Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1864-05-19
THE LATE BATTLES.
Weekly Summary of News.

" INC HIUct CuteIluS CH IdceOis ouI
successes have been such as to cause the
hearts of the patriotic to beat with high
hopes of a righteous peace ere many
months more roll over our heads. True,
our rejoicings should be tempered by
the thoughts of the many that have
fallen to rise no more, and the greatest
amount of suffering caused by these
hostile meetings and bloodshed.
ON THE POTOMAC.
The fighting, which has been going
on for near two weeks seems to have
lulled somewhat with the sanguinary
engagements Of the 18th, on which day
Gen. Hancock took 4 1000 prisoners and
80 or 10 cannon. The fighting on this
day was more decided in our favor than
on previous days, driving Lees army
several miles. beyond spottsylVania
Court House. / gr4 @ . s.
Immediately following these successes
General Mead issued the following
characteristic order
i. ~ II HEADQUARTERS PoToMAc ARMY,
May 9Th, 1864
The moment has arrived when your
commanding General. feels authorized
to address you in terms Of congratula-
ton. a"' @ -
For eight days and nights, almost
without intermission, inarain and sun
shine, you have been CALAMITY fighting
a desperate foe, in aposition naturally
strong and rendered doubly so by en-.
trenchments. You have compelled him
to abandon his position on the Rapidan
to retire and attempt to stop your, on
ward progress, and now he has abandon
ed his last, entrenched position so tena-
ciously held, suffering in all loss Of
48 guns, p colors and 5000 prisoners,
including two general officers. Your
heroic deeds and noble endurance
of fatigue and privation will ever be
memorable. n9'cie W.. eai il
Let us return thanksto God for. the
mercy He has thus shown to US, and
ask Him for it's continuance. IS :.i
Soldiers your work. is not over. The
enemy must be pursued, and if possible
overcome. The courage. and fortitude
you have displayed renders your COM
handing General confident that your
future efforts will result in success
Whitley we lament the loss of many gal
liant comrades, letus remember that the
enemy must have suffered equal if not
greater losses?o We shall soon receive
reinforcements, which he cannot expect.
Let us determine then to continue
vigorously the, work so we'll began, and
under Gods blessing, in short time,
the object Of. our labors win be accom-
pllshed. GEO. G. MEADE,
Maj. Gen. Commanding. Il
Next follows the brilliant. cavalry raid
Of General Sheridan, through by North
Anna River, to Beaver Dam, where he
destroyed during the night, the enemy's
depot, consisting Of three large trains
Of cars, two locomotives, and one hun
dred cars, two hundred thousand pounds
Of bacon, and other stores, amounting
in all to. a million and a half Of rations
He also destroyed the railroad track,
bridges culverts, telegraph, andrecap-
tured three hundred and ffty-eight
Of our men Continuing his march thro'
the country he destroyed everything
Of service to the rebels, such as rail
roads, bridges, cars, &C., meeting
Stewards Cavalry within the first and
second line Of the enemy's works,
giving them battle and driving them
across the Chickahominy. During this
engagement the rebel J e. B. Stuart
was killed. Sheridan's command reach
ed Turkey Island on the James, and
made junction with Gen. Butler, be-
low Fort Darling, on Saturday afternoon.
All things considered, his loss was
small. The results are a decided ad-
vantage to US, and very great detri-
ment to tLg rebels. II Is ,r.ie...
IS Gen. Butler is still pegging away at
Fort Darling, a portion ofwhich works
he has carried. His army consists Of
about 10000 men, divided into three
parts, one of which is at Fort Darling,
another keeping Beauregard in Peters
burg, thus preventing him. reinforcing
Lee. The third is said to be marching
on to Richmond. 81. 5.....
Gen. Grant has been reinforced up
to the full standard of his army previous