The Lansing state Republican. [volume] (Lansing, Mich.) 1855-1874, 1864-05-18

ed on the RaF il il not impossible that many OF
the escort we're captured when returning to the
army. oar wounded are reported TO be 5 900,
most Of whom are al Fredericksburg and so
thick tina, they we're lying in he streets and up
on the oavements. cavalry patrol ordered oat
could not do duty as il was difficult 70 pass De
tween the rows Of wounded without trampling
on them. 1t Is said there are between two aud
three thousand rebel wounded there who were
left on the FIELD
NV YORK, Nav 10.
General Sedgwiek was killed yesterday in
baltle at Spousy lvaaia Court house This is
,ffical
! Tribune special. dated headquarters Of the
Army ct the Potomac l0th saws: Our los in
the battle OF Sunday and yesterday viii prooab-
/ Is amount 10 a. least : 500. Generals Grant
and Mead were al the front that night personal
+ " superinieuding Hancock's stack After des-
patching our special messenger last evening
heavy Cat nOnaie was opened on the rebels oc-
cup,ing Spotrs lvania Court House Under GOV
er OF this FIRE Hancock crossed the Ertle river
I Po, and pushed the enemy beyond the town
/ News Peaches ~ this morning thst cOmmunca-
tion il opened between Us and Washington by
Ssy OF Bell Plain and Fredericksburg \ mail
= jIst in iron Washin .ton by this way. Our
sounded ard prisoners are also 10 be sent tins
gen. Morris Of the SIKH Corps Who was stand
ing beside Gea. Sedg~ick when he was killed
vas wounded the leg out not seriously. By
Richmond paper. found on prisoner, it l.
STATED thar the BODY OF Cen WadsNorth was
buried by them az the Wilderness This would
seem 10 determine The Certainty OF his death. IL
alsO states that Gen. Bl.ler was within thirteen
miles Of Richmond Our army il pressing Lee 5
retreaung forces on al sides while our cavalry
under Sheridan have been ard are performing
prodisies Of valor. Our troops sustain their
marching with wonderful endurance and 10 good
spirits. For long tine alter our Wilderness
fight II difficult TO make many OF the men be
heve our movement vas not retreat, but when
sscerttining beyond question that We were ad-
vancing their enthusiasm knew 10 bounds, an0
they made the woods ring with huzz IS for Gen
erals Grant, Mead, Burnside, and everybody
Our wounded have suffered aud but for humare
and tender regard Tor their ndition, We should
undoubtedly ere this have been upon the south
OAnk OF the Anna.
HEADoCARTERs FIPTH Army Corps Nav ! l
The 5,tile Of Yesterday was terrible, az terri
bic for The time il lasted as any IN the recent
series OF fgh.s. Heretofore the contests have
been Invariably with musketry. In TINS battle
the artillery hie va fierce and ncessant, almost
deafeuiug, a= at Gettysburg The battle contn
, ued u night asd dai kness close the sangu nary
~ungge, our army adding another TO its list Of
baulrs and victories
Halt past SIX then fixed upon for the as
sauit. Watches were compared and regulated
by the corps commanders, and finally all sep
afated with orders TO attack at the appointed
time
At the appointed hour, simultaneously with
the roar Of the twelve signal guns, the whole
front advanced with cheers from the whole
line. The movement was indescibably grand
/, A portion of the forces moved ia solid column
while others were advanced in the usual order
Of battle, the whole army moving off together
, and yet each cOmmsnd vas fighting lis osn bat
tie.
At one o'clock OIL Tuesday fire ragged be
tween the two armies at point in the line and
large numbers of wounded Of both parties were
,ing on the spot. Our men, in attempting IL
get their comrads off the field, were fred upon
by some rebel skirmishers and driven off and
The poor fellows bad to be left to perish IN the
flames
WEDNESDAY, May IL.
After ,auguiuary but generally successful
battle on TUESDAY the army during Wednesday
was comparatively quiet 4 feeble demonstration
against our night sIug was rep1lsed This morn
lng a recOuno- aucc was made Oh the right 10 face
the euem,'- left IL was intended 10 assault the
enemy entire force
A column consisting of portion of the Sixth
Corps and Birney's Division Of Hincocks' Corps
first INTENDED 10 unde, taAe ths work, which was
afterwards abandoned. In the forenoon, two
companies on the letG OF the SiAth Corps. com
menced driving some shsrpshOOtcrs from ID. /,
position on a house commanding partial view
Of our lines kiling and capturing several o.
Ii Il. 4
extent, continuing until after dark, laying the
duet, Cooling the atmosphere, AID raisii the
spirits Of our troops Flres are built AID sup
plies cooked, and the bands began to play in the
forest along the line, and were undisturbed foi
once by the enemys shells. Our soldiers ate
heartily and rested sveetty. The enemy had
10 ammunition 10 waste.
THURSDAY, May p
After midnight the Second Corps (H4ncocb's
pushed on to the left OF the Sixth Cops
(Wright's), between that and General Buu=ide's
command, and OH the left Of the Spottsy lvania
road.
Al half past four this morning Hancock at
tackled the enemy fronting him, opening a wiz
eriDg cannonaie and making resstless charges
against the very heart Ui ms position. The reD-
Il guns replied with visor, aud the charges OF
our men were as vigorously resisted but the
determination oil the onset over whelmed eveTy
thing The troops rushed in on the rife pitt
Of the enemy, bayonetug thea in their works
cutting their lines aud capturing on the II
charge over 8 900 mn and several guns, inelud
iag the greater portion of the Stonewall brigade
belonging To the division cOmmaOdedby Genera.
Ned Johnson, and forming a part OF E~ell's
Cops. General Johnson was himself taken pris-
Ouer.
General Grant sends dispatch to the Presi-
dent announcing in terms OF Characteristic mod
esty, thai he moved on The enem,'s works again
at SpOtrsyvaBia Court House on Thursday morn
ing the l2rh. At daylight Gen Burnside and
Gen Hancock were making grand and impetuous
charges with the bayonet by corps, surpris ng
the enemy and producing the widest consterua-
ion IT bis ranks, crushing Lees right and centre
aud huilirg his eutire line back with aWful
remained master of the 6elj with al the rebel
dead and wounded The route Of the enemy
was complete.
/ The Army of the Potomac has achieved the
greatest victory of the war, after some OF the
seve e., e ghFing ever recorded in history. The
battle Of yesterday il acknowledged 10 be the
heaviest of all, lasting from daylight TIL after
dark, renewed abou, nine p ~. and continuing
/. t nearly three u m, both parties cOnIendi 2
during the night tor the possession OF a line OF
rife pits from which our men bad driven the
enemy in the morning.
The rebels fell back early this morning. and
skirm-hirg is uO~ going on. Oar troops follow
ing them up through the woods