The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1864-05-14

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a- ! BURLINGTON, SAT
from the Front up TO II O'Clock Saturday
morning, say there had been two days Sc
we're nEhting, on Thursday and Friday,
and it was be lieved the enemy were re-
treating, and our wounded were being sent
to the rear, showing that we had lost no
ground in fighting. 1t il believed our for
ces were pressing forward.
Reports from Chattanooga, dated S
O'Clock Saturday p. m. say Gen. sherman
Roost Gap. Gen. Mcpherson was opera
ting against the enemy's communications
with Rome though Villand and Resaca.
The Star says were we at liberty 20 men,
ton facts within onr knowledge, we think
We could demonstrate 49, his real occa-
sion to decide the strategy Of our military
oPeratioys as we'll as the vigor with
xa'h Sa 3ssy sy a1s pavs pressed urs essss ,os.s
in reality what has sometimes been talked
about, that It thunders all around the line
of attack by Lee. The fighting of Thurs
day and Friday was nearly at right angles
with Grants line of advance, and from the
direction Of Orange Court House, indicate
that Lee made the latter point his base and
headquarters. The forced march Of day
and night by Burnside, from Manassas, by
which he got his troops to General Grants
support on Thursday night. - said to have
sprpassed even his brilliant forced march
ID East Tennessee, BY which he surprised
the enemy there. Probably Lee has by
this time had occasion to feel their pres
ence with Grant. General Webb was
killed in the battle Of Friday.
The Herald extra's Fort Monroe dis
patch Of the 9th, at 8 o'clock p. M. says
our troops under Butler are in possession
Of Petersburg. 4t
The Tsbxne's ezra rays the Washington
Repxblican's extra says that Grant hurled
his entire army against the rebel army on
ing (, ,t0O killed and 10000 wounded in our
hands. Grant is master Of the field. Lee
10 IN full retreat. Gen. Grant is in hot pur-
suit. 4 \.
[TSibune's srecial.1
WASHINGTON, May 6.-Newe has reach
ed the government that Sherman il fight.
ing his way through Tunnell Hill success
my is falling back leaving his dead and
wounded in our hands.
From the peninsula the news is glorious
- far ~ heard from.
New York, May 8.-The Tribune has q
letter from the army dated Thursday night,
saying early this morning the march was
resumed In the direction Of Tod's tavern,
troops placed in line of battle. At II NJ.
Gen. Wilson commanding Kilpatrick's for
uer cavalry made his Whereabouts known
BY brisk cann0nadinI several miles south
west Of the tavern and in the vicinity Of
Shady Grove Church, where for three quar-
ters Of an hour he was sharply engaged
with large body OF rebel cavalry and
considerable force Of infantry BY whom he
WAS gradually forced back upon the second
corps. At
Had not the nan9uvers Of the enemy
prevented night would have found Gen.
Hancock's command at Shady Grove
Church connecting with Warren on his
right. By this nanNuvef We would have
occupied the pike running In = north west
ePn direction from Germania Ford on the
Raptdan. The movements of Lee soon re.
vealed his real design. Gen. Warren was
directed TO attack him at once, which he
did about II q. m. A determined fight Of
one hour aud q half ensued in which War
rem drove him from his positiOn with great
loss. Griffith's division Of the 5th corps
led the attack and suffered severely, nearly
1000 being killed, wounded and missing.
Finding his effort to break our csntre
futile, the enemy next attempted to inter-
pose an overw helming force between War
rem and Hancock, the latter of whom, in
accordance with orders, WAS marching his
corps rapidly to form junction with the
former. Fortunately his advance, consist
ing Of Pinney's corps. came up just in time
- circumvent the rebel General.
At 2:3O p. IN. commenced q terrific on
slaught on the divisions OF Birney, Gibbons
and Getty. The latter had been tempor-
arily detached to form, the extreme right
Of Hancock's command. The fight ragged
until some time after dark, and resulted in
the complete repulee Of the enemy at all
points. Our loss does not probably exceed
1000 meif Scarcely any artillery was
brought into action, the character of the
ground rendering il useless.
The battle field is covered with n thick
growth of underbrusl and medium sized
oak trees, and it 10 owing to that fact that
our losses are comparatively light. Our
captures in prisoners are about 500.
When Hanc0ck's corps retired towards
Parkerston. 800 men Of the 10th Pennsyl-
vania cavalry, under Major Benton, were
| sent to relieve the picketS, several miles
below, ON the Spottsy lvania road, who
were attacked by large body Of rebel
troops, and driven back to Todd's Tavern
in confusion. Quite . large number were
taken prisoners by the rebels.
| A great and decisive battle will be fought
tomorrow. All are enthusiastic over the
success Of to-day, and speak confidently Of
the movement.
A0Aitionol PnreieularO q Grants
Operations.
| WAeHINoroN, May g, p. m,-The Ma
| tional Rep1blic0n has the following:
| We are glad to he able to4tate the result
of the fighting on Thursday and Friday 10
all that the most sanguine friends Of the
Government can desire.
Dswn Of day Saturday exhibited no evi-
dence Of the presence Of the enemy. Gen.
Grant with great promptnesa took advan.
tags Of the flight, and ordered forward
movement. Il II proper 70 cay here that
in consequence OF such movsmsnt; nothing
he's been heard directly from Gen. Grant.
He has moro important duties to perform.
It 10 believed that Lee is hastening to the
works Of Richmond, not only to save the
remnant Of his own army, but to rescue, il
possible, the whole Capitol from falling
into the hands of Gen. Butler. There il