The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1864-05-17
Further Accounts of the Battle in Va

We give the reports as received from
the date Of our last issue.
ORANGE, C. H., May z.
Ewell again repuIsed the enemy yes
terdsy.
The Yankee loss is terrible, especially
in Early's front.
Ewel's loss is small.
Last night our men held possession Of
the enemy's battle field on the Lett and
centre capturing a number of their wouu.
ded.
Our success is very great, bot not de-.
eisiys.
The charge made by Gordon's Brigade
is represented to have been the grandest
Of the war.
Our loss thus far is about five tb bousanti.
Of whom large proportion are slightly
wounded.
The fight occurred in a densely wood
ed country, hence little or no artillery
was used in the fight.
Adyices from Chester dated Saturday,
midway between Richmoud and Peters
burg. says:
The Yankees have been repulsed with
loss OF one thousand in killed and
wounded.
RICHMOND, May 8.
The enemy in Chesterfield county have
| Withdrawn from the railroad to their en-.
trenchments. Smith and Gilmore com.
mandirg and Butler directing the expe-
dition, with his headquarters at City
Point. whers the negro brigade is en-.
trencbed.
No fighting at WalthalI Junction to.
day.
The enemy's loss yes:srlay was thou.
sand killed and wounded.
Butler made narrow escape from the
fire Of our pickets at Olty Point, on Friday
evening.
The following kilograms from Gen. Lee
were received in Richmond
HEADQUARTERS ARMY NoRrHERs, VA.
May 8, 1864.
To the Secretary Of War:-Gen. Cor
don turned the enemy's extreme right
yesterday evening and drove him from
his rife pits.
Among the prisoners captured are Gen
erals Seymour and ShaIer. A uumber
OF arms was also taken. The enemy has
abandoned the Germania FordRoad. and
removed his pontoon bridge towards
E'y's. There has been no attack to day,
and only slght diminishing at our line.
Signed, RE. LEE.
NEAR SrorrsYLvANIA c. IL. May 8.
To the Hon. J. A. Seddon: After a
sharp encounter with the Fifth Amy
Corps, Warren's and Torr5etts divisions
of cavalry, Gen. r. ii. Anderson. with the
advance Of the army, repuIsed the enemy
with heavy slaughter, and took posses.
sion OF the Court House.
am more grateful to the giver Of all
victories that our loss is small.
Signed, r. f. LEE, Gen. Com.
The Petersburg Express OF Saturday
contains the annexed particulars Of the
fight in that vicinity the day previous:
SHARP FIGHT AT PORT wALrHALL Juxc
A sharp fight occurred at Port Walt
hall Junction. yesterday afternoon, COM
menclng at and concluding at o'clock,
which resulted in decided repu!se Of the
enemy. Port Walthsll Junction is on
the railroad, five miles from Petersburg,
and two from Swift Creek Bridge. At
s o'clock, two Brigades of tn. enemy.
which moved out from Bermuda Hun.
dreds, some time during Thursday night,
and were slowly and cautiously advauc
ing during the day yesterday, attempted
to cross the field of Mrs. How!e,t's farm.
Immediately at the Junction, but were.
met with deadly fire from six hundred
Of the 2lst and 25,h South Carolina Vol.
un,eers, commanded by Col. Graham
Three times the enemy essaSed to reach
the railroad, coming with yell. but our |
men nnawed by such music, and unin.
timidated by such apparent feroci,y, met
them with steady fire. causing them to
recoil and stagger, from the bloody re-
cep,ion. They finally re,rea,ed in some
confusion and retired about a mile and n
half distant, in the direction OF Fort Wal.
.haI landing. The disparity Of numbers
was too great for us to pursue, but a gen
tleman present informs us, that be never