Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1864-05-12
GEN. GRANT IN HOT PURSUIT.
5000 Killed and 10000 Wounded
left in our hands.
FROM GEN. BUTLER.
EXCITING NEWS.
Petersburg, Va, Reported i'm
our Possession.
WASHINGTON, Nav s.

WASHINGTON, May s.
Reports received from the front up to
IL O'Clock Saturday morning say there
has been two days lighting on Thursday
and Friday, and that it was believed
that the enemy were retreating
Our wounded were being sent TO the
rear, showing that we had lost no ground
in the fighting 1t is believed our forces
were pressing forward.
Nothing further has been heard from
Gen. Butler.
Reports from Chattanooga dated at
O'Clock yesterday Saturday afternoon
say that General Sherman was then at
Tunnel Hill, the enemy at Buzzard- Roost
Gap, and Gen, Mcpherson was operating
against the enemys communications.
NEW YORK, May s.
The Herald Extra has Fortress Mon
roe despatch dated May 9th, p. m,
stating that our troops under Gen. But
Ter are in possession of Petersburg, Va.
The Tribune Extra says:
The Washington Republican Extra
says Grant hurled his entire army
against the rebels on Friday. Lee was
driven three miles, leaving 5000 killed
and 10000 wounded in our hands. Gen
Grant is master of the field. Lee is in
full retreat. Gen Grant is in hot pur-
suit. Everything is being done for the
wounded that lie in the power of our
surgeons and ambulance corps
News has reached the government that
Sherman is lighting his way through
Tunnel Hill successfully and pressing
upon Dalton, the enemy falling back
leaving his dead and wounded in our
hands.
From the Peninsula the news is glo-
rious as far as heard from
The New York Tribunes letter from
the army, dated Thursdsy night says
Early this morning the march was re.
sumed in the direction of Todd's Tavern
which point was reached before noon
and troops placed in line of battle at
II NJ. .... H.s
Gen. Wilson commanding Kilpatricks
former cavalry division made his where
abonts known by a brisk cannonading
several miles south west of the tavern,
and in the vicinity of Shady Grove
Church, where for three quarters of an
hour he was sharply engaged with a
large body of rebel cavalry and a con-
siderable force of infantry, by whom he
was gradually forced back upon the Sec
ond corps. Had not the maaeuvres of
the enemy in front prevented, night
would have found Gen Hancock at Sha-
dy Grove Church, connecting with War
rem on his right. By this manicure we
would occupy the turnpike running in
north westerly direction from Germania
ford on the Rapidan The movements
of Lee soon revealed his real design.
Gen. Warner was directed to attack
him at once which he did about IL
o'clock A. M. A determined musketry
fight of one hour and half ensued in
which Warren handsomely drove them
from the position, with the infection of
great loss.
Griffins division of the Fifth corps led
the attack and suffered severely, losing
nearly one thousand killed, wounded
and missing.
Finding his effort to break our center
unavailing, the enemy next attempted
to interpose an overwhelming force be-
tween Warren and Hancock, with whom
the latter, in accordance with orders,
was marching his corps rapidly to form
a junction with the former. Fortunate
ly our advance consisting of Barney's
division came up just in time to circum-
vent the rebel General who at 2 IL D. m.
commenced terrific onslaught on the
divisions of Barney, Gibbons and Getty.
the latter Of whom had been temporarily
detached to form the extreme right of
HancOck,s command. The fight ragged
hotly until some time after dark and re-
suited in their complete repulse at all
points. Our loss in this engagement
does not prabably exceed one thousand
men. Scarcely any artillery was brought
into requisition, the character of the
ground rendering it useless.
y The battle field is covered with thick
growth of underbrush and medium sized
oak trees, and it is owing to that fact
that our losses are comparatively light
Our captures in prisoners are about Ave
hundred
When Hancock's corps retired toward
Parker's store three hundred of the
Eighteenth Pennsylvania cavalry under
MAJOR Brinton sent to relieve the pickets
several miles below on the Spottsylvania
road were attacked by large body of
rebel troopers and driven back to Todds
Tavern in confusion, and quite large
number taken prisoners by the rebels.
ALI are enthusiastic over the success
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