Shreveport news., 1864-05-31
Cot. Lagrange, commanding the brigade,
and tom co,uuis sion ed off GERS


and ten commissioned officers.
The yankees were circulating handbills
through their commands yesterday, stating
that Grant had routed Lee and was march
ing on Richmond.
The affair at Rasaca was plan OF john
ston s'to catch the enemy. Snake Gap was
lett open. and troops sent to the rear OF It.
and everything prepared to meet hun IN
front. 1t is not yet known il the enemy Is
baeged or not.
Brandon. May l3--OI,cih dispatches
.SnN Gen. Lee, dated Spolt-yivania, May
lSli, says Grant is entrcnched near that
place. Frequent sklnishcs alon. the line.
Among our wounded are Brig Gems Hays
and Walker,
Tupe.o, May l2-Gen Rodiy crossed
The river Saturday and drove the enemy
from Florence, capturing 40 prisoners, IN
Gliding 3 commissioned officers. In the
engagement al Boliver On the I'd, our loss
was 10 wounded and captured. Enemy
loss killed and 81 wounded.
Mobile, May II Beauregarl has driven
the yankees TO their gunboats near Peters
burg. and tina. lie had sunk six OF ther,--
Nine blockade runners c.me into Whining
ton since our iron clais scattered the block
aiding squadron lew day ago. AL at
Petersburg are confident Of success. All
business suspended anl every man in the
ranks fouf gunho4ts We're des,rpyed.--
No further attack on prUry's Bluff.
Weldon. y c, VIA Mobile, May 18th
Gen Lee has driven Grant across the Rapi-
dan with terrible s'"Ag alter.
| The Memphis papers Of the 23d, "a re
| ported by Gen. Mann ,Iuks. state that
! Brcckinridce had defeated .Sagicl in Yes
| tern Va. " tn loss of 1850 men liiic!
| wounded and captured, and six pieces of
artillery. They also admit that Butler was
| badly defeated add driven to his snnboats
| on James Isi:rr. The same paper inform
us that after one day and Il half hard fight
! ing at H"saca. thry acknow ledge that John
-ton had lost but lew men and no guns
I their own loss heavy. They also acknowl
/ cBgc tha: Giant had been unsuccessful III
! A.S Lac :ish's VITA Lee.
! Petersburg lt;. via Mobile, N1y is
! lieavy fling At Drn"g,s B.ur aad between
| there and Bu.iap's farm. The New York
! Herald OF the IL Ii. a.u:'s loss ut 30 o
! in Grants army. Gold 10 IN New Nori, on
! Monday. Gen. Daring made - gallant
charge ut Chester. capturing very strong
! POSITION and many STORES. EraHregard
drove back centre. leaving 1000 dead van
KEGS on the field. R,nsum turned right
/ flank III noon. ankcc General Hickman
, capt"rcd
| Enemy rerulscd with a loss of - coo and
81 general officers at SpottsylvauIl Conr.
| house.
Chicago Times 18th says Lee and Grant
had u terrible fight On Tuesday says Fr,!
/ cfai loss - ora -ri-oRer-: nothing lad
Ihou. killed and wounded of that day. but
safes that the caCiny hal 1000 wounded
before Tuesdays i-ht.
! Butter Is down close to waters ri-r"
afraid to- lrIv" ganboa's. lelurrgard i
watching him
1t is reported thr. Butler and his troop
are rnDttk.ng and leaving on his trans
ports.
Gen. Lee issued congratulatory ad
dress TO his troops on receiving news o
our success in various paGt5 OF the Con.ed
cracy.
Grants loss * estimated at sixty thous
and.
burg.
Atlanta, May lG--Sincr the r"pulsc Of
the enemy at Dalton. he has been moving