, 1864-05-12


Ar,er atsn.tchfne vmr epecfs1 messen.er last
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feDe8. oNeop'ins opoeo5 '"o1a eouiS Ao''
Under cover of this hrt, HANCOCK cfosseo tas
little River 70, and pushed the cne1y beyond the
kovn. :.
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Ne"h 1eaeass uh o''s 'n'fning 'aa. eou4naans@'
k1oh u opened between ae SUI " "Aaa1ngson- D5~W
OF Belle Piaine and Fredericksburg.
4 mail is Just IN from Warrington BY this way.
On, wounded End prisoners arc also to be sent
.h3a w.,,who,d .hont ax- t,ons.pa ,,r,..
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DOUBTFUL sToR1.
Tbe 7gu<s' epectal taye: It Il reported that
f,,,n, b;s t,,ut,d1e, bot, o1 III, ,,cht md ,en
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a 'eA1A'o '~.'Ao osS1e 'oo'NaA'' '''e wan
driven ecfoes TIC sonfh Anna rTef'
Grant IL still In c1oae pursuit.
rus RATTLE or SUNDAY.
gb, 7,Uatua< ortra snoci.l h., t1,is stnteh n, .
..ro. Of battles a.ter ttat Of Saturday.
r.r.r,,w.--.,,.ro-, 800 ~ on th.,rrh r,dd,r
T,vrrr, m S,tnrd.yn1ah. towards tha frnnt and
=, snnT1*e vere w;tn,n two ana half mica oY
C,n-t Hon.. nd yr,n, -d,,ta1v -ers
mt ;nto .ct;on to re1i-7e tbo cavalry Tho sncmv
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: Ir-r.,ro.t,. co,r. of frf,nt,v
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z,,hoa ,nto artfo,, I,tt a donh,r @,fct f.ans-.i
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~ ps.''st uguunk .lnl, oos oeu. ansa5. eotnnaaa'
n LUG fes LIEU Ii 'iona Ioe 1'eot' ana POSI-
oon "*s ne.o.
anosnel aespeta1e enofs most oo maze belofe
an..r. soa .oase - "ouio 70 ~ o1 tosAes'
49, Ia.,f" ss ts.eeu' Al opco eonoaJ
sHo 20. pa't's sa. ussus ne oetose as.
AooaI uoo1 " ouuoaS t0e oa.'slles Wese poateo'
nnnoa;rc nm Tbr a,,cba,oe ~ sh.11 ~ .n,,.
time was quite br1sk and severe.
Is the evening approached Gen. Grant started "a
the front to take anothe. glance at the position and
tnspirc cur troops for the grand onset which waa
room 70 be made. Before ho arrived at cur lei,
fenk, the rattle Of 1nuaketry nom the advance
sssag.s a ~ ,h ne ~ o1sA o. "ounae
men, indicated that the moment hsd almo5t ar'
fi7sa xao,. f,o,o t,o x, ,,a e.b co-D, :, .,,.r,,
o1f. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. ~. ~ ~ 49, ". e0.ps' - oefc44
nea'! tanes "e,e eoneentfaseo n mont Of me posa
engagement In the early part Of the day.
On. Wr3rbt,a a,1isfon .]readv d,atinon,,had h,
tl;,a. eu' "!. ei'.:.ou' s aaeaas 1 ~ y
s .na leau ~. a. e
commenced, as our troops moved ont Of the woods
through nar1oH open space, and m tanrled
thiclet which was held and fortified by the enemy,
A. m1n m the 1irht beoan to fsde aTxv NJ ~ hest
of the firing began to cease and now the enemy
csdinc Is The enemy wcre pushed aionc, showed
+h.+ tha t..r.. ~ "a o.. fvo-sS;a .-,s a.
1t .o' 1ssle" u A1e 0't'e& "e'e 'a*o'aole ano oe
csded. ~
We bad beaten the enemy, had driven them iron,
tas posl.,on *naen tncs n1o 10 strongly contested
out tne oa1eness IVES 20 Efeat VIC coutd not aa1ea1
prets them further and spoesyivaasa Court Houfe
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AoSoA1 o'3IA1'oSs'
Monday morning was spent quietly in GIMP both
k$u%x lad Fec &u14f
lot the muen needed fes' ano 1of repsenfahlns the
c.,u.1r1rs m vrs7rn. nrc4xrrra
n, Innonan6 ttb M;rh;oon r3lica ...r..,t
nh;o ~ 1icGa11 HI sts S1an Der Eota
Guo' WoHn9eW, N, az az Mta Oh AsMaa. ~onn
Teai. I'd inIians. wouuded: q. n. Foote. a1tE
4a5e Wqn Bn,. IT Mfrh;sn m nndA naisn1 4
~ Mitchell 1st. Indiana. Tn1ndnde Esf1in n
W;ae,s gtn uomnacd bon.1so 7t, w -
eonsin Wnnnded. n A1effr. JGfh M,chfc,n ~nn|
ded: i. b. soothafd, Sd Michigan. Voandc1: 5
W: flnke, aoth Indiana, wounded; !: y. Hiiem.n
4onnnes 1t1n uS "o'' '"o4 '''uAs' ''n '1's4''f''N
w.s,1.c-ox 1s.v ~. 17bo h,av ~ H.,
seSsxieE sfT'7sd III ii town th's nosslns. @ g: 49, '
h4sIuSGToS. May 1l.-The army or me Poso
mac hsd portion M 81 the % Day t9 recIpeFate..
rs 90 sng 9S an ee on .ae
Of srccnss. He had nght ne day beso:e u Thieh
10 ise als own "ofasr We whipped o'a Long
ss{se Cel a,v cou1a not be in mo,s cheerful cona,
uoo. ~ toe men sIe eanEqane o. success, ans
Lee late1y Issued Al order tn relation 70 supple.
~ "hich 1e s1a tne cotntnnn,eato9s oI Asenmone
ere gut On anq Z 4aposs!nle 10 iafnish nis mei
WIN stores. ~ had no faaoae 1ssuea 1orthFe'
al tn1as auppl1ss isnEa Fa m 1anEees; up to IT.
WIN. =
re,y GLaty. ~
tnS mus aar na1e Pc. sSes 2! a.
tsa ha efnr ~ tbe an,,d -enGsrs
artillery imprsst.sahle. :,
i4e ser9 aosu5o!y Gisaas Flc14Iy "nen g
HithdraHs non our isoh1 ana fe9'fes toward
General Tarbett's di.lslon Of cavalry whlppe'
| ne scocl cayany. ana oroEe lnem itom spolsIiTa
ala Court Home, but being 1eiufosced With Il IN
r. q
Mar land brigade q the iii Division of he Stl M
corps coming to theif huppsrt. The fighting wa
were s11esa botfi wounded. '' - '' 1AD '''''D'''
General SedgwfcS was shot through the head o.
| Monday morning. while supe:intendlng the moylnt
Tas n az IT te
eiora ahatpshooters cent bullets II that direction
All was quiet along the lines until late on Mon
III as I haa sesd5 IT, Hb
these Therefare move wss determined on, N;
,e Y e ous 4s no g.
drove light battery of that Vas posted to defent
snsl bridge.
| Warren's Front and Haneoek's LEFT had nvel,
engagement With the rebels who threw shot 2nt
ahell from 4 battery In the woods. The eneU,
we1e finally driven back Ebout threc quarters of
milo, and 1t dark the dring ceased.
i is believed that Lone.treet'a corps WAS th'
pSae p 9uT R5offes7' RStt "nne Lee "as ATTENDING Il
Asrbcl cavalry brigade Is reported having bee1
Monday, nest FFederisksbarc
Il 1s 6eneted rom reports Wneb reached het'
ISL niF1, nal tne5c Was no general engagement
4 ~ - nea ninf n he mae d1eeo5 ~ s5ai
rsnews 3D.. OR t9Eces do rot ooe9P{ tho tte
pL LsTEe numbers Of wounded are reaching Frede,
snd 1aang 9eefs wounded aEs expoetc