Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1864-06-16
oFFICIAL DEPARTURES

saturday night upon Hsn MADE an at
| 'us were everywhere ,eD,1sos gnu ana
N.es are within 40 rods of the 49, hancoeks
| we're very busy Saturday cons.,,o.: AHs
cuts on the west side of the cb;oto,s
az Bottoms Bridge, and threw eAanoInlny
! lie east side F@''S across to
pa.ch from Sherman dated yesterd,r
A0on ~ Altoona Creek, states that the enar,, -.
Us moving round his right flank .h.,
neu MS position last night and marched -
'i NsfS0h Is moving to-day for Ackworth. Tbo-,
. on Tue oireet march road and Schoield on his
- mas oeen raining hard for three days and
-0@uS were very heavy. The enemy had an i'm,
me OF works, WEIGH We have turne5 with
less loss to US than them. EN- sT.Nroy
IT, WASHINGTON, June 6-l0PM
10 mag Gen. Dir:
nave been received from Gan cro,+,
neau4oarter s to-day, but they reno-t o,,1r ~.S.-
ohai'ses IN the disposition of Germs a., -
plated operations. They state tbo+ -.
going we'll. ''efs'niag Is
AH' 01tei euartermaster of the Armv ranor+s
from personal inspection of the nav n.y.
me- mouse tnat 1t is in most efficient stat An
heeu'ul sup phes are on hand, and the wagons oa.,
~ i"nspor' 'hem TO the army. The vonnao5 o
oeihs Drought IN and transports are not do,o,,o,o
| moment. NV "eiaSeo
A alSpateh from Gen. Sherman, dated at noon
az AeN"oFth' says: " 1 am now on the rail.
90 IN" u VI station, and have full possession
forward to within six miles of Nario+ta 49,
well.'' All Is
E. NJ. STANTON.
WAR DEPARTMENT.
WASHINGTON, June 7, 1915 P NJ
To Ma jOr General Di9:
Dispatches from the Headquarters of .bo -
OF the Potomac, dated at O'Clock this mor,irI,
have been received
An assault was made on Burnside about mia
night and successfully repulsed. On the praces
ing afternoon one hundred picked men of the enc
my made rush to find out what was the meani,g
OF Hancock's advancing siege lines. Nine of the
party were captured and the rest killed or drivar
back.
several letters have passed between Gen. Grant
ana uen' Lee in respect to collecting the dead and
wounded between the two armies Cen Grant in
the closing letter, regrets that all his efforts for al
leFiatihg the sunerngs OF the wounded men left
on the battlefield have been rendered nuratorv
Two rebel officers and six men sent ont 70 saoroL
for the wounded Of their commands were cantpr.J
in consequence Of the enemy not delivering Cen
Lees letter until after the hour he had namedb had
expired Gen. Grant has notified Gen Lee thai
they were captured through a misunderstanding
and will not be held as prisoners but will be r..
turned.
No ether military intelligence has been received.
E. NJ. STANTON.
WASHINGTON, June S-I2M
10 Mag. Gen. John A. Dir:
dispatch frsm Gen. Grant, dated Yesterday.
at P. NJ, reports that all had been very quiet
that day. No casualties are reported
A dispatch from Gen. Sherman, dated at Ack-
worth, yesterday at P. M, says:
g l have been to Alatoona Pass, and find it very
admirable for our purpose It is the gate through
the easternmost spur of the Alleghanies 1t now
becomes as useful to it was to the enemy,
being easily defended from either direction. The
roads hence from Ackworth into Georgia are large
and good, and the country more open"
Details of the position Of our troops and con-
templated movements are given, but are not need
ed for public information
The dispatch furthuI o.aVcs Un"U s--~ ~---.
NOT in nur in,rna diate front hut his signals are
Dispatches from Gen. Candy dates -
have been received which report satisfactory pro-
gress in the organization of his command
EDWIN NJ. STANTON,
WASHINGTON, June S-1:45 2. M.
To Mag. Gen. Dir:
dispatch from Mr.. Dana at Grants headquar-
Il
by Gen. Hunter the rebels beyond Staun-
ton, and that the rebel Gen. Jones was killed on
the battlefield. The dispatch is as follows:
''The Richmond Examiner OF to-day speaks of the
defeat of Gen. W. E. Jones by Gen. Hunter, II
miles beyond Staunton, Va. Gen. Jones was killed
on the field. His successor returned to Waines-
boro and now holds the mountains between Char
louisville and Staunton. The paper further states
that no hospitals stores were captured by Gen.
Hunter. Another dispatch announces that our
forces occupy Staunton.'
Z. NJ. STANTON.
WASHINGTON, June $40 P. M
To Mag. Gen. Dir:
Gen. Hunters victory and our occupation Of
Stanton, is confirmed by the following dispatch
just received from Gen. Butler:
All is quiet my line. Richmond papers of
June 7th have intelligence Of fight at Mt Craw
ford, between Hunter and Jones, in which Hunter
was victorious, and Jones, the rebel commander,
was killed. Staunton afterwards occupied by
the Union forces. The fighting was Sunday"
e. NJ. STANTON.
WASHINGTON, June 1O-7 A. NJ.
To Mag. Gen. Dir:
Owing to break in the telegraph no dispatches
were received yesterday from the Army of the Po-
tomac.
Dispatches received this morning dated at
O'Clock last night say there was fighting We'd
nesday, excepting OF pickets. An arrangernen had
been effected by which the killed and wounded
were gathered in. There were nc movements yes
terday.
Deserters who came into the lines report Hunters
victory near Staunton more complete than the
Richmond papers reported. He says Hunter took
twenty cannon, many prisoners, and large guam
tity of stores. The defeated force was recently
part of Brecknridge's command. HuntersrepoTt
is not yet received
E. NJ. STANTON.
WISCONSIN OFFICERS WoUNDED.-The army
correspondent Of the Philadelphia Inquirer