The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1864-06-15
Diary Of The Great Campaign in vir.
Sinia.

From an Army Correspondent of the Charleston
Coasier.l
Wednesday, May Yankees rrosscd the RAN
pahanRoek, entfencned, and were driven from
,hsiI sniae"ehmen:a with loss q l'ssee" hundred
Tharsday, May 5-ra.tle from dawn to 8 m
1850 Yankee piiss,sess. later engagement from
twelve siH night Eweil against 5th army cOyps
(sykts 81. Place, PIrkef's st re, oa plank road
eight nliscs hon Chl cil0rsyiiie. Result, three
cssPs and two disis1Jns 0f Y fankecs -rpu,sed -
Generals J6Kss aaa Stafford killed. Pegtam
wounded.
Fiiday, May 6.-Piscc, near Wilderness. YAM
k.e tight and len wings ,asaed. i.oass.rec,
Waii"ded; JsaniHgs and Jenkins killed; also,
WaJsworth, on Federal side. The Yank ees pushed
back 10 Chance N ssi1e
Saturday. Nay Place, Cern,auia Ford road.
sea Gordon, otCa, turned cnemy's right, AID cap
tnred Cens Seynodr and Shuler Enemy abam-
doncd sermaoia road and removed ponsoons to
Elcj . fnsd.
tuaday, May a-Enemy swung round. Lee
morning ON their right fl INK Fight at Spotsyiva-
cavalry AGAINST Gen Il II Anderson. knemy re-
pulsed with heavy slaughter and driven from the
Conn House, which they vainly endeasOred to re-
tatG.
Monday, May . AT evening a large body of the
cncmy m,vcd around ON ieii aaL tsos I,ossesaion
oi the road midway belmeen shady Glove Ihufcn
AMI The ouri House
Tussday, May 10 --Fr qupnt skirrDish.ng. Ear
~ drove hack the enemy at evening GIANT en-
trcnched on the ktueks Read mol far from SCOTT
aytyania q II. Enemy made a raid on Ashland,
whence they were irPu:sed on the ltth ny Stuart
and F.iZ LEE. Grants losses (otiic:aD UP IN IN 3
time 81 900. Federal GencfaIs Stevenson and
Scixewick killed
"Wednesday, May ll.-Assault ia free on our
bIeastwo.ks from mosaiHs TO sunset. M'st ohsti
nate on Gen anderson, our lett, u: sunset. Re
pulsed with tEeneRdon. loss
Thursday, May II The grelt battle Of Spotsylva-
mia y II. Grant reinforced by one full co ps from
Washington. Assault On brcastw0lks. ten lines
deep. Johnson and Stuart captured-2 00) men
AMI Is guns. Our liae established. Yankees
fepased with loss OF % 0,0 (g) Gen Perrin killed.
Walker Gordon, McG1wan. and Johnson, wOund :.
ed.
Friday. Nay l3-No fighting. Mcadc's congrat
u atory order.
Saturday, May li.-P.uiai attack by Lee sue
ce,sini. Giant swung away iIom our left 10 the
railroad.
Sunday, May I5.-Enemy still moving. Left he
hind l3 caissoas aud I'll gan cariitges Lees con
sratulatOTy order "Aivancc Of principal army
Of enemy thus far checked, and heavy loIs iM-
tictcd.''
Monday, May 16 --Skirmishias.
Tue :iiy, May n -~kirmishing
Wednesday, Nay i6 -Ea-,uy sill IaOyiag 10 0Hr
fieht. Caya ~ advaaeso oa Gn,nsy Slat"n Frimt
~, oif lett wig at Sp0isyvIuii l. II. CanGona,l-
ing ou our right wia3
Thursday, May, I9.-Many arms collected by Us
Oh The 6eid aad ia pats. Reconnaissance by Ewsli
ut3PM Hancock, 81 corps, aud Burnside, 9,h
Spotsyivsnia e ii To Fredericksburg The ensage-
nicHt tadcctStvr
Ftid.y, Nay :0-No fighting Graat stiil swing
i"s his roum"s ar1uad cur right. Cut' lonse i,oui
Fredericksburg as base, and establishes drpols
at Part loyal aud ra?tah tanOck
Saturday, May 2I.-Erant occupies Milford Sta
tioa and Rowing Green. His bscastwOrks in iioni
Uf Spo,sylvla abandoned.
Sunday, May "a Our t;O0ps moving oil day in
parallel line u Grants.
Monday, May % --Fi,z Lees cavalry pressed ny
enemy infantry at AndrTJOn's Cross KOais. In
cay crossed tho North Anna At Jertco ford, aud
encountered our forces near Noels TurnOut. Kc-
pulsed.
TUESDAY,, May 2t Place. Oxford XIII, three and
half miles from Hanover Junction. Enemy at
tac ked our left and Tepuiscd, and charged by
AahOne, commanding Andersou's division.
Wednesday, May 25 -Grant destroys Central
railroad, aad swings tontc atoms to our right
Lees headquarters at TaytOrsviIie. Feeble attack
on our Ti6c pits one mile fron Hanover Junction
Both armies in line Of hattie.
Thursday, May 70 --tirant re- crossed the Noru
Anna, and again moving 10 our right
Friday, May 27.-Grants left crossed the Pamun
key, our armv rapidly moving In a parallel line Al
" he avy force of enemy appea al Hanover
IL, pressing hack Hnr cavalry.
ssaiuyJay, May % -Pamunkey crossed at Hano
vertOwn, toward Did Church, by sederai5.
Monday, May 50 Grant enirenching on Norlf
and Yves. Of TolsOtamay creek. Cur hO0ps in lint
Of balle at Atlecs Station, Virginia Central rail-
road Hanover II evacuated by enemy. uamp
corps On MechantCsvilIe road, hiae miles ffOn
Richmond. and dives them TO their entrenchment
five aud 4 half miles
Il uFsiay, May 3t.-EnemV still moving towards
the York rsilfnad
|. "Wednesday, June l.-Anierson and IIOke's d.
visi0Gs drove the enemy 10 their enlrsnchaaeuts
Eicckintidgc and Mahoue drove them lrom .hti'
| lf. ut. Enrmy repHlsed by ieths division. keit
| mnrtaliy wounded Batter reinforcing Grant.-
Eaelny driven from Ashland by uasnptOn-75 pris
| OMers aud 200 horses Lee sick.
| Thursday, June 9 2-scveTe fighting on York
River Taiir. ad. Enemy's position abandoned from
Aiiee's nearly round 10 Aechanlcsvilie pike -
Fianked by Eweli on Mechanicsville pike, (theil
rishtO cap,uiins 500 prisoners and taking three
lines of their hteastwDrks Theif sisht wing ben
back to the ianinakey. Attacked BreckiniidEe
ON Turkey Hill, 10 gaia AcCelian,s bridge, oa thu
Chic kahomtny-a tai uTe Grant communicate
with the White House as his base.
Friday, Jnne 3-Guai battle. Oar line as fol
laws: Lea wing. Early In command Of Eweil''
| Centre, A P EIiis corps, with 6r.h's aud Beck
inridse's divisions. III AIT wiae, AndersOn's corps
i.onsstreot's) with il0kx's. Fields, CiingmaM's
ketshaw's divisions Attack at daylight on An
repuised everywhere with frigh,fal slaughter; Ou
loss less than In any other great battle Of the war
Battle over at 10 4 NJ enemy's loss OO0. Nigh
attack Oh Breckiafidgs, Flnnesaa, iiuke-soon re-
pulsed.
Saturday, June 4.-skirmishlne; three feebI
night assaults.
| cuEday, jane 5.--Cranps flag Of nuce for bury
iNg the dead; at night the enemy swing round !,
our right hastily
Monday, June 6-Eariy followed them for tw
miles Eaemy entrenched on Toapo,amy Creek
with swamp In i,Oat.
/ Tuesday, june 7-YaEkecs still moving t0 o.
rsh, In front Of tll aud Anderson. Flag of true,
fVr busyiDg the dead.
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