, 1864-05-19
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THURSDAY, MAY: 10, 1864
TIE GREAT CONFLICT.
a Resume Of the Battles up
to last Wednesday.


Llsu'enant 1enelal 1faat' now IN progress
must bt regarded as one OF tho most impol
mcmillan t,l;ng ,nto con.,der.tia1 ~
s-aat.sa,,,,a1a - eeuna4 4 at,'n "a
e..at au4aoets VI ootn arinles' tae eharacte
81 Inc troops, Inc country to operate in, an'
the Tast results depending. It was nv for
time to be with General Grant frono +ba mn,
mrn,sm.n+ or ~ sno.an,on+ - 49, - 'c.,' ~
s, - VIC "ot cnens, tae 4la ot thl
montn' tnfoasn Inc s1S days OF battle, ans
into The seventh, when I left, as the beare
Of important dispatches from the General :,
The W.r nen,rtmenf 1~A - y
T conno1 3r.tsnd ~ o,ra ,o,, T., ~. NIL
ea1ooi p9eleno 10 give 9ou, III the limit
Of hasty letter, any just idea OF tho grea
movements and battles of the sir tiays vii
messed. The eynerienc.s of noo-. +hn,, ne,
4;-,,o ,...~. ..,.-5s1 - @'t.Na = Aus
.,, .'nIo "e'e efo"aeo 'nto tnose eventual ant
e1cl1lng -aass. l arrived Mt Gen. Grant
headquarters, at Culpepper c. r., Va, OF
tba cpnr-.7 rnardrd h,a .ras+ .a,..t A..
1.,~a1z =, orne.- 49,. ~ tn~
nau au' sas a. oMses, .% auu none ol ING troops
AneH "nen Inc movement vas going to bt
made. Alter dark on that night, the ORDER
were given to move at precisely midnight,
So Quietly and stillv was everything done
int +hs neo-,. ~ ~ ",,,,e ny.m 1..,',n uuns,
o. What mas gong on, and when they oWoke
10 the morning, what was their astonishment
10 nna that onf "hoie army had disappeared
Is oy magic.
1he sleat 1nln? was 10 seaze the proper
,oIaa, ,, ana ge5 1hs Army across the kapidan,
pelote tse conid interfere TO resist the cross
1ne OF laat llser. 50 completely was the
tenSed t oecsisep o. Is 70 where re ~
ts snoea .a.1 70 cless, teAt oy wednesday night,
INC enuIe % %asmy o. me fotomac was sately
oser, Hnlls bufnsde'a corps (not belonging
" hne fotomaG ARMY was coming up rs
laFolJ as possible. ds 1fst troops came
~ 70 nc river carly Thursday morning: Lee
analng Gfans on the more, onward to Rich
mono, py INC lower lords OF the Rapidan,
was oplieed ss,t; TO- cqmo ont rem has intrench-
a.I3. me1l9 a. NINE nun ana attaek on drants
nank In order to prevent oar forces getting
oeINee1 Mm ana Ktchmond, and light him
On equa! ground lne t"o armies came to-
gslnef IN the ~ hde1ness" about noon
laursuas, May otn: Glants orders were to
a.tack Inc enemy instantly At every point
"Istc ne sPpSalSa;
~ Three O'Clock IN the afternoon the lines
o. battle were formed along tho Mhole line,
an 6oth armies heavily engaged. Both sides
attacked with great FURY along the entire line,
but 60 dense was the wilderness, and 50
thick the underground, It WAS absolutely
Impossible to see anything Of the battle at
~o5 toltt~ 4AG cAe1ut AAVHlus LIE ground,
knew where It was best to attack. He COM
nenced early his old tactics, By m1ssine his
entire force upon particular part Of our
line. 1t vas uancock'e position On our
left, which It was necessary for him to
win, ps he {llancock) held the road
towards Richmond, aud with him oncc
driven from that position. our army would
be at great disadvantage Loncstreeet and
Hin's corps pitched into Hancock with great
impetuosfty, about o'clock in the after-
noon, with the full expectation Of driving
him away, and getting possession Of the GOV.
cted road. Bnt Hancock was equal to the
occasion. With several members OF General
Grants staff, rode ont to where Hancock
never did soldier met an attack With more
courage, coolress and skill, rrpelline every
assault upon his lines With great aianrhtpr'
Is we rode back to headonnrttra sorne fwo
mlles, the road Wns literally iilied f,y onr
wounded soldiers, making their WaT hact tn
the hospitals, and it was most gh.stly and
heart-rending spectacle. Tie great rnmber
Who fell On that tield told OF The desperato
struggle that had taken place,
But the great fight Of Ill was On the ue1t
day, Friday. The rebels opened on the richt
1t 4:45 d. m., aud cur attack along The vhole
line began at s O'Clock preci5ely. Hancock
sge which belongs to him, and wlIch has rem.
Tered his name Immortal. IA attacked with
fny. and drov- III enrnn- ~.
nila and half f.tina mn 1ins ee ~ F1emI .or
.apturinc many nrisonrra md serersi as1s
ne enemy fndfnE hfs riebt liEe1V ~ ~ 10
d by H.ncock's mssteriy attacf. law III That
liz taiT.ttnn drnrnded 1nn,, n-.t;nm has,. u1.
lancock and tnrTnin4 Kim opon pushing oacA
A. ohont fonr NJ n,a7nat ,.
,,as-aa IT. fo.a. 80. sosn, +. n.! Lce AGAIN
sn1t q eers ~ IL A"es 80 Aua Esauo -.
ehr1a seem f. hare @ st,haa ~ ~ 1 I'LL aIe
mn m m - thev 1nshed ~ ~ " .nae ,a a..aSA
Eliza nRey Iospsu bp nuheos oh our @
ronoS Fn11;,e, Ill., taan Eo1ees.lny e,efy lncn 9i
er. "ot ~ fhs;, on riaa.;ts au'tr, H. or ,,s sot
aye rem mt doWn n the;r f,on, ~ ~ 1n 4has
An fsvc a fair shot IN n..na % ~. o. "1e 10y
nshed with the ma1;,enad hnne ~ nartai,
uccees-a rebef co1or.hearer a5v.nccs c'~aa
10 to the rife.pit and. .nlants ,,is sfandsri d..
[antly on the TOP. Tbcn rise 10 our waiting
,osts and nonr 9nch a Strnsm X dos+r ~
intn the adrancine ~ r,nEa ~ aha 4ha
:nemy TINT be falters, hats. and fails bacE:
,ut not until he had broken over one mr.,
ion Of our lines. Onjy small forco Ignt
,yer and was speedily driven back. and t6en
be whole maes finally retired before the un-
.eltntiug bravery OF our men, leaving bis
lead and wounded upon the field. 1t was in
his fight, on our left. that the brave, the no.
De, tie chivalro1s Wads~ortd fell, in the
.hlckest Of the contest, after having two
aorsea shot under him.
While the enemy were thus pushing Han
2ocE, Burnside. with two divisions of bis
corps, xas etr1klng him ln hts flank and
Eea5- warren WSa also lighting ln the front,
s'ae sho !ne Aefolc seogMiek was attacking On
ocsI eratannd determined fighting, but the
enemy lal1ng 10 get any advantage TIL just
at n!9ht, thc3 surprised and drove brigade
" hleh held our extreme right. This misfor-
tune Was soon repaired by the prompt and
boldierls action Of Gen. Wright, who stop
ped tie advance Of the enemy md drove him
back, capturing quite humber of prisoners.
l1l6 was the great day Of the battles Of the
= Wilderness" only very few Of the Incl
dents OF which have touched upon, Out
trooIs, as general thing fought with unsrr-
passed bravery, and our immense losses OF
of6cers told how much they had exposed
and what prodigies Of yslor the7
On Saturday there WIS not 80 much fight
lng, but vet quite heavy on some maria az The
line. kept m by the enemy tn conreal hfs
Unable to drive rs back ar tn
stop our progress. he found unleas h. start.
I'd, nc SHOULD got ahead Of him and rel be.
Whether the enemT started or mt Gem
Grant was determined to move his ar79 to.
wards the rebel canital snd ret n Y.cs.
ear. His army VIVA fo move = snon aa Isri-
saturday nieht but tha enemy ~ % fesrIne % Tia A
t anncars 6sd stnrte5 msnv hnn~. hafa.e' c'
Farrcn'e CORPS tooE fhe adyance f;ar a n1ght
march on tLe Tay 10 snotsV1van;a GoS4t
ionse. sedgwick's &orns TOOK smother @ u road
urther to the left, and Bnrnside st;lI nnothcr
,ne upon which was our vast army train.
hancock came last. as tho 1ear guard,
l accompanied Gen. Grant n1d etaff on this
march, and We arrived at "Tod5's TaYern''
|bout or 2 o'clock In the morning, whore
70 hauled up and remained till about s
o'clock, and then went to, Piney Rranch