Evansville daily journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1863-1866, 1864-05-19
FROM RICHMOND.
The Rebel Accounts.

DfspGtches
HHAs0uAHrsas. AsHT KoarHxRn vrasSta.
NAY s, 1864.
Honor able Secretary Of Wa,
The enemy crossed the Rapidan At
Eiy's and Germania Fords Two Corps
OF this army moved to oppose him, Ew.
ellis by the old turnpike aud Hills by the
plank road They arrived this morning
IN close proximity TO the enemy's line Of
march. A strong attack vas made upon
Ewell, who repulssd it, capturing many
prisoners and four pieces Of artillery,
The enemy subsequently, concentrated
upon General Hill, who, with his and
Wilcoxs divisions, successfully resisted
the repeated and desperate assaults A
lssge force Of cavalry and artillery on
our right were driven back BY Rossan's
brigade. by the blessings OF God, we
maintained our position against every
effort until night, when the combat
closed. We have 10 mourn the loss of
many brave officers and men,
Gallant Brigadier GeneralJ NJ Jones
was killed, and General Stafford, fear,
mortally wounded, while leading his
command With conspicuous vaIor.
X. Z. LEE.
kilograms 10 ths Richmond papers
ORASoE c. H., May GA considers.
Bile. engagement occurred yesterday,
about twenty miles below here, nehr
Parker's store, in SpoltsylvaniA county,
on plank road, between part OF Ewelf .
Corps and the 5th Corps OF the Yankees
ineluding Sykes regulars. The engage
Inent lasted from twelve clock until
might Our troops repulsed the enemy
handsomeiy, capturing nine hundred and
eighty one privates and forty-one com
missioned officers, who have arrived
here.
General J. N. Jones aud Colonel War
ren, Of the 10th Virginia, was killed
General Stafford was morsaIly wounded
T. Second DispateA
II The following additional particulars
Of the hght yesterday have reached this
! place:
/ Generals Heath and Wilcox were in
the 6ght yesterday; they checked and
drove back three corps and two divisions
Of the enemy. Lanes North Carolina
brigade, last night surprised and cap
tured three hundred prisoners.
General Pegram was painfully woun-
dod in the knee.
From three o'clock until night there
was very heavy musketry sighting. with
but little artillery engaged. Cooke 4
brigade fought we'll AID lost heavily
Thomas and McGowan's brigade also
sutFered considerably. Rosser fought
Wilcox's whole division of Yankee cav.
airy with single brigade, driving them
back At all points.
Third DispaieA
The enemy renewed the attack thi.
morning With great violence, attempting
to turn our right and get between rs and
Richmond.
Every. attack Of the enemy was re
pulsed. We have driven him sou.e dis.
lanceon the left; but be is very stubborn
ou the'rieh but is now giving away.
Lieutenant General Longstreet haC
turned the enemy's left and was pushinS
him back steadily when be was severely
wounded. He was shot By Makonel
brigade through mistake.
General Jenkins, of South Carolina
was mortally wounded BY the same brig
ade.
| General Longstreet is doing well H.
and his command saved the day on tn
right
General Kershaw commanded McLAw
division with great honor to himself
The artillery took but little part OF
: either side, on account of the woods an
the nature Of the ground
}, Our loss is severe, including man
valusble officers Among the killed ar
General Jennings jenkins n Of Sout
Carolina; Stafford, of Louisiana; Cole
mel Nance and Lieutenant Colonel Ga
4 Hard, of South Carolina, and Colonel
u Thompson Brown, Of Richmond, feou
manding battalion of artillery.)
General Benning, Of Georgia, is woanl
ed, but not severely.
General Wadsworth, of the Yanke
: army, Was killed
- The battle was fought in the Wilde
e ness, aud win probably be designated |
u the battle of the Wilderness
= - The enemy had been pushed back I
- ward Chancellorsville and Frederick
n burg
as Everything looks well for our sncceI
tA Ths Battle on Friday.
~ oRASEE C. e., May 6, 1854.
re- The attack by the enemy this raornil
Isl was very violent They were repulsi
in every instance. A strong effort "
~. made 10 turn our right We drove the
on our left, but they were stubborn ,
our right, until Longstrest finally fore
them to give way.