Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1864-05-18


and struggling interchange ofshots between
the pickets. The fire increased in warmth
until six o'clock, when the engagement
became general, and continued with little
abatement throughout the day. The reb-
els had intreuched their position on the
right by telling timber and covering il
with earth. Their line ran along the edge
of the woods, with artillery stationed at
intervals. A less formidable work was
thrown up by our troops, and the interval
Of the ground was the scene of one of the
most hctly waged contests of the war
The ground was fought over in somo pla-
COS as many as four ortiYe times, the com
batants driving each other in turn from
the opposite lines OF rife pits. The Sixth
corps, on our right, was mot heavily en-
gagged in the forenoon. Hancock, on tho
plank road, sustained terrible charge %.
the rebels, who drove him back and repos-
sessed the ground captured from thcw
the day previous. Sedgwick's left diyi,.
ion-that Of Gen. Seymour-was thrown
into confusion by charge from that por-
ton Of the rebel line, which was said to
have been reinforced during the night by
/ Longstreets corps. In fact, the condition
Of affairs at this time seemed ANYTHING
but hopeful, and though the line was f,
ually re-establshed, yet when, later in the
evening, the rebels pierced the right cen
centre under Warren, and pushed our
| lines so far back that for q while It seem
ed as if the right wing would be detach-
ed, the feeling OF apprehension was al
most universal.
| The condition Of affairs certainly look
| cd gloomy on that Friday evening His.
toiy ueh4Hus lAaI lDe lrulh should DO
toiu' ~ me U"tlIe oi the wilderness Gen'
NIauI uid NOS 90 so mUch ouIugl aS oGl
hlaho,uyTe ana ou'goherat me enemy by
1" H"s''I1y movement on frluay hlgnt ].
Ch"hGe" .ne "nO!e aspect OF aualrs. Wa
craving tAG 2i%'h corps from the Ilgh..
ny way Oh the Ely,s iord road, he sent l.
10 inc extreme !elt' mus AZ inc same tlmG
cohsollaeiihg ms own INES one more ana
threatening INC Feoei capital itsell'
tno oIGor'to oI 'he N!hth CORPS
"nloh Oh inc Gay OeIoFe Aad oeeh Eeld IN
reserve were directed respectively 10 inc
assistance OF w afreh ana uancock' Iho
DIVISIONS Of stevenson were sent along
. the plank road IL the direction OF Chanc-
e!IoTsVilIe with orders 10 report to Geuer-
A. ,i1mncoorGor rt pE,g"nS r,.,, anG %"T'I iii
,,o cnD,n,ond oF ,Lot .0ionr 1o,.tioi,"taJ ra "ia
i, ia faroo oo,, fio, oC ,i,aiori T,Sd G.
onf LriTa> 10 ,vos IN rosoryo 70 cInsa tLo
Tor ho,,e9oon Worrnn ord IToroooI, Tbo
f;1isiors oc po,I,o and NvfIcov ,ynro NOV
c5 ont roor q cor,try rooJ rnnrirc 9th
orIy Lot,yeon tI,o tnrTn. Iro and rIapk ,no1
Tbo rcboIe ycTe soon cncon5f fered and
whom Gen Burnside and staff rodo 70 The
front thov wcrc crootcd win n norticuior-
Il, ryor,, sol,,o 81, foilcj n ini,ro ory
ono Lowcror Porke viii, - div;s;on bel1
Tho rirbt of the rood and was on ihnfonk
of Warren whose nosition was further
strengthened by the massing Of the Fifth
anu Nm IN corps oi''lefy IN posiilohs con
", Li ~ .gCa %'' ~ I ,, "t ny S oJo,'
d ~ C." ',,U H. ,Io ro,v u ma ~o
CO. Io1,e ~ J,Hdn,,. S;,;sio- ''''-- "''
rho ~oLoI sIorrsLootora atoI;one5 ibo,,-
,oIrns ~ VpT' ~, ', "oa ions
,I,o C.o,,, "c,,a;r l;,t ca''I Jt,,toh;,so,
oI y-iIoo,Is stoF woe ,yonndoj noinFnIIy
tbo,nb ,ot Iorroro,,sI,, j., Ibo tb;%b rb;yo
con,e,,ir, o, 6rdor CoI Torcndrc NJ
tTo Eisi & o,y Vol ,yos shot fror, troc
,bo i,aII ,ossi,, r'rorch Tho nogi, of bis
ca,, AMI am,tint, iLn Lrid,,a of he nosa
Tho Fourth IivlpiDn Of pOlprpl trODDa I'm
der Fcrrrro. WINS nnon The eZlrerne r;rbt
nicketinT tho riycr and boIdinc the line
between Hancock and The river. When
subsequently the provisional Lrirade Of
Col Marshall was moved 10 the centre
ono or Forrero,s br;rodes took their nIoco
I'm to the limo jert the field tbe color.
o6 ,roons had not tol,eD mari in tle hal.
tie NAM ofiLe rarimentg of the Ninth
corrs T rsos nndor fro f1r Tho frgt limo "
Al ItLaI,S,,j I,, =; ,nost or,ji,oJio ,ea,Yo,
~ o-i,T,, I al tj; ','TS :. tb ri H.
,, sCi1.e - 'nGl-' '''''" ~ '"' "0'' '''''
'e'e'0'' ! 's ''Ilo--'s,
Operationg South Of Richmond-OficiaI
dispateh from Gen Butler.
V,sr,yeroy Nav 1O.-7a 1t,; General
Il J;r."i roryard disro,cL his mon,on,
.a,;,i r,,n, ca,'or,i Pile 7, III. ti,,,
stcry stor,' wv ~ ''' '''' ''' ''''>' wa
'''' JEn,r,,o n Cu.,,uo,, coo,t orwor
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