New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1864-05-10

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know, but know that he did his work clearly and
pletely. Longstreet had Joined the Rebel right, and
this was second determined attempt to turn our lef
and second utter discontinue.
Grey, who ON the ground, will undoubtedly eu
body in his letter TO TIE TRIBUNE full and accurate par
tculars.
Only 10 O'Clock and Leo had tried each wing and had
met in each case more than be could overcome and ",
asked ourselves what next. All hs movements ver,
silent and invisible, and unknown until he developed
them In the event. We can deliver blows over in The
direction whence blows dealt us-not against al
enemy advancing in bold siglt but against one VIII
has mysteiously gathered and poised himself Tor q
deadly spring.
But the suspense Is no, long. Both comba.ants are
too eager TO compel the ssue for either TO delay another
AID still another encounter Slots begin to ring
all along the six miles Of front.
At II o'clock the enemy press close upon Warren and
ssdgwok and train number OF guns exactly upon the
laers headquarters. man and three horses are Killed
within 70 feet Of the General and in the very center Of
his grouped staff Finding the enemy disposed TO re.
new The engagement OF the early morning, Sedgwick
accepts the challenge, and advances his whole Inc.
The men 90 in With dash and hold more stur-
Oily than In the morning Ewel Is driven back TO his
second line where his guns in position. and there
makes a stand.
At this juncturc Warren who connects with Sedg.
wics left Is extremely anxious 10 90 In with all his
might but the enemys POSITION in his front seems too
formidable.
see n troop Of hofsemen riding rapidly up 20 the
perilous edge Of battle, and recognize Warren and
his white horse Jehu recognized by the Prophet
Of old for they came furiousy. With him are Gems.
Griffin and Hunt, and officers Of Gen. Grants and
Mcado's stats.
Hating at the first line they dismount and walk
more than half mile in froRt Of the men, who are nat
upon their breasts, and firing rapidly. We hold the
woods side Of open space perhaps onefOurth
Of mile across and tie Rebels lay along the trend Of
the woods upon the other side Their intEenchments
arc plainly visible and tho open mouths of their arti
lery peer over
No; 1t viii not do 70 charge across. II were stark
madness The sharpshooters may continue to reply 70
this but no man shah start the plain and live.
wrrren had perhaps Hoped that his own Judgment
would be overred By the officers with him, but all de-
clare tha advance be made here. But more 70
tho left where wadswcrth's and Robinsoos divisions
II waren's corps lap up 20 Hsncock, the prospect is
letter. aud there assault is ordered.
It is noon, and sedgwics's second fight is over and
10 again rests on the limo of bis last nights byounc
wadsworh advances and finds the enemy-A. p. Hills
corpsstrong and prepared. The divisions on his right
and left become engaged with hin, and the work is
warm Here as elsewhere, tie contest is in tangled
Jungle and the soldiers push aside tie bushes and find
uor,d enemies bursting through the adjoining growth
Of bushes, and face TO flee with then
Half or .lourths Of an hour of alternating sue
cess and repulsc and Gen. Wordsworth orders charge
70 recover his command from dight wavering. He
il ohecrod loudly by his men who loved the gray haired
chieftain One horse is shot under him. lie mounts
second and syars to the 'front.' hat in hand. and we
should hars won then, but his him fall. He
through the head killed instantly and his body
fell into the hands of the enemy.
His command fell back to their original position with
com paratiye order. Wadsworhs death Is heavy loss
an officer in the army but could have been
better spared and would have been more deeply
Yesterday and to-day he had displayed such
marked ability and gallanty rs to compel his recogm
ton on all bands able soldier who nov that he is
gone, can hardly be replaced. lie was true man. a
beloved, heightened gentleman, to be respected. an
unshrinking patriot 10 be cmulated accomplished
soldier, dead on the field Of honor 70 be mourned.
But this battle does not pause for hero slain. From
noon until o'clock. a number Of sharp assaults at
various points were made and invariably repulsed.
whether made by US or by the enemy. Each one Of
these affairs were material for long letter but find
simply impossible at this time to ascertain and write
out correctly the facts in detail.
Prisoners came in at the rate of 100 hour The day
excessively hot and the men were much exhausted.
We had neither gained nor lost ground. but continued
this thing long enough, and we hoped to finally woar
them out. At 81 o'clock Hancock was preparing for
grand movement Of our entire left He did not make IT,
the enemy Anticipated him. and he had to repe per-
haps the most wicked assault thus far encountered
brief duration but terrific in power and superhumsn
momentum.
Tie first few minutes We staggered. Stragglers
for the first time IN all this fighting sreamed to the rear
large numbers choking the roads and causing panic
by their stampede and nooherent tales OF fghtu dis
aster. 1t was reported at general headquarters
that the enemy had burst entirely through and supports
hurried up Grant and Meade seated their backs
az ainst the tree quietly listened to the officer
who brought the report and consulted moment in low
tones. The orders for sending reenforcsments were
given, and for little time not word was spoken In
the group of more than twenty officers. They but
looked into each others faces.
AT length, Grant says with laconic emphasis II
don't believe H." He was right. Long before that
Hancock had recovered from the first shock held his
own awhile, and now gaining ground. In forty
minutes from this attack tho enemy was completely
beaten back with tremendous slaughter and the loss of
some hundreds Of prisoners
II was now nearly sunset. From one end OF the line
to the other not shot could be heard. The days work
seemed over Our line OF tonight would be that Of last
night. The auguries good. In two days fighting
we had lost heavily but not more than the enemy. Our
,s,auts had been futile, but the eneny's had been
eouy so and il Is by these massed assaults that he
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