The daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1863-1864, 1864-05-11

this demonstration, it was soon forced
back for some distance. Two pices OF the
Third Nassse wtillery had to be left
behind, in consequence of the killing OF
nearly all Che hefsesi and foil into the hands
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Robertson's division, were ordered iof
ward aad relieved the two e brigsdes brig whlen co
bad ymsta with Fepnlse. The enemy soon
Fsttaeksd these rsinforcements, but were
held sx bay.o baa ri avc1ai q i d.. 20 a'z4
! Brisk suiusketry and astiliery firing Were
Kept np for an hour longer, when the
epemy drew off from that part OF our line. I.
OnlitN iAEthe s6Airl vas quite. severe,
Avfsix sd}d aftlest'sl brfgades principally
suffering. No definite, figures can now be
siyen. bnt the total will probably not eS
ceed six hundred in killed, wounded, and
missing. Among the wounded are Gen.
Bartlett, ,slig ightly; yOsleael Hays, Eighteenth
Mssssch nsetts, slightly; Colonel Gwin, One
Hundred, aud Eighteenth Pennsylvania;
and Colonel Gurney, Ninth Massachusetts,; (;
and Colonel Lombard, Fonrth Michigan.
We took about three hundred prisoners.
Hancock's corps had been ordered to turn
off the road be- had staeted out on, and
march over cross road as rapidly as posi-
BILE for this point, to complete the forma
ltion Of the line Of battle. . w.
About 3 o'clock in the afternoon, after
the fight on the center had ceased, move
ment .by the enemy was discovered, evi
EdeatIy meant to throw a force between
Hancock and the remainder, OF tue army
General Getty's division, Of Sedgwicks S
corps. was ordered at once tn stay this
dangerous demonstration.
Hancock's advance, consisting of Mot is
division, arrived first in time to form with
Getty's to the left and right of the plank
road leading directly from Chancell orsville
to Orange Court House. General Grant
ordered them to atta;k the advancing
enemy, id order to give the remaining di-
visions of Hapcock's corps time to come up
They did so, and became at once hotly
engaged in woods so thick that twas al
most, impossible to advance in line. Biz
nevis division of the Second Corps soon
came up, and quickly formed on the rig at
Of Getty. Barlow and Gibbons division
formed second line as they came up,
The enemy, in vast force, pressed ener
getically and repeatedly upon the front
line. aud most furious musketry fight
continued for nearly two hours. The
heavy timber and dense uudergrowth rem
dered the use of artillery impossible, and
only few rounds from heavy pieces were
| fired ON either side, but as to violence the
musketry fire surpassed everything in the
history of the Army Of the Potomac
Our line steadily held it's ground until the
whole corps was formed, when nightla'l pre-
vented an advance on our Part and put an
end to the fight, r., - W.. -
Wadsworth's division and a brigade OF
Robinson's, under the latter, We're ordered
to take the enemy, which was 10 front of
Hancock by the right flank. but darkness
also prevented the full execution of this
movement. - ,t.
The losses on our left will probably reach
ono, thousand, including Gen. Alexander
Hays, of Pennsylvania, killed. Colonels ).
s. Carrol and Tyler were ameng the woun-
ded. Haucock's men behaved most admir-
ably. .,. zr s. .-.....
The 5th New Y York (Ira Harris) cavalry,
in advance of the road to Parkers store,
was attacked BY superior force and driven
back with considerable loss
b Gen Sheridan sent messenger 10 Gen
Meade on the evening OF, Thursday, after
the fight, to the effect that he had met part
of Stewards cavalry and was driving them
in every direction. ail ..
Gen. Lee made two attempts TO cut our
armv in two both on the right and left by
getting between the river and Warren's
and Sedgwicks corps, with only part of Gen.
Burnside,s across on one side, and between
lHsneoek's corps and the remainder of the
army on the other. That he was foiled In
both purposes, and that the army has been
concentrated, constitutes a most sabstan
tiai success for Gen. Grant. Not quite one
half Of the army was. engaged to day.
.sa There was heavy firing on Sedg"ick s
part of the line after dark, but it was OF
short duration. 1t was brought about by
z n srivanca IN our side to clear our front