The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1864-05-21
MIR. Francs. q. Longs Despatch.

ON rHp rsrr, NEAR SrorrsyIvASiA. May 18, 1864.
Al an early hour this morning Ere was opened from
batteries along the right and rgh. centre OF
line compr sing the Ninth commanded by General
Burnside and the Second and Sixth corps by Hancock
The rebels promptly responded nre, and in fcw
10 nlnules the air FLIED WIN shot shell whsIlng
and shrieking along on their errsnd Of DEATH The can
nonad pg very heavy but not fearful as that Of
Friday, the 18th jnst sse
General Grant making an attempt TO turn Lees
lert flank which was quite weak yesterday; but lee,
suepecting the manouvre, had strengthened hiE left
during the night and found them strongly posted this
morning.
Several charges weremade upon the rebeis ard their
lines Of rife pits taken and prisoners The Corco
ran Legion wn ch .oned us yesterday probably suffered
a. severely as any corps in The engagement Colonel
Murphy commanding II j was wounded, and has had bis
arm amputated.
Brigadisr General Barlow, commanding the First divi
sion Of the Second corps, entitled 70 much credit for
the galautry displayed under the hre Of the
enemy. Both the oficers and Of hss command are
loud Their praises Of him a. brave and sasscious
officer.
The charge upon the frat line Of rebel work. was
citing scene With and dcna0t yells the dense nasf
Of our nor pushed forward the euemys works,
utterly regardless OF the o! deadly missee hail
Cd their midst while the mnskery OF the rebels be-
hind their smbank almost as unbrokeD ~ the
roll OF a snare drum.
Tho most Of the troops engaged conducted themselves
with comncndahl~ bravery; few, however, principally
raw recruits we're determined fall 10 the rear, and
some be kep, the ranks the Hle closing a. The
POINT Of the bayouet am glad to state to the honor Of
the Second corps ,Shat there were but few such.
The following partial list Of the ofrers killed and
wounded IN this moroins's engsgement-
Major A. J. Lawlor, 2sth Mass killed.
Adjutani A. Annsrd, 9sth Mass, foot
~, C..,. oQs MAJ. l,p.g
captain covery, Acting Inspector 0eOera yb& brigade,
Second division, shoulder. .F
Captain Bailey, islh Mass. nuger.
Captain Cleminss, 2sth Mars head.
Lieut.. s-vanderhardcn, 1l6th Pa. shoulder.
Major J. o. ruye, 16oth r., abdomen.
Captain tn omss Lyford l64th N. Y. hand.
Captain J. J. whitney, 6sd PA gnterai region.
Lieut.. e Ballsn. ss.h y; M y, eyes burned.
Lieut. Col VIM Dcacy, 164th N. Y, band and abdomen
The One Hundred and Twenty sixth regiment New
York Volunteers, commanded BY Lieut. Col. W. b. Haird,
repcrss the following, loss in bn,cd-
Captain H. B owen, Co, n.
Captain Horace = Ellis, 60. r.
chris, no,sh,ail,us, ir 90. B. tst
Edmond 4. Dewey, o. D.
Corporal VIM Ncwbury, 90 !.
Jerome Parks, Co. X. a# frnN Nf
Lieutenant George A. sherman, miss,ps.
lne Thiryp ninth New York Volunteers The 0arsbadi
Guard, at present commanded by MAJOR Charles o
let OF casualties IN Tue regiment nHtH4N
Killed.
1ieu,epani Thomas J. o'Keefe.
Wo,rdsd.
Peter Anderson, TO. u; John Anderson, 20 D Fbiiih
Brown Co. 81 Edmond Gilmore, Co. E John p Sahu, Co
E; valnard lombard, Co Joseph Franklin Co. u Corp
Uoddy, o. n Private EsRnons Co. III John Helse To-
X Corporal Patrick Murray, 20. X Anthony VNdes Co.
y, August Iinnor, Co. n Thomas Kerr, Co. u; Ernest
! Hulgnski 10. a ueniel lee, Co F Trenor Bl, Co E
rbs following casostiss occurred among hs officers d
| the sixth corps ia y aN
Il Captain Bsgciow, 10th Massachusetts, head.
Iicntcnnnt Edmond Prcntoe, I'd Rhode Island head
Lieutenant frank Gleason, Tth Maine, neck. taa.
Captain Henry Warren. 7lh Maine, Killed II tfNM
Licuteuart Henry Crcnoy, tn Nainc, slightly.
L Adintsni u N. iran, TIN Massachusetts, side.
Gsptan Timothy swan, th Massachusetts,, eyes burned
First Lieutenant A. Bartlett, 10ih Massachusetts mef aiiy
l. mr. l.. a. III lend rick's Dcspmtoh.
HsADauLRrxRs. FisIr ARny CoRts,
1 Ws MMk ~ JpR FIELo, Nay l8-1I y NJ
Az aoicS tonight along tbc Ny. There has bsen no
nrins "uce my despatch p NJ excepting sp ocoa.
sionai interchange OF shots boiwcon the rcke,s
Ono killed snc foor wounded comprise tho daye casual
tics IN ,te EftL corps Tho losses IL the Second corps
are quite heavy. us ser9s olsssas ., iu- carns cen