The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1864-05-27
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KfaHT.
The H,rail "a full of aeronhts Al the batties of
Wednesday ana Thursday, wistsis afs ss vssylit,io
Interest," to the Confederate stafes, Is itey are !
hatch "f lle., with h,rtIy saav of tsist, 10 re-
iiesc their moaotony. OF Wsaassia5's dshtfhs
correspondent says: g~s
While the rest Of the army maysdI IN force upon
the eueMys 'tae our corps hsidtae ss- rtss,t was
10 make dsMastra ian Np0n the esfpasy' trft The
u0"ps were disposed In line HfbaNte, with Pastcs )
division holding the extfeHss rIxtf, CfitteRdea,s
division The centre, and Wsieax . sysioa II, 4 ten
In c0atigni,y with the right 0f W.sfea's 9 srps :
Each division constituted BY Nscif coisma OF
attack, with tbs intention Of assaaltiux the enc
nys line at three different p9fn!sss The rsglmsnts
OF each division weie Iia ssed, III some eases luref
and IN others four, resimeais fsrsnlns the front
lines. Tue artillery was enfsHAshea behind works
hastily constructed Of timber A~ya fson the neigh
boring woOds covered with eHsf'i.
As the infantry advanced p.tr guns npened To
cover the movement, ant in moment the whole
line Oi our front was mHstcat Ntth the roar OF our
PARROTS and bras. pieces. Tee rebel line was dis
ttSciiy In view, aad selteead by woods WHICH
rendered our FIRE considerably uncertain az 70 re-
suits. However, our stihRess- biazsd away with
the amns, ard6r, and E0snadocs ot shell and shfao-
mel tore through the opposite uscds.
HE nerSs battery 0p-aed h.s.sai between and
8 O'Clock IL. win sx 10 inct4s 'auotss supported
by ThOmas's 2d Maine battery The I'm Mass. ana
two peees Of the 7k Maine q ss tlxhk. Tho vehels
were not slow intesPondi ng Tom thrir side, nnd
the interchange OF Gamma shots sa0H became ti,,se
lively.
The advance was made though severe fire
rom He eaemys artillery. Our line, however,
continued In progress II the Rhat3, and there re-
manned until In er In the day. whe it was ordered
back u the original position, m advantage being
gained on either side, and ot'nrs rem 1iaiag at
ntghffdI asthey 'o.re al daylight.
The Fourth division, c0iored troops, under Gen
teTfefo, we're IN the rear, and did not participate i'm
me engagement to-day. They have, however,
oeea very c6cient In guarding ear trains against
onsiaughts from the rebel cavalry, who take every
occasion to make dash unoD that very Inn 1,faut
portion Of the column,
Owing 10 the quaatty Of artillery used to day the
INJURIES OF the wounded are of met g,aslly cha.
racter. Many men were brought TO the h0 sni,afs
literally shot II pieces. The rebels generally thew
shfaPnel or spherical case, with few solid shot,
are they short OF other kinds Of artillery anmu
milton
Gen Grant was making an attempt to turn Lees
ieit HANK which was quite weak yesterday; hui
Lee, stspectins the aaa0 iVre, had ed
ms ISit dafing The night, and we found them
strongly posted this morning
Ihe toIc 'fan Ia sion, which joiaed us We ter
haY, pfobahsy suffered as severely any CORPS In
iae engagement Co: Murphy, commanding il was
wounded, and has had his arm ampu,a,cd
was an exciting scene. With loud and defiant
yels the dense mass of our men pashed forward
towards The enemy's works, utterly regardless Of
ths showers OF deadly missiles hated in their
midst, whi'e The nasketry OF lhs rebels behind
Their embankments was almos, as unbr0ken 4. tue
toll of a snafe drum
The most OF the troops engaged conducted them
selves with commend lo,e bravery; few, h7Wsv
~, ps:;tpIs Fd1 Tecru.ii, dt.sr net to fan
AZ tte rear, di hI1 % ts j., hs ranks tg ths
e c1asiaz a. the p7int Of the bly7a.i. a;u glad to
slate, to ihs honor OF ts second cops, that there
were hut few such
lstGer dated Spotsylvaaia the lsh, gives an
scecuat OF the attack made by sgei on that day ::
Between four and i've O'Clock this .ternoon de-
sui.ory E;ing was heard On the Frederic kSbuy2
road about mile In ryirr's rear. It was ascer-
tanned that the enemy had fo lowed close In the
rear oi our c6fps, and had actually thrown koiess
division. nf Eweli's corps, iato Tyters rear, aud
were emerging from th- woods Into the wagon
road Long ttains, loaded with ordn.nce and
cafiinissaTy stores, had been passing all day, but
fortunately Hoae were within reach the moment.
a gap III traia coming TO the front was all that
saved some of ths wagons from CAPTURE The
ttaia was completely eut in two by the rebel
column. P.ift came into camp at fu speed, and
The remainder turned Hastily in the road a,id drove
Iuitnusly To the rear out Of reach.
Iytei's division was precipitated on the rebel
column as ipc.uo'isiy Us .,e nature OF the g,ound
permitted, and after sharp skirmish ihe latter
were driven tom the ground with serious loss Th.
isi aaine heavy asilieIK ss;kiMeni, eishiecn hna-
dred strong and fighting as 'inidniIy, charged ON
the rebel line ga.lanty and swept ything before
them alter sharp contest Our ioss has not beea
ascesained, but tits regiment appears 10 have sui
ferad most
A pan oil iiancock's c"rps was marched back 10
TyeI's support just al dark; but the rebels were
srot found Ia force II was probably dash Ut
theirs 20 annoy us by cutting communications,
with the possible hope Of capturing few wagons
and steres
The order was already given to ABANDON this road
netn in transit over II. Hereafter the Mass saponax
church aud Chiidsbursa dit road will be- used IS
our line OF connurication Until IN, !oc alton OF the
ars,y Is substantially changed
TRIrAY, May 30 A. M.--Tae losses in the f,ht
last evening estimated at he,we en- five and SIX
hurd ed, and are cociiaed mainly tc few regiments,
The First Aaryland veteran regiment were re
turning from their furicugh home, and found them
selves under ire before they suspected The pres
,ence Of the enemy The colonel supposed the FIRE
came from regiment Of our cwn troops, wko had
mistaken ftis for .ehel command, and called frau
ticRiy on tneEl TO stop firing on their own friends
One or two volieys uudsceived him, and revealed
the character OF his concealed foe. Tie veterans
were soon engaged with their Old enemies, aAd
assisted materially In breaking the rebel line and
clearing the woods. This Te giment lost fifty kiiied
aud wounded out OF three hundred.
The latest telegram dated May 2i,th, says:
The position occupied by 1.re Is a vast entrench-
ed camp tls natural strength has been increased
ny the erection o. Qualifications, which were built
long ago Ia anti ipaion OF thei need. Lee mani
Every opportunity has been afforded f.r him 10 do
so, and the change In the position of our forces has
been made with view compel him to accept bat
tie bel Ond his fortifc ati0ns.
Yesterday Gen 1OIhett. with a division OF our
cavalry took possession of Gaineys station, on the
Fredericksburg railroad, In the OF Lee's army
and destroyed all tile buildings and supplies found
there.
a chaplain came in yesterday from the hospital
OF the second corps on the Wilderness battle field,
and reported tia. over 400 wounded belonging 10
that corps are still in hospital there, and that they
were entirely out oil provisions anu medical sup
plies. Repre- seEtaiioas Of the facts were made 70
the commander. and to day It Is sepOred that they
will be brought In.
Reinforcements have arrived. Some Of tho fresh
wss anticipated or believed necessary, but they
are here now, and Will soon have an opportunity
OF retrieving their tafdlness by acts OF gaslantry
BUFFERS RRvsRsR on THe sou1aslpx HIS rALL-
iN0 DAek.
The Herald contains a smoothed over account rt
Buffers defeat by Reauregard on Monday week
We make the following extracts:
OmiUous silence had prevailed slaee two A u.
It was now after four. The misty atmosphere
gave q kind Of terror 10 almost every object, aud
Iuomed ur In unnalufat pr0pOrtiaas and outlines
from the dark, hazy shadows of departing nisht.--
All was vigilance and anxiety, except where here
and there lay wsary soldier, sumbestng on his
UOtst aud earthly pillow.
The assanlt Of the enemy on Our right was made
with cavalry artillery, and tafaniry. Atthis point
1t becomes necessary ID canvay some Idea OF how
our troops were posted on the extreme right. Next
she Jauses river Were two tqnadrnas Of cof0red
cavalry, then came the Ninth New Jersey iafantry,
then the Twenty-third Massachusetts,, then the
twenty fifth and Twenty seventh Massac huseits, /,
all of Hrckmsn's brigade, of weilsai's d.
Vision, of Smiths corps. Gm0ress corps held the
lett and the left centre Uus Ine Of battle vas the
foftca.i except on the e1tEe.ne right, 70. they
did Tot exsend Gown to ths river. marrow belt
Of ttmoer screened oar reserves from tbs view of
the rehcls on the tight. The rebels stole between