The Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Ohio) 1863-1886, 1864-05-12
DATES UP TO SATURDAY NIGHT
Grnnrs Original P,an Resumed.
RRLEFloHrlNo ON FRIDAY.
oURLoss ESTIMATED AT 10000.

Headquarters General Grants Army)
Saturday Evening, May
Atnoon to-day our skirmishers ad-
vanced, and found that the enemy had
rctreated. General Grant pushed out
a strong picket force on all the aven-
ucs leading westward, and at nightfall
resumed his original plan Of tho cam
Ipaign.
General Hancock's corps is believed
to be now at Spottsylvania Courthouse.
The country may not hear from the
victorious Army of the Potomac again
Tor week, in which case it may rest
assured that all is going we'll.
The battle Of Friday, is pronounced
by the veterans Of Gettysburg to have
surpassed that engagement in fury and
valor displayed by the contestants of
the ground on both sides.
Our men frequently charged so close
upon the rebels position, that their
faces and clothes were torn by the
brambles. In their position they fred
through the thickets, fell on their faces
and allowed the column in their rear
to fire overtheir bodies. Our losses arc
estimated by the Medical Director of
the army at nearly twelve thousand,
as follows, from IL to Is hundred kill
3D. eight thousand wounded, remain
der missing. There were less than 300
stragglers from the whole army.
Tho men to-day are in enthusiastic
spirits and ready to follow their leader
wherever he may find the enemy SOON
l'est.
General Grant hastaken up tho brig
AIDES in his roar, We have taken | 800
prisoners.
The ThP PcanssdTaniaReserves charg-
cd through dense abattis, and being
unable to get back, were all, except
sixty, taken prisoners.
The following are among the casual
ties General Wadsworth Of NewYork,
killed. He was shot through the head
while leading his Division through
terrific muskotry fire. Colonel West,
of the 9th Maine, was Also killed.
The following are wounded: Gener-
al Webb, Colonel Wilson, 43d New
York Major Fryar, Colonel Stone;and
Lieutenant Colonel Tyler, Cd Vermont;
Colonel Lewis, Lieutenant Colonel Fos-
ter, Sd Vermont; Colonel Stone of the
Pennsylvania Bucktails, injured by
falling off his horse; Colonel Bidwcll,
49th New York, and Major Darlington,
18th Pcnnsylvmia,
During the whole of these engage
mcnts General Sheridan, with his cav
airy corps, has patrolled the country
south and east Of Chancellorville, hav-
ing frequent engagements with the one
my's cavalry, and has been perfectly
successful in protecting cur extreme
left and rear FROM attack. He lost
about 600 men.
The order to remove the woundedto
Washington has been countermanded.
An unusually large proportion of
them are slightly wounded. Ample
arrangements have been made to take
off all tho wounded near the late battle
field
The dead body of the rebel General
Jones was found On tho field.
Dispatches from Secretary Stsnton-Gen
Grant on 10 Rlchmond---We have taken
1900 0Prlsoners---Dlspatch From Gen,
Grant.
WASHINGTON, May "a P. NJ.
To Major General Dir:--,
Dispatches have just reached here
direct from General Grant. They are
not fully deciphered yet, but he is "on
to Richmond"
We have taken 1000 prisoners.
[Signcd] Il. NJ. STANTON,
Secretary Of War.
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