Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1864-05-16
Saturday Night Report
LATEST WAR NEWS.
GEN. LEE REPORTED WOUNDED
Total Loss Of Gen. Grants Army
10000.
PARTICULARS or THE LAST DAYS FIGHT
GEN. MEADE's COYGRATULATORY AID
DRESS TO HIS TROOPS e
KENTUCKY TO THE RESCUE
Interesting from the Red River
Country.
&C. &C. &C. &c.
Total Loss Of Gen. Grants Army
10000.
PARTICULARS or THE LAST DAYS FIGHT
GEN MEADE's CoYGRATULAToRY AID
DRESS TO HIS TROOPS e
&C., &C., &C., &c.
From Washington.

WASHINGTON. Nav lf-Late rebel papers
state that Lee Is wounded and is now in Rich
mond. His army is out OF gear and is now in
full retreat
Beauregsrd has been reinforced by Lee,
The telegraph wire between Petersburg and
Richmond has been cut.
A careful inyesti CATION shows the losses OF the
Army OF the Potomac in killed, wounded and
missing. including prisoners captured by the
rebels. aud stragglers up to the commencement
OF the battle OF Thursday, at about 30. 900.
The Star says from the fact that no cannon
aiding was heard Yesterday from the front II is
believed Lee ia shifting his position. has taken
care to put himself out Of immediate fighting
range IL he has not already moved of rapidly
towards Richmond.
The public may expect TO hear soon OF the oc.
eurrence OF an another tight if Lee has not been
SO weakened as To compel him 10 seek the cover
OF the Richmond Notifications or TO retreat
rapidly in the direction OF Lynchourg and Staun-
ton, from which points his army has received It's
supplies ever since Grant crossed the Rapdan.
Wen may add, that aNe do not share the aepre.
tensions OF many, that Lee can make more
obstinate defence the North or South Anne
Rivers than he has made on the Pc. as the lines
10 be held on both of those rivers are much
longer than that on the Po aud therefore much
weaker.
he army OF the GOtOmac mas acnleVeu tue
greatest victory OF the war, after some OF thu
severest lighting recorded in history
The battle oi yesterday is acknowledged TO be
the heaviest OF all, lasting from daylight till
alter dark, aud was renewed about +. NJ. and
continuing till nearly A NJ, with each party
contending during the night for the possession OF
line OF rifle pits. from which men had
driven them IN The morning
The reUeis tell back early this morning and
skirmshing Is now going on, our troops follow
Ing them up through the woods.
The scene presented to day is entirely beyond
description. The dead aud dying behind aud in
front oi the breastworks, being in some places
files of three and four deep. many being wounded
In several parts oil the body The enemy had
removed n large number of their dead aud
wounded during the night from portion Of the
line but there were places were they could not
reach aud there they lay thick AS our own.
Ii was General Birney's division oi the 81
corps. which charged position aud lost about
seven hundred men. Every regiment in the
division distinguished itself. ami no one bore u
more noble part than the 93i New York Volun-
teers. Colonel CAROLS brigade aided this
division in the charge, and as usual performed
their share OF work with marked galantry
Colonel Carroll has been been wounded the
second time, but keeps On duty Col. Carols
brigade took number of prisoners and stand
oil colors IN the morning. from rebel regiment.
which they surprised III piece OF woods.
The enemy have fallen back 10 a new line,
abandoning their works on their right, and ap-
Parenty getting into position Tor another contest.
Dispatches dated 18th, at noon, contain the
following: