The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1864-05-19


ceIpt OF dispatch from Ger Lee % nieolent, ns.
derine hin 10 come over to the pasuk soed 20 !ne
assistxnce sf fll'l. HIS corps was get = noaoa
imhediasoly, and reached the Geld Enesy n0ss
OF the approach Of Lonsstrsets corp ons ~. =
would take uleis place In shs liHs. Tnsy naa nsa
q hard Aght the previous evening and rested but
little lhss night, and when the head Of MelaWss
Brig Gen krsbaw,} came In sight, th.y relaxed
somewhat their vigilance and were preparing 20
withdraw, when they were attacked Ia froat with
shes. es. s uniowsa ss.n sse Wcor end
H.ih's diyisto3s, which had doce 20 well
the evening before, were thrown into con:o-
sion aud gave way, Just a. keIshaw double
Quicked II TO tie fo0i In Column. the later sue
ccfded In throwing three regiments of his old ori-
eads, commanded BY Col Htnnegan, into hne
while Wico1's and ueth's men wsre falling back
over his troops. and with this small, but nsroac
band, ne confronted the heavy masses Vt the enemy
now flushed with the hrpe OF an easy victory aad
pressing rapidly forward These regiments suffered
severely, but they maintained their ground Until
tho remainder Of the divsion could be got tnto
some sort Of line under the terrible re 10 which u
was exposed Gen Lee witnessed the unfortunate
and une pected confusion and wtihdrsWat ol the
divisions of Wilcox and Heth, In both OF which se
had tcposet 30 much confidence, and which bad
behaved 70 handsomely on fSTines OCCASIONS and
tears rushed into hts eyes RE at once placed him
self at the head of Gresg's Texan brigade, Fieldss
division, forme ly Hoods, ard prepared 70 ieaa y!
made the circuit Of the Co deIacy under Long
street, demonstrated against such an unnecessary
exposure cf-hia Hfe--a Iite % tMpOElAnt ard pre-
civus u the Confcderacy and to 1U fnondS OF ftb-
erty throughout tn. world .Hs replied that he
must win this battle at every hazard-thst he must
whip the fight. The Texans, who had not yet
moved from their tracks, answered that they could
whip the fight without his leading then, AND would
do it. In the meantime appeals were made by
several officers to LongstFeet as the only person
who could probably diasuade Gen Lee from so
to Gen Lee and begged him TO restrain
hi nseIf, aud MOTTO think Of exposing himself aud
the cause which h hshsd so much at heart 10 such
terrible chances. The Texaus, too, finally gave
fccti0nate manner, thai they would obey any order
he might give, provided he remained behindr but
that they would not bulge inch II he led them.
Gen. Lee was atiens'h prevailed upon TO des,st
from the Hazardous undertaking. and right glorious
Iy did the heroic Texans redeem their pledge.
kershaw has, by the Unanimous voice of the
army, won his spurs and asjor Generals contsnis
sion. he has ever proved hlnsef equal To the DC
caston, however crittcai, but yesterday he dis
played degfee of skill. energy, and intrepidity
! that e'ici:ed the Admiration of all vAo witnessed
of have heard OF ha performance. Whet hr a,d
| Fields, another officer who behaved with grea,
Judgment and gtilaatry, At length got into position
undrr these difficult ctfcumataaees, with theit old
leader, L.obsstreet, 10 guide aud direct them Il
would have done you good TO have seen tr0w th-
shd ,heif o!ticefs and men pressed Toward with
stouts that rent the ssies, ani Eaai!y ,epussd ho
immense numbers that cTou ded down upon them
with terrible slaughter They saved tho day, which
for nearly two hours rembled IN doubt, aid wet.
al length enabled TO a5.uae the offensive I; was
evidently Grants object to turn our right wing, and
IL he had succeeded Ii Is Impossible to say what
might not have bsen the result
On the left we were equally successful. An at
tempt was made to pierce that pa,t of Ewe's line
which wa, held by P-g,am's brigade, but II wa.
signaiy defeated You Will regret 10 hear ina
Gen P gram was severely ~ouaied. ANA that aTs
Gen ras Jones. oi Va, and Hl2n0ri. La, WsTs
Killed me evening before With thts exception
The l-iG wing not required to take any iurthf
part In the heavy fghiing u! The day, the enemy's
almost exclusive attention being Given TO eur right
Abuut il o clock l.""ssfeet was ordered 10 move
upon the enemy's left ,hk. and il fp0ssibedisojse
him from the iL,toat cut aEd ;ne phnk fOr d, and
inye him back upon Blocks road. The bsigajss
srircted fsf This raoVei.eEt were I Anderson :
sal jenhinA's, 0l Fieit4's divisian: Mah0oes and
Dayis's, III andersob's division, add W otto. =
AID perhaps tao oihefs of Keishaws divis On. -
Andets"n's division ,bu lately arrived, hhsiGR been
lett at Orange Court House 10 guard against ANY
demonstration upon nur iear. The flank movement
vas cslia pirtt.y successful; the enemy was taken
by surprts- and driven back from the rliIOad cul
across the PLANK road with heavy loss, p0rttoa
Of his troops reirealtag rapidly down Iha plank
road TO Broch's road. Mahoue's Firsin!a bri, ,aie.
of Aadersoa's division, ran over the 4:h Naited
states infantry, 4 regiment which b0asted that 1T
had never been broken before. The plank read
being clear, L3ngs;fee. advanced down IL at the
head OF Jenkins's brigade, aud had hardly gone
half OF a mile when he was fired upon by Ma
hone q brigade, which was drawn Up In the dense
woods parallel TO the road, and not more than sew
en,y- five PAGES from II. Malone was waiting
there to catch such OF the enemy rs might have
been cut Oft up the road and when Jenktns's bri-
gade arrived opposite to him his mcn. heing unable
to distinguish man from another throus h
the woods, very naturally concluded It was
body of ths enemy retiring, and open
ed fire upon tSefT friends, ki' ing eight or ten
and wouodng several others. Capt Dolby, OF Ksf-
shaw's stsff. was killed Instantly; the intrepid
Gen jenkins, OF South Carolina, received mortal
wound In the head, from witch ia died lii a few
hDurs afterwards, and Gen Lones,roet was shot la
the neck. The tail struck him In 'front.' on the
right Of the ia'ynx passing UNDER tha skin, carty
ing away part CT the spine OF the scapuia, and
Coming cut behind the rigdt shoulder. The wound
Is severe, but Is not eOnsldeded mortal, The oa,y
danger appsehended being from secondary hemoS
rhage. should hs SUI viye ten OF twelve days. and
the carated artery not become Involved, Il 10 the
opinio OF Or Cullen, his medical diyec1oS, that DC
win be able III rNurn 10 the field tn fey weeks.
He has lest the temporary use Of hts right arm,
what surgeons cell the conical plexus OF nerves
being Injured He wss carried 10 The rear this
morning, and was doing remarkably we'll when ne
lett Gen Lee called TO see him i0st before ne was
moved, and when he babe him farewell and came
out Of lent where his great Lieutenant ay, his
eyes were flied with tears. II isa remarkable co
incidence that Jackson received hts dea,h woend
Just tselvc months ago only four mi 8s ftom the
spot where his companion In arms Il v, and Just
6ter ne had completed a succsssiut flank mOye
ment anu uauct hiutost pIeSsCty euu1c CtfcuJn-
staBcsA. Heaven grant that Lee may not lose bis
teft arm now, he toat his right arm then!
Gen. IongsfeeI had just been congratulated BY
Gen Lee. Gen KeIshaw, and Others, upon the COM
pete success Of hts attack upon the aahk Of the
enemy, and he was sweeping doWn tha plank Rad
U pluck The rich fruits OF his victory, then aial0sl
within hts gfSsp, when he WAS sIacx down by hts
own friends. fhs delay Of aa hour which eneued
gave the enemy time 10 escape back behind his
entertainments on the Brooks road. The com
mand oftte corps then devDived upon Major Gen
Fields, and TO- day u was turned over 70 Major
Gen Anderson, Of fIiiis corp., VINO had been re-
porting TO Lonsstreet after his arrival, and who
formerly belonged 10 the c0ris.
The enemy mad thus been repulsed along our
whole line, aud left many dead and wounded IN
our hands. In many places his dead appeared to
be Ave or six times As NUMEROUS as our own. Our
loss was not heavy 1T first reported, and will
not exceed 900, OF whom not more ihan 500 were
killed. Most OF the wounds we're comparatively
slight, owing 10 Tie projection afforded ny the trees
aud brushes. The enemy's loss cahn0t be much
less than IS 600, Inclusive ct prisoners. The un
favorable character OF the ground and the thick
chxp3arai prevented both Sides from siag artillery,
only few guns being pat Ia position. Among al
the Killed. no IrneI or bravtr hhtShl ever fell IL de
fence Of the ibenles OF his couny than the sallant
and accomplished Col Nance, OF south Casotiss;
and no hatder fighter or more perfect gsntte;aan
ever eceived wound The field Ut battle tsan
Gen BenEins, of Georgia The one has gone 10 the
rest Ut he true soldier LEI u pray that the Other
may long he spared 70 tue country ne has served
with 80 much modssty aud cousase Majos Gen
Wad.wor,h, OF the Feaetat army, secsivsd q mostA,
wound tn the head, ANA Il now in Que OF our hos
pi.as. Brig Gen Hays, OF the saf'e afmy, was
killed.
feel Of The -aeny and ase@rsa.n h!a position ga
Blocks road Oa the fiatt, Waes- haa ny past
tinn, the bfiRades vi ke shaw, Humphreys, and
.ysfTard, OF Kssshaw's division; Aadef.on, JeO
Malone, Of Aaderaens division, moved forward
In the form Of the te tier v, with the sharp pani