The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1864-05-09
ND. VA, MONDAY MORNING.. MAY o 1864.


"esan last Thursday is estimated at 800
hi'ied and woui dsd. Most of the CASUAL
.'es occurred In Saturdays fight, Wick.
haihs brigade having lost more heavily than
any other.
S' o' Wounded OFFICERS FROM THE BAT
TIE CT WILDERNESS
Inc following is a list OF the wounded Oft
GERS who have been received at the officers
hosll'ai IN Richmond. They were wounded
III ibuFsday's and Friday fights
Il Saunders. col 4jih N c, Cosk's brig; T G;
ssnH'hs, II c" e, 46th n c; A w Tcckery, II co Il,
'''' - u Best. cap. co K, 46,l N G.; J N Lin
neef II co Z, ai Ga : NJ Brighter, Il co 1, i4h e.;
" " Meacher, 1t co 7, i4h C.; u 0into, il co
Il, 'ath Va cav; b w Rogue, IL co II, 43i Aha; D Il
Ia X, capt co q. list Team; 1t W Pouiy, Huck.
steps battery; w u Mcclure, II co E 2lst Ca; & A
peLhy, II co ii. lGh Ga; w Emmett, cap, and
q, fosses's brig; a w Latincr, II co 1, 43lh Ga.
- Andeisoh, itco X, l9ih Ga; @ ID Lowrii, il co
Z. 1ist Ga; Phillips It co F. LIST Ala bal,y; Il N
Hood, 1t co u, 3lst Ga; = Byron, II co A, 10Th La;
ID Graham capt co u, ID sc; II l. Farley, 1t CD
G,Jrd 5 {; Mohrman, 1t CO T., 3sd s G.;
kk IL
18th G, q A A,weii, Il co Il, 34lh n c; @ w
Flowers, maj 3eth N G.; ID Is Sanford, 1t co A, Phil
hps's Legion; II Lamar, col 5h Fla; II strein,
IL co II, I'd Miss; Mann, 1t co u, 44,h Ga; NJ
mcdonnell, 1t co F, 4th Ga; $ A Saunders, Il co J,
'9d ia; iimmens, l: G, 18th :; C; Z
Fahn, 1t co Z. 50ih S G; - Hicks, Il co u, "a
Miss; + iiartstie!d, 1t col 53l Ca; L Gogs!n II ..
capt co IL, 7,h &; r 5 Saddler, It co |, 55;f Va;
IL Fleet, capt co II, SSH Va; II Baxter, II co Il,
a'h Las w Gibson, capt CO X, 46th Ga; 7
Johnson, adj't l2.h Ca; Thorp, 1t co C., din
Ca w Nicely, capt CO L, 2ist Miss; A Hu,is-
ins, capt co L, 9Th c. l. Poole, capt cox a4.h Ga;
LIS Crawford, It co X, 10th Ga; T " Aiexane, capt
co e, ist Tenn, ID l. Duke, capt ca r, 10Th Miss;
a Morgan, II CO A, ist N c; l. G Llt.lam, maisr
tst T.; ID Calhoun, 1t co c, I'll, Ca; J Pussley,
II co Z, 3sth Ga; Pierce, 1t co G, Cobb's cav
airy legion; e w Baldwin. capt co G, do; ] /.
Do dse, capt CO D, rhips's legion; X A Piersoa
capt co T.. oh La; w Holt, 1t col 10Th Ga; " G
Dodd, 1t co II, 5olh Ca II Small, II co z, 9l LII;
Brig Gen Il Stafford (died Sunday morning.;
Br,s Gen Benning (pa:Dful, but not scrious); II G
Williams, Il co L, 4:h Ga; W II Willis, It co, 4.h
Ga; X fIer,y 1t co II 4,h Ga; T G James a,.il
:d N {; w G Hodges, col 17tI Ga; AK Melton,
Capt co l, Sd Ala; w McKenney, Ii co q, i2th Aia;
X I Pry, maj 3ist Ga; w Jones, mai 9Th Ca:
+ Ferguson maj 5th Ala; EJ sarlin, A n. G.. 10
Gen JohnsOn L ID Willat, col Ist La; II G. Gill, !,
co ii, lst La; W Woody,it co A, 9Th c; J
Casteip, II co A, Sd n C.; Rossler, II co /, I3h
NC.
MOVEMENTS ON THE soUTHsIDE BUTLER
REPORTED TO BE IN COMMAND TWO
FIGHTS AT PORT WALTHALL-THE ENEMY
TWICE REFUSED
Owing to the difficulty in transmitting in
telligence from the Southside during Friday
aud Saturday number Of extraordinary III
mors were in circulation relative to affsirs
in that quarter. The rumors relative to the
strength of the enemy's force were greatly
exaggerated. The transports which had al
rived at City Point up to Friday were one
hundred and twenty-one in number. Not
more than half of these had troops aboard.
and the number of fighting men on the other
side of James river is probably not more
than 10000. There is good harbor at Port
Waltha:l, and on Friday the enemy landed
there and proceeded TO point on the Por.
Walthali Railroad known rs the Port Wal
thali Junction, Eve miles f:cm Petersburg
and t"o miles from Swift Greek bridge At
i've O'clock two brigades of the enemy,
which moved ont from Bermuda Hundreds
some time during Thursday night, and were
slowly and cautiously advancing during the
dag yesterday, attempted to cross the field
OF Mrs uOWletts farm, immediately 1T tie
Junction, bnt were met with deadly fir.
from six hundred OF the 3lst and 18th South
{ Carolina VnInutaQra laI Is, r1t
Graham, of Hagood's brigade. Three times
the enemy essayed to reach the railroad,
coming with a yell, but our Llen, unawed
by such music and unintimida:ad by such
apparent feroeity met them with steady
fire, causing them to recoil and stagger from
the bloody reception. They finally retreated
In some confusion, aud retired about a mile
and half distant, in the direction of Port
Walthall landing. The disparity Of numbers
was too great for us to pursue.
The enemy had arti:lery, but used it with
poor effect. Our casualties were 25--two
killed and twenty-three wounded We had
no artillery.
The object of the enemy in this move
ment was evidently to tear up the railroad
and burn the bridge over Swift Creek They
lost heavily yesterday, but carried Off their
killed and wounded.
The movements OF the enemy On the South.
side appears to be of a vacilating character.
Gilmore and Bal ly Smith are in command Of
the white troops, while Beast Batler is in
supreme command of the expedition. One
large brigade, numbering about 1000, are
negroes, under the immediate command Of
Gen. Kinks. 1t was this brigade who ac-
complished the daring feat of capturing our
signal station On Thursday last, near City
Point, while the white flag was flying. On
the approach Of the Yankee feet the officer
in command Of the signal station commuui.
Gated with the commander OF the Yankee
flag CT truce boat, then lying at City Point
with paroled Confederate prisoners On board
and intinating to him his apprehensions in
regard to being molested, he was assured by
that officer that no fears neel be aDprehend-
ed, as due notice would be given him under
the circumstances in ease the troops landed
at that point. AS soon, how ever, as the
transports arrived the troops on board, who
were negroes, disembarked and took posses
sien cf the signal station, capturing the sig
nal corps. This was done under the imme-
diate supervision OF Butler, who came up In
the "Grayhound" ut the Fam time. When
our flag was hauled down the Beast Is said,
by an eyewitness, to have been highly elated
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