pennsvlva.
nia, 5 killed and SO wounded 10Th Ohio.
l killed and 81 wounded; SD Illinois, 81
| Ii laH md la a.
l killed, wounded aud SO prisoners !;
52d New York, killed and ~ wounded !;
18th New York, 2 killed and 20 wounded.
Washington. May 1.-The Euening Star
says Gen. Hooker, 1t is understood, est.
mates the loss in the late battles at about
10000 all told, killed, wounded and mis-.
sing. Also that he brought all his mate
rails away safel ~ from his late position.
and that where we were SO unfortunate as
to lose some artillery we have taken a,
least as many pieces as we have lost.
Cairo, May THE steamer Majestic
was burned yesterday below Hickman. -
The fire was first discovered liz pile OF
mattresses, and was doubtless the work o.
an incendiary. She had on board lac
tons OF commissary stores and $50 horses
all except two of which were burned.
By arrivals from below we learn tbs
although the Chocktau was struck severa
times in the late attack on Haines' Bluff
she was not injured so much as was stated
yesterday. -..
| Advices via Milliken's Bend, from
Grand Gulf, are to the 30th ult. Our gun
boats, after Smelling the place eight hours
that day, passed below the batteries du
ring the night, with several transports
with troops on board. The casualties on
our side are reported as 26 killed and 81
wounded.
LATER.-The dispatch boat Wilson, Just
arrived from the fleet, brings dispatches
| toGovernment and important news.
We have captured Grand Gulf, with
5O0 prisoners, and guns, ammunition and
| stores.
The guerrillas at Greenvlle, Mississippi,
destroyed the transport Minnesota, Sun
day, but the gunboats shortly afterwards
scattered the enemy.
Cairo, May 1.-THE Iuscumoaa was
badly crippled during the engagement at
Grand Gulf.
Netherlands corps and Logan's divis.
ion were On the march to Port Hudson.
Inc army was In good spirits.
In the late attack on Haines' Bluff, five
gunboats and three mortar boats were en-
gagged. The attack was made simultane-
ously with that upon Grand Gulf, but it
was not intended to push it to any length.
Fortress Monroe, May Cool. Ludlow,
commissioner for the exchange of priso-
ners here, has just returned from City
Point, and has effected the release and ex
change of all United States officers held by
the rebels. These officers, $50 in number
and 325 men, include Gems. Stoughton and
Which.
The rebels have all left Suffolk and
passed over the Biackwater and beyond.
At the fight near Suffolk, on Sunday
the Sd, the rebel loss in killed was 200,
F, whom they buried about five miles out on
the Petersburg pike. This does not in
clude their killed (wounded . whom they
left on the field.
The Richmond Enquirer of May 9Th
contains an account OF a severe battle
having been fought on Sunday, the Sd
inst, at spottsylvania, in which they ad-
nit heavy rebel loss.
Gen. Paxton was killed, and Gen. Jack
son wounded by the loss of an arm.
The battle was renewed on the morning
of the 4th. The Enquirer states that the
loss was heavy on both sides, and claims
that the rebels took 5000 Federal prison.
ers. While this battle was being fought,
the Enquirer says, Gen. Stoneman with
$4,000 cavalry destroyed the Freaericks-
burg railroad at Ashland, and took pos
session of train of cars. capturing sew
eral rebel Government officers. The en-.
gineer Jumped from the engine and pre-