Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1864-06-01
From Gen. Lees Army.


ragged With fury uncxampled in all our pre-
vious campaigns The forces Ct the enemy
| hayo been directed by General whose one
idea it is to hurl them into hattie. Reckless
alike cf the lives OF his soldiers and the arts
of strategy, lie has trusted for victory to the
momentum of his attack and tho raridit? OF
his blows. He has hoped to crush his enc
nv bv his mere weight. IL fights by "main
strength and awiwarduc5s," combined, itmuSt
he confessed, with great industry and per-
:inacity. As u consequence the operations
which have ensued since his crossing of the
Rapidaa present series Of great battles
and severe skrmishes not before equalled in
the war accompanied with . sacrifice of life
On the part of his sold isTs that should touch
the proioundest sersibilities OF q monster, if
that monster were their General.
:. SThc following enumeration, which we take
from the Richmcnd Sentinel Ct the 2fst, will
be acceptable, particularly to such of our
readers as have been during portion OF Tie
time far eff from tho mails.
MAY lrH-Grant crossed the Rapidan at
ElY's and Germania fords.
May 5TM AND GTn.-The great battles of
Wilderness. Grant repulscd and driven at
all noints, With grca. loss. Abandons his
dead and wounled on Ibe right, and retreats
10 his intranched lines between Wilderness
and Tligs's Mil, nearly coincident with the
Brook road leading from WILDERNESS; to Spit
sylvania c. II. Gen. Longstreet wounded
on the 9th.
MAY 7rH.-skirmisLirg. Grant retreats
towards Fredericksburg.
Nay SIn-Two. battles fought to-day at
Sj,o,sylyan;a G, H. between Lonssrcct's
corps uadcr Anderson, and the fifth corps,
under Warren. supported by cavalry. Tie
enemy rcnuls=d with hravy los in both Ia
stances.
May Skirmi.hing.
MAY l0rn.--Gran: attacks Lee in his IL
trcnchrcn.s neal Spotsy,vania c. H.. anu is
defeated with great less.
M.y liTH.-Sl;rlnishing.
May l2ln--t;rcat battle Of Spo!sylsan:a
c. II. Grant attacks Our iiuts, breaks oycr
part, Capturing several thousand meE Of
Tohnson's division, 5u, Is drvcm Ir::, szd re-
pulsed at ali points with enormous iuss-tEc
ground in front Of our lines .bsin5 piled with
his slain.
Max i4rn.-C,ant mcvc'! his lines by his
left flank, taking position rearcrihn Richmond
and Fredericksburg railroa;i. He, t.icu re-
nained pretty quiet, Yntil.
May lSrlr.-Grant attempted an assault
on h;wel's life, but was easily rePulsed, Ills
loss sail to be csps!eyho,s,
Thus i.i,ich ior Grants immediate move.
ments, with the troops under lis eye. But
other important operations around Richmond
form part OF the same drama, and must be
mentioned as a portion Of his proceedings.
MAY Gth-Butler lands in large force at
Bermuda Hundreds, rear the junction Of
tue James and AppoHlatLox Skirmish near
Fort Wa.aall.
May rtil--Battlc at Port Waltla.l juno.
tion. Enemy defeated.
iay l9th-Great cavalry cxpe;iit;o on az ainst
Richmond. urdcr Gen. Slieri,laa, Battle near
Chester Station. Cavalry lighting.
May llil,9feaTy cavalry fighting. Gen.
Stnars Wounde1.
MAY l2rn-Cayslry lighting cortinri'l.
Enemy attacked second line Of batteries OIL
the MechanicsviIie road. General Gracic
skr,nshes with the enemy on the Meadow
Bridge road. Con. Gordon (cayalry) .ound-
ed. Gen. Stuart died Sheridan recrossed
the Chickaliominy, and disappeared towards
Ma. l4rlt.@-Ueasy caunonadc at Fort
pFswry: Iaela:y demonstrating against it
by land. y
May l4rll AND l5ru.-ucavy cannonadng
and skirsnishirg with the enemy near Fort
Drewry.
MAY l5rH-General Dreckinridge defeats
siegel near New Market, and puts him to
fight.
May lGrH-General Bcaulegard attacked
the enemy near Fort Drewry, drove them out
Of their inlrenchments Ind captured many
prisonc.s.
MAY l7rn.-Eutler retires to Bermuda
Hundreds and fortiGcs.