The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1864-05-20

L. is not believed in the army that Lee can
| make q more obstinate defence on the North
or South Anna Rivers than he has made on the
Pc, as the lines to be held on both those riv-
ers are much longer than on the Pc, and there
| fore much weaker.
COngratulatOry Order of Gen. Meade.
| WASHINGTON, May 14.-Dispatches dated
headquarters Army of the Potomac. May 18th,
- o'clock noon, have been received, at which
time the messenger to Associated Press left,
contain the following;
| Headquarters ARMY OF THE PoToMAC,l
May ID, 1864.
| SOLDIERS THE moment has arrived when
your Commanding General feels authorized TO
address you in terms Of cOngratulation. For
eight days and nights, almost without inter-
mission, in rain and sunshine, you have been
CALAMITY fighting desperate foe in positions
naturally strong, and rendered doubly so by in
trcnchments.
You have compelled him to abandon his
Notifications on the Rapidan, and to retire,
| and attempt to stop your onward progress,
and now he has abandoned the last entrench-
| ed position so tenaciously held, suffering in
| all, loss of eighteen guns and twenty-five
| colors and 5000 prisoners, including two gen.
eral officers.
| Your heroic deeds and noble endurance of
| fatigue and privatiOn will ever be memorable
| Let us return thanks to God for the mercy
| thus shown us, and ask earnestly for its con-
| tinuance
| Soldiers-your work is not over. The enc
my must be pursued, and if possible, over
| come. The courage and fOrtitude you have
displayed renders your commanding General
confident that your future efforts will result in
success.
While we mourn the loss of many gallant
comrades, let us remember that the enemy
|
losses.
We shall soon receive reinforcements, which
| he cannot expect.
Let US determine then to continue vigorous
ly the work SO well begun, and under Gods
blessing, in short time the object of our la
(Signed) GEO. B. MEADE
| Major General Commanding.
HEADQUARTERS ARMY OF PoToMAC. May 49,
The Army of the Potomac has achieved the
greatest victory of the war and fought one of
the severest battles.
The battle of yesterday is acknowledged to
be the heaviest of all, lasting from daylight
till after ark, and renewed about P. NJ. and
continuing till A. NJ, both parties contending
during the night for the possession of line of
rifle pits from which our men had driven the
| enemy in the morning.
The rebels fell back early this morning and
| skirmishing is now going on, our men follow
| ing them up through the woods.
The scene is entirely beyond description.
The dead and dying behind and in front of the
breastworks in some places are lying in piles
three and four deep, many of them wounded
in several parts of the body.
The enemy had removed large part of
their dead and wounded during the night from
portions of the line, but there were places
where they could not move them and they lay
as thick as our own.
Gov iu3c Of fho
corps, which charged the position, and lost
about 700 men. Every regiment in the divi-
sion distinguished itself, and no one bore O
more noble part than the 93d New York vol
unteers.
Col. CAROLS brigade aided this division in
of the work with marked gallantry. Col Car
roll was wounded a second time, but still keeps
on duty.
Some of the caissons are now being brought
in which could not be done before.
The number of guns captured is 49,. Many
colors have been taken, but the captors still
retain them as trophies.
Col. Carroll's brigade took number of pri-
soners and stand Of colors this morning from
rebel regiment which they surprised in a
piece of woods.
LATER.
HEADQUARTERS May 1872 Pm.
The enemy are found to have fallen to a new
line, abandoning their works on their right,
and apparently getting into position for an
other contest.
HEADQUARTERS ARMY OF THE Potomac May
13.-Among the killed and wounded yesterday
are the following:
Major Trusfoot Capt Warner and Lieuten-
ant Ford, 10th Pennsylvania. tr
Capt. Ayers, Assistant Adjutant General on
Gen. Motifs staff.
Lieut. Col. Merriam 10th Massachusetts, vol
unteers. ,a
Capt. E. P. Jones, 125th New York.
Col. Henlings and Lieut.. Col. Miles, 49th
Lieut.. Loenan and Lieut. Judkins, of Gen.
Lieut.. Smith and Lieut. sigert, goth Penn
sylvania.
WOUNDED.
Capt. H. Brescet who took flag and 1t.
Lorete. both of the 10th Pennsylvania. All
the other officers eff that regiment are safe.
Major Totten, 9Th Wisconsin G. H. Hurd,
A. A. G. to Gen. Russell.
Capts. Phelan and Thompson of the 4th Ex-
celsior.
Capt. McKenna and Capt. Purt, badly
Capt. McDermott, Capts. Bingham and
Brown of Hancock's staff.
Lieut. Col. banks, 63rd Pa.
Lieut.. Lee, of Gen. Wards staff and Capt.
Nash, both wounded and captured by the
rebels.
Capt Hayman, 10th regulars.
Capt Darling, of Hayes staff was slightly
wounded. t
Col. West, 18th Maine.
D Col Craig and Lieut.. COL Greenwault. 1o5th
O, Lieut.. Col. Stoughton I'd United States
Sharpshooters.
Dr. Doughberden, Medical Director of I'd
| corps.
Lieut.. Col Bills and Cant Fritz both of the
99th Pennsylvania.
Lieut.. B. 8: Calf of Gen. Birney's staff was
captured on the 9Th.
The Sd brigade of Ben Russelys division of
the 9Th corps has but one field ofiacer on DUTY