, 1864-05-12
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fsrecial Dispatch to the Chicago Tsiounc.1
WASHINGTON March 11th, 1854.
lam lust from the hsttIe field st Spotsylvanta
Court House, having 1eh Grants headquarters at
ten O'Clock. this morning. The rebels took up
their line Of retreat from Wilderness On Saturday
morning, LonEstreet's corps leading the column.
leaving detachments to keep mp appearances.
General Grant was not deceived, but tmmediate-
IL issued orders to march south On the Richmond
Road towards Spotsylvanta Court House. On SUM-
day morning 1t daylight, Wa7en's corps formed
themeelves confronting Longstseet's corps, three
miles from Spotsylsauia Court HOUSE. skirmlsh-
Ing Immediately commenced and ended By refJ
heavy lighting towards night. in which ne suffered
largely.
Brig. Gen. Robinson was severely wounded. Our
other corps not haTing arrived, the enemy could
cot be moved from his positions
ski,nfshlng commenced again on Monday morn
ing, and continued through tho forenoon an1-
cocks corps arrived On Monday afternoon, and
took position on the right Of Warren.
SedgwIck's corps came up and took position on
the LETT Of Warren. Burnsido'a corps having fur
ther to march only arrived on Monday night. On
Nonday forenoon deep gloom WAS cast over the
whole army by the fail OF the heroic sedgwiek, but
the ardor ofthe army was not dsmpcned. General
Wright WAS immediately put in command OF his
corps
9rar ..d c,Tr,-, nas,tian ~ -. otbs, .1ds ~ T..t
closed the Sighting for the day. Yesterday, (Tuea-
day. Wa commcpced By heaEy and continuous
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INC entifo nne, oa1 INC reoels took she
Initiative At naitpaes s"elFe, anu attacked %
Along the whole nne. A1te' 1ee1ins cur posnaon'
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be resumed MS usual taeucs oy masslng MS entire
d'eposable force against hancock's lcis anu war
Een's r'Rnt. bafne1aes dl7lslon OF AaaeockS
CORPS. "hlen hao crossed me taSef. WAS "itaota"n
to strengthen another part Of the cofps.
The hsht agsinst Hancock was continued nom
talf-Fast one TIL nearly sfs, and all attempts 70
move him proved unaTai!tng. Ihe heaviest charge
Of the rebels "aa AZ nMI-pass saree. een. han-
COCK naSlng repu1sea .oe". enasssa upon taeto IL
Eetn1o' anu usofo sueA' i1o'l 'uo'1 Pus''
aon, anu feoel Pfsonc1s saJ toat II toe' c1afee
sethh Division was neaf'1 ann'hhated> anu thas
they never mad before experienced suca tefrlole
charge, and that thcir oeaa were pfled up IN Heaps
After this repuise the enemy made but little dem'
onstratton on our right. AT half-pass slI VIC At.
sfacked with great Jury WIZ 'oufasloes an0
W1ebt's eosps. with part Of Wa1en'a and Glib
bon's divisions OF hsncocks . CORPS.
This was ons OF the most terrible and brilliant
charges OF the whole var, the men going IN with
2eateniDg cheers. This charge was IN thick wool
and was viewed By me as far as 1t WAS possible to
aee anything.
Generals Grant and Meade and their stats were
present Witnessing the progress Of the engage
ment. :. =,
Our troops caEfied the out llne Of the eneny's
1i1cpits In the centre. Burnside on tho extreme
left pushed bach their right to within one quarter
of mile of the Court House aud hatd bis ground
there when l lett, this q. N. In tho move
by Wright'a divisio1- Col. Upton commanding.
3 brigade, captured 1 rebel Brigade Soma Of the
prisoners escaped in the meles and confusion, but
more than one thousand were brought away, with
tbjrty-se,eu officers and many battle aass. Three
guns were also taken In this charge, but 1t was i'm
rcst1b!e to ret them off,
1ast n,cht at IN o'c,oek closed the sixth dav of
:, ntinuocs and terrific cobatin which three great
tat,les have beeu fought, and in mono Of which
h,athr enemy Gained anv advantage but been
steadily md ronstantly a loser. Driven nom tho
h1ood stained held Of wlidcrness after three days'
contest he attempted to mike another stand In our
fout. but has teen gradually driven from h1s post
ton with immense losxes IN Killed. wounded and
nr,eoners.
:. We haye taken over b.o10 prisoners, The enemy
seems shaky, but may ret tight long and desperate.
Our own losses have been verJ great, particular
II In general officers. no less than twelve havs
son and Rice were killed yesterday. Gen. Rice
was wounded IN the thigh and had hss leg smputa-
ted. He was unable to besr the shock and died in
The afternoon.
Just before his death, At a tins Of acute pain,
he etked to be turned over to get Felief and when
aaEed which VaT ne should DC tusneo. pc m
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