The daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1863-1864, 1864-05-13

additional abbatis, and everything evinced
determination to make the day one of de-
cisive resufE
..4saAXery.a etiye skirmishing was kept up all
the .forepart of the day
b We organized at length into q general
engagement, as the most persistent effort
which has been made ever since theycom-
.neneemeht was made, in the fight AZ This
locality to him, our right charge after
charge made by the enemy in the night.
Four columns OF our men repulsed each
charge yaliently. At length the 9Th corps
drove che enemy, compelling him to fall
back into his third line of defences; the
effect Of this repulse was apparent.
Rebel dead at points lay piled in heaps.
In one Of these gallant charges fell the
brave Gen. Rice, at the head of bis column,
as he has been in every fight.
Busy in the midst of the terrible conflict
was General Warren, he rode up and down
bis lines directing the movements, regard
less of the storming shells and bullets, he
had another horse shot under him, the third
within the last 4 days.
We made a general assault at 9 o'clock
It was the most magnificent and horrible
one of the war. Batteries through the
cutting down of some trees, were placed in
very advantageous positions, as likewise
batteries ofothor corps and simultaneously,
these cannon hurled mnrderous misses in
to their ranks, accompanied by volley OF
muskeiry, and from this hour until dark,
the combat deepened, and nighl left us
victorious on every side.
Our lines now advanced, and we hed ia
ken as many prisoners as We lost. But it
has been another extensive victory. Our
loss is heavy, but that of the onemy far
exceeds ours.
1t is expected that the battle will be re
sumed in. he morning.
Our men are still in good spirits, and
there is no give way to them.
Few York, May IA special to the
Times dated. Washington lt!., say:
A distinguished officer who left Grant
! in the saddle as late as l0o'clock this morn
| ing, sums up the bloody work of yesterday
thus:
The FIGHT opened all along the lines -
Lon.strcr,s coaps under Hill held the reb
ell RIGHT resting about miles northeast of
Spottsylvania, and Grant p!tted Burnside's
Ninth Corps against it. At given nc
ment later IN the p. m, BurnSides prccipi-
tated his entire cOmmank except colOred
troops upon the rebel righr driving and
completely crushing it, capturing three
rebel Brigades and 4 pieces of cannon.
The fight continued with ferocty never
! before witnessed until o'clock, when
|; night closed upon the bloodiest field pro
duccd in this war The loss on both sides
is stated to be very large.
OF the rsbel brigades captured, some es
capped during the awful carnage that fol
lowed, but | 200 of the captures were sent
to the rear this morning.
Our informant talked with some of them
before leaving to day, and they acknowl
!, edged they had been in every principal bat
tie Of the war but never experienced such
terrible fighting.
Tie battle ceased at o'clock, our line
having advanced Burnside occupying al the
end OF the COLLECT, the Intrenchments held
BY Llngstreet's forces at the beginning
This morning the fight was renewed up to
10 O'Clock, at which time Burnside held the
same position Lees army was then con
tracted into sort of horse shoe form, IN
and about the town OF Spottsylvania G. II
Gen. Stevenson is killed. Gen. Buffers
movements south OF Rirhnnond have been
felt and anpreciatad