Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1864-05-26
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sns show that within eight days sss the great batts OF
spottsyvana Court House. many thousand veteran troops
have been forwarded to Gen. Grant The whole has
been amply supplied with full raoas of subsistence Up
wards Of twenty thousand sick and wounded have been
transported from the fields of battle to the Washington
hospitals and placed under surgical care. Over eight
thousand prisoners have been transported from the field
to the prison depot, and large amount of artillery
aud other mpediments of active campaign brought
away. Several thousand fresh cavalry horses have
been forwarded to the army, and the grand Army of
the Potomac is fully as strong numbers-bet-
ter equipped supplied. and urnished-ss when the
pagn opened Several thousand renfo ements have also
been forwarded to other armies in the field, and ample
supplies to all during the Fame time Over thirty thousand
volunteers for hundred days have boen mustered into
seryiceclohed armed equipped and transported to their
respective positions This statement is due to the chiefs
of the army staff and bureaus and their respective corps
to whom the credit belongs. n
EDWIN M STANTON, Secretary Of War.
No. 32-Secretary Stanton to General Dir
WASHINGTON, MAY 24-lO3O p. M.
To Msjor General Dix despatch from Gen. Grant
dated at eleven o'clock last night states that the army
moved from ts position to the North Anna following close
ly Lees army
The Fifth and Sixth Corps marched by way of Harriss
Store to Jericho Ford and the Fifth Corps succeeded in
efectng crossing and getting position without much
opposition Shortly after however, they we're violently
attacked and handsomely repulsed the assault without
much loss to u.s. We captured prisoners. Every
thing looks exceedingly favorable to US. .. ,5i
Another despatch giving in detail the movements of our
corps and speaking Of the rebel assault on Warrens posi-
ton, says:
He was attacked with great vehemence have never
heard more rapid massive firing either Of artillery or mus
kerry Inc attack resulted destructive repuse of tho
enemy AT the position attacked by Hancock the rebels
were entrenched and considerable force between the
creek he had crossed and the river aud made perna
cous resistance to his onset but before dark he had forced
them from their works and driven them the stream
1t also said that in these engagements the slaughter
of the enemy very great, but losses nconsidera
be The rebels charged against artillery and suffered
especially from canister.
despatch from Gen. Grant, dated this morning at eight
O'clock has been received 1t is stated that the enemy
have fallen back from the North Anna and we are in pur
suit Negroes who have in say that Lee il falling
back to Richmond.
Other official dispatches from headquarters say that
Warren Burnside and Hancock pushing forward after
the retreating army Gen. Warren captured good num-
Der of prisoners last evening but has had time to count
them or ascertain his oss Hancock stormng the ride
pits this side of the river last evening" also took between
and two hundred prisoners and drove many rebels into
the river, where they drowned Warren also can
tured some official papers, amongst them an order calling
out all boys of seventeen years of age garrison Rich
m0nd. Ambulance and musicians are also ordered to
the ranks.
Sheridan was this morning at Dunkrk and will be at
Milford tonight
No dispatches have been received to-day from Gen.
Sherman, and none are expected for several days
Dispatches from Gen. Butler have been received to-day
relative chiefly to the respective forces Admiral Lee in
telegram dated the 22d to the Secretary of the NAVY
states that last night Saturday ngh the enemy attack
ed the army and were handsomely repulsed."
despatch ftom Major Gen Candy, dated the 18TH at
the mouth of Red states that Gen Bankss troopa
arrived at Semmespor yesterday and will reach Morgan
sea today The army in better condition than was ex
pected, and will be ready assume offensive opera
tons." EDWIN M. STANTON. Secretary of War