Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1864-06-07
R. E. LEE. GeneraL

RE LEE General
gentleman left Meehsniesviile last evening, after
DARK reports that the cannonading Commences about
Gold Harbor and extended along lines up In 4hs d.
reetiOa Of Meehaniesye. II very rapid aud heavy
and Just before night the fire Of musketry could be
heard Il was thought Rt hechancsvlile that sharp
engagement had occurred, but no particulars had
cached there up to the Time Of his leaving.
dispatch received last Right, dated Bottoms
bridge, at o'clock, stating hat large column OF the
enemys cavalry had reached that point and skirnshng
was going on the enemy attempting to drive our men
from the rife pits. The strength Of the enemy had nOi
developed itself to hat time but Is thought hss
they were In heavy fOTcs.
The aght Of Wednesday evening near Cold Harbor
resulted In complete success The enemy gOi pos
session Of Of our works by getting around
swamp in front Of them, but they were soOn driven
from them and the works rsoceuped by our men. Tne
loss Of The enemy terrible ground in front Of
these works being covered with piles Of their dead
wounded. We took 60 prisoners in driving them FROM
the works Yesterday morning at daylight our skir-
mishsrs advanced and captured eighty prisoners be-
o gng Hancocks cOrps all the rest but these skr-
mighers having disapPssred during the night.
We regret to say that Col Lawrence n. Keiit, Of
South Carolina, wounded in this fight Of Wednesday
died yesterday.
fEht of wednesday evening near Coal Harbor, while
Leading his men q charge The adiutant and nspec-
tor general of Olingmsns North Carolina brigade
severely wounded In the same fight
At 10 O'Clock last night we hssTd that very
siderable force Of the snsmyzfaRtry, artillery and
csYalry-hAd appeared at Bottoma bridge, and after
sheinE troops there without effect went down the
bank Of the stream towards James river doubt
with intention of crossing somewhere in TIN light
1t lie stated that heavy fighting still in progress
At lste hour last night below Cold Harbor The mus.
kerry could be heard on the outskirts Of the town.
Perhaps the enemy Ia even attempting to extend
his lines the peninsula TO form junction with
Bermuda Hundreds and stTeeh his trenches from the
Central railroad 20 the James.
There dozen different rumOTE ehOst yesterday
morning Of the asr Ashland, but they turned cut
TO have been greatly exaggerated. We derived the fol-
lowing psrtieuars Of the affair from geutlemsu who
participated in 1t, and who come down from Ashland
yesterday.
One account represents that cavalry fell upon the
enemy's cavalry, supposed to be whole division
about four miles from Meohancsyille aud sharp hght
ensued, falling back and running hight being
kept up until forces reached shland. Here our
men were reinforced and the fight ragged for VIII
when the enemy put to flight and driven some two
or three miles We prize In this tight in the cap
ture of three or four hundred fms horses equip
ments and all
The enemy il said to have been punished severely,
losing n killed and wouDdsd three huudred Some
forty OF 6fty Of their wounded fell into nsnds Our
loss is known, but is comparatively 81 ,ht. AmO-g
killed heard Of Lieut. Ahurst, company II, l2ll
Virginia regiment, and privStes VIM Locke, Baylors
squadron same regiment and J. II. Drewry, company
A, 18th Virginia OF those wounded hear OF Col
Phillips, l5lh Virginia, in head, slightly Capt. Wills
company A. In breast feared TO be mOrtslly wounded :
Sergt Holland, in leg since smputatsd.
SO far from Ashland being burned, as fumor bad t
yesterday, gentleman who left there yesterday
ing tells that injury wAE done except the tearing
up Of railroad track for few yards, and ths burn
ing, perhaps, Of the water tank.
Yesterday morning there we're received. about the
time, official dispatches from Gems Lee and John
rather remarkable coincidence for th7 bulletins
and very agreeable TO tbs anxious public Gen.
Lees dispatch appears above-the following Is Gen.
JOhRstOns;
NEw HOPE CHURCH. Jane 1. 1864.
To Gen. Bragg:
To-day the eneasy moving his forces from bis rgAt