Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1864-05-23
'attle Ragged all Day Friday.
Rebels Attempting to Surround Butler.
Heavy Concentration Of Troops
Sher1nan'S Captures.
BANKS RECOVERING HIS LOST GUNBOATS.
The Fighting on Thursday --- The
Enemy Driven Back in COnfu-

The Fighting on Thursday -.- The
Enemy Driven Back I'm COnfu-
sion.
NEW YORK, May 2l.--The Times has the
following specials:
HEADQUARTERS ARMY OF THE PoToMAC,
May 20, 8 A. M.-My dispatch Of 10 Z. M.
yesterday informed you of the attack made
last evening upon the right wing of our
line, and the handsome manner in which
the rebels were driven back. 1t was made
by the whole of Ewells corps. The enemy
left the vicinity of Spottsylvania Court
House about one in the afternoon, made q
detour to the left and crossed the Ny,
and about five o'clock struck the Fred
ericksburg road in the rear of our right
their flank breaking out within three quar-
tiers of mile of the headquarters of Meade
and Grant. The only troops we had on the
ground at the time were couple of regi-
ments of Tyler's division, heavy artillery,
never before under fire.
Tyler soon brought up the remainder of
his force, and met the rebel attack, driving
the enemy back into the woods. Here the
rebels had formed their line of battle. Ty-
Ter felt rather apprehensive at the work be-
fore him, considering the rawness of his
troops. When once fairly under fire, how
ever, they showed the utmost bravery. Their
loss is quite heavy, more severe than repor-
ted by me in my dispatch last night, and
will probably reach 1000 killed and wound
scattering through the woods. The honor
of the victory rests exclusively with Tyler's
heavy artillery division, though Blrney's
division, I'd corps, and Crawford's 9th, after
wards gave support and formed line, en-
abling Tyler to withdraw after driving the
enemy several miles, and clearing the val
ley of the Ny.
The confusion of the rebels appears to
have been very great, the greater portion of
Rhodes division scattering in the woods;
$50 of them were picked up in the woods
during the night, and have Just been
brought into headquarters. The division Of
raw troops feel immensely tickled at their
success, although their loss has been heavy
they felt that the diminution in number was
fully made up by the increase in morale.
HEADQUARTERS, May Is, 8 p. M.-Com-
munication is open as usual tonight, and
supplies are still pouring in for us. Guiana
Station was captured last evening by Tai
bots cavalry, and is now in our possession.
From this position the rebels have been
bringing supplies. Bowling Green has
been their railroad station since. It is now
believed they are bringing supplies across
from the Virginia Central railroad 20 miles.
NEW York, May, 2l.-The Herald has
the following:
Friday, May Goth, z A. M.-The losses in
the fight last evening are estimated at be-
tween 500 and 600, and confined entirely to
few regiments. The rebel loss is un-
known in killed and wounded, but must be
very heavy in proportion to the number en-
gagged. Their disabled lay quite thick at
some parts of the line. Squads of prisoners
were coming in till midnight, and this
morning at daylight two hundred more
passed in front of my tents. From 500 to
600 have already been brought in. No fir
ing of consequence during the night and
none at all this morning. The rebels with
drew from their position in our rear under
cover of the night. ....-- .-.
Our old flank movement to the left was
resumed again this morning, and no battle
is expected before tomorrow or next day.
Lee Is believed to be uneasy in his in
trenched position near Spottsylvania, and
may be taking up new one further south
east at the present moment.
New YORK, May 2l.-The Times special
from headquarters says the losses in the 9th
corps since the movement began are as fol-
lows: killed 1,240; wounded 1l,570; missing
l,120-total 1880. There are less missing
than in any other corps.
,Stragglers are estimated at about 1900
In the whole army.