The Tiffin weekly tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1859-1868, 1864-05-12

nearly all Of the horses, and fell into the
hands OF the enemy. Swiizcr's brigade
and Wadsworth's oil Robertson's division
were ordered forward and relieved the
two brigadcs. The enemy 80 IN attacked
them, but we're held at bay. Brisk mus
kctry and artillery firing was kept up for
an hour longer, when the enemy drew
Off from that part OF our line. Our loss
IN this affair was quite severe, Ayers and
Bartlctts btigndcs principally suffering,
No definite 6gur can now be given,
but the total will probably not exceed six
hundr,d IN killed, wounded and missing.
Among tie wounded are General Bart
lett, slightly, Colonel Hayes, 18th Mas.
sochusetts, Slightly, Colonel Gwyn, 1lth
pcnnsylVanin, Colonel Carney, 9th NJ CHI
igan. We took about three hundred
prisoners. Hanoock's corps had been or
dcrcd to turn of the road: he started out
aud marched over cross road us rapidly
rs possible Tor this point, to complete
our line Of bottle. About three o'clock
in the afternoon, after ,hc fight on the
center bad closed, movement Jy the
enemy was discovered, evidently intend
TO throw force between Hancock, ard
the remainder of tho army. Gotly's d.
vision of Scdgwiek's eorps, was ordered
at once 20 stay this dangerous demon.
s,ration. llnncock's udyoncr(---divs-
i1n) arrived just in time to form with Get.
ty, to the left and right Of the rl1uk.road
leading directly to Charlottesville 10 Or
angc Court house. General Grant or.
dcrcd them to attack the advancing enc
my, in order tn give the remaining divis-
ion of Hancock time to como NJ, aud
they did SO, aud became at orce heavily
Engaged, in woods 50 thick, that il was
almost impossible to advance in line.
Birncy's division oC the 2nd CORPS
soon came up aud quickly formed ON the
right OF Getly's; Bartloits, and Gibbons
divisions formed u second line. As they
came up the enemy, in vast force, press
ed cncrgclicalIy and repeatedly on the
trent, and there was must furious
muskctry fight for nearly two hours.
The heavy timber and dense under
growth rendered the use OF nrtillcry i'm.
possible, aud only few rounds from
b nvy pieces were fired on either side.
But, as To violence, tho mu.k'try sur.
passed every thing IN the history of the
Army of the Potomac. Our line steadily
held its ground until Whites corps form.
ed, when uigblr,ll prevented an advance
on our part and put an cnd 10 the II Iht.
Wndswurth's DIVISION aud a hrignd, OF
Robinson's division, under command of
General X binsDn. wcrc ordered to tuko
the enemy in front of Hancock by tho
right flank, but darkness also prevented
tho full execution of this operation,
Tho loss on our lclt will problbly reach
one thousand, including General Alox
Hays, killed, Culoncls Cortland and
Tyler, wounded. lIancock,s men bchay
cd most admirably. The 9th Now York
| Cavalry, in advance on the road
! pnrkcI's store, was attacked by supcr.
iur fHrco, in the morning, and tell back
with considerable loss General Sheridan
sent u message to Gnnrral hlondn in tho
evening, To the effect that he had met
part OF S'uar,'s cavalry and was
driving them in every direction.
Tho events of this day may DO sum.
med up "a follows: General Lro made
two attacks to cut cur army in two,
both on the right and LEFT, by getting
between the river and Warrcn's and
Scdgwick's corps, with only part OF
Burnsidc's across ON the one side, and
between llancock's corps, aud the re.
noindcr of the army on Tho other. That
he failed in both purpose, noiwithstun.
ding Ms two well conceived attacks. con.
sttules u most substantial success for
Gcr9rul Grant. Not quite onc.hnlf oi
the a, my was engaged to day. To-
night all The corps are fully up, and
General Grant hn- at his command an
amplc fore, with wich ho will make a
general attack u?on The cnomy ut day.
light (Fridoy). There was heavy iircinp
OF ScdgwIck,S part of the linc alter
dark, hut il was Of short duration. II
is understood thut j, was brolght about
by an advance On our side to clrOr cur
front.