Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1864-05-18

1tnu sTohSiy entrenched before morning
Wlth the last attack OF the enemy upon
SeoSWlck right the battle ceased. That
Generai Grant can lay claim to n success owe,
ms adversary viii be evident to the nublic
when 1t viii learn IN day or two of the nj,
innate object OF the movement of our army,
which VIII be realized notwithstanding the
desperate interference OF the enemy. The
nature OF the ground rendered the enlpIov-
ment of artillery almost entirely Impractical
bic, thereby depriving cur army of the ad
vantage OF our great superiority in this arm.
1 hardly half Il dozen pieces were brought to
play on our side.
! SATURDAY, May 7.-Our line today is
the same as on yesterday, with the exception
OF a concentration on the right Vigorous
skrmlshlng took place at different points of
! the line during the day, but no serious de
monstratIon had been made by either side.
towards noonOur skirmisherS advanced and
discovered that the enemy had retreated
! from their line last night. 1t is believed at
| headquarters that they were withdrawing
| from our front. The Cavalry Corps. ike
the Infantry, has done its share OF hard
| fighting. The three Divisions have been
covering the various roads leading to our
rear form fredericksburg and the region
below. They have encountered bodies of
Stuart s Cavalry almost daily, with Uniform
success, losing up to the present time to-
tai OF about one hundred killed and 800
wounded The losses of the infantry and
artillery, during the last three days. are es-
tlmated az twelve thousand fifteen hundred
killed, eight thousand wounded and the
remainder missing OF these the Second
Corps loses about five thousand. the Fifth
and Sixth about three thousand each, and
Burnside 5 seten hundred There is an un-
usually large number of slightly wounded "a
mong the casualties. The loss of officers,
especially field officers, is extraordinarily
large
SUNDAY, MAY S.-Gen. Grants head
quarters is at Piney Greek Church, six miles
south of charlottesville, day. The whole |
Army moved out of the Wilderness last |
night, and will be encamped to the right |
and left of Spottsylvania Court House to- |
night. Our cavalry, in covering the ad- |
vance OF the army, encountered mounted |
forces OF the enemy on several roads, and |
slrrnlished with them all day, driving them |
steadily. The advanced of the army South
ward will continue tomorrow There is no |
sign OF the main rebel army, either on our
flank or front Our wounded are comforta-
bly, quartered in Fredericksburg under am
pie protection. All the Western regiments
IN the Army Of the Potomac were engaged
IN last week S battles. The I4th and 10th
Indiana suffered very severely the latter
losing rs killed and wounded including 6
officers. Col. Lacy, of the 2Oth Mass, was
wounded. Gen. Lee in his official reports
says that his losses in killed and wounded
have not been heavy, but that he has
large number Of wounded, most of them
slightly So HS makes no mention of his
losses or captures OF prisoners, and gives no
indication either ofretreat or of any inten-
ton to renew the engagement
MONDAY, Nay 9.-NO movement of the
army was intended to be made on Monday,
but brief period OF rest given to the army,
after their heavy labOrs during the past
week. All was very quiet along the lines
till late in the afternoon. Gen. Burnside
began the attack on the left with great fury,
md with an encouraging degree of success
Lt was thought the enemy were probably
alling back, or that had already gone to
Richmond to meet Gen. Smith, who was
eported as being close to that place, and S
therefore, move forward along the entire {
inc was determined on and commenced at {
4 o,cl0ck-the right consisting of BiIn6y /
nd Gibbons divisions of the 2d corps, and t
Jarroli 5 brigade on the left, Joining War =
en-, the latter being in the Centre, with the |
th corps ON the left. The right crossed a d
'ranch of the Po, and charged on a light
ClsC JSAttSIg- hIiICii hdS ibDHlGti 20 cover Il
mall bridge, but which was quickly timber
d up and started off-the skirmishers sup d
'ortng 1t also retreating In front Of Gen 7
raj Warren, and on the left of General Han II
Ock, quite lively engagement onsued, the {
hells and round shot from one of the enc d
lys batteries placed in the woods coming q
rather close proximity to some lockers on j
! an open field in the rear ofGen. Warren "
caused a stampede of the {
rowd. The enemy were driven back about Il
lree-fourths Of mile, and at dark the fir o
e ceased. A few prisoners were captured Il
hey belong to Wilcox division of Hills ft
rps. 1t is believed, however, that Long W
reefs corps was the only one in our front, a
nd that he was lett there to impede our q
rogress as much as possible, while Lee was ly
tending to Gen. Badly Smith. At about st
o clock at night the rebels in front of Gen W
.arren' corps made an assault on line of ly
ie-pits hastily constructed Our men B
i've them rally and fell back f5r the pur- II
)se OF drawing them on to a second line tn
ne ruse was successful, and as the rebels th
lvanced they We're received by a destruc- Ju
Te fire, which drove them back in disor- de
II; but finding our men still retiring, they cl'
flowed up, and after a charge on the third III
lie the whole of our line gave them such en-
king fire as to almost demolish them and gu
ring ing after them, charged and drove be
EN- back in utter disorder Their loss was
ry heavy, while our, own was light. We
Ok a number of prisoners General Sedg- ey
OK was shot through the head on Monday -
,rning whilst experimenting the mount I'll
: of some heavy guns in an angle the men
d just Prepared There was no skirmish-
: at the time, but occasionally sharp fo1
potter sent bullet in that direction which IL
used the cannoniers to vince and dodge br
neral SedcWick was near hu with some