The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1864-05-30
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lee Apparently Bothered BY
Grants Plank Movements.
AppsaTaacs Of ths Country and Crops
Along tho Line Of March.
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The Rebel Assault on the
Fifth Corps.
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How It Was Rspellsd by Gene
raj Warren.
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As. Francis o. Longs Despatch.
HnADQuARrnRs, SECOND ARMY CoRPS,
NEAR TAYLoab BRiD0n, Va, May 26, 1854
GENERAL rORBsars ADVANCE.
osnsral Torbert with part Of tbe First cavalry div
~, consisting Of detachmsnts from number Of reg
ats IN his oommana, marched In pursuit Of the retreat
hg rebels on AondAy morning, the nank movement on
r right having had the sec or sending that portion
= Lees army tAat remained IN the vicinity Of Sposyl
tahia Court Hosss towards Hanover Court House At
1osbs quick. inc cavalry column lsft New Bethel
Aur0h (about three miles west Of Milford Station ~
paybreak, Leutsnant Colonel Hammond, q the Fifth
Wv York, taking tbs advance with his regiment.
The few cavalry pscsss they encpuntered mcdestly
sred, offering opposition TO Colonel Hammond's ad
vance. They followed the old telegraph road. passing
Aner's Tavern and Mount Holyoke church the way.
A. Taylor's bridge, the North Anna river they met
- enemy IN force. A brisk skrmish immediately fol-
Uwed but advantage could be gained with small
ssee, the enemy being in strongly fortified position,
nth number Of batteries planted In such manner that
could ssctually shall side Of the river In al dreo
as Frsschs hastsry prompy responded 70 the Gre q
enemy but he could Dc tsis moro than hold hs posi-
tsa until the Second orps came up Ths casualties in
ssberts command are cas man killed and three
pounded. 8 II
ARRIVAL ov GENERAL BlRxsy.
~ twoe'clock p. r. Geasral Basy, with the Third d.
sion Of ts Second corp reached the ded and prspasa
sus were commenced anasdassy FOR giving the enemy
estle In earnest Colasl Pierus, b command of the
Brigade ssaG 70 and Col. KAgan with
First brigade. to ~ len, the Third snd Fourth sr
Ass being IN hue betweea them.
49, -. Aswn
aving narrow, peninsula iiks space. Upon this the
Asny bad thrown sp ssrsng rs6oubs, n wAish thsy
"a nonntsd several plspss q oannon.
Y, m noHr
our skrmish lins advanced towards the river under
lms ase irom ssrong line Of riAsusn m the earth
orks On tho oppcsise side of ths.cseek.
1he First brigade was immsdiatsy n front u the ra1
"A brdgs near which she enemy we're posted In an az
asivs saxthwosk in tAs form d crsscsnt This work
% nd rsdoubts, mounted with cannon u intervals
coLosm LAxHAs,
ne Third Maine, was II command Of The brigade, and
Ssmpssd 70 carry tAs lns Of worts By storm; but,
kAoseh 10 acted with great seolnsss and bravery and
sncsrs and mon stood BY him noby, the work
= for the time imponibls 70 accomplish. Ths rebel
stsr;es poured murdsrous are Of grape and canister
% biz ranks. whs The sharpshootsrs and ricmen b.
"A tAsr bssastworn annoyed ~ With their nre. Two
our batteries q ts In ths rear Of Second brigade,
the rising ground shusdsrsd away q the enemy IN
mt throwing perfect shower Of shot and shell into
works.
Colonel IAksnaa was struck BY Sollst and obliged 70
W. ~ nsld. ais wound b not dangerous, but qSits
hfuI Hs .wAs wouadsd . fsw days ago.
Mm mnmum uuu roRcu.
mere we're sworsginsnts and bataGiiou Of the rebels
Ne massachusetts, sad thsr guns q last slsncsd,
shsy wsrssaEivsn ffon their rsaesbt between ths
k asd %ns rvsr ssd rsersats1 seross ths bridge AZ
e ws ~ Ill ~ grossd ~ side q NJ North Anna
~sn IN Hnus BEGAN 70 REsnsAr.
~ few e1,css lnshs army think Lee has any con-
sbls sssos On ~ North AndA Ths people along The
4 BY wlloA ~ nsschsd stats that Less army CON.
ncsd resrsssng We 2oth Instant, - b found his
bts,on quits unssaasas \ The wids q spcstsyivans
nly Is q spinisc generally accepted n shs arm
Lee 4 couesntsaliug hls forces u Richnsud sos
n desperate sruggs, and tho present resistance
North Anna y msrsly necessary msasuse 70 hold
nj IN check wAs - ssss Nh tsains beyond shs reach
pur cavalry.
= hear stories n every Hirscsoa or the dsaoraiizsd
disiou Of the rsSsl a9y. The sevsre punishment
do and Grant havs inntcsd on than during Ahs last
weeks has opsnsl 4her = = 70 Ne important fact
they are nos invinoiblsA
Mr.. 4. n. EIsnsrsan's Despsteh.
HsAoQssaszEz, ETwTH ,Aaxr coRrs, 4
Ansn mn Noun 1xxA, Nay sS-eP.Ll
wnRnssMo.
nonv hss usese6 thus far w1thout general sngaoc-
but even ret We nay nsvs battle before night
90 our battsssB, undsrNApt Cooper and Lieut. VOL
arc now shsling tho snomy inAur front, who is ~
ding All day thsre hss shssn acsivs firing between
irnish iinss, snd our cassatks snn up over forty.
yOps wsre bsy all last s,ghs and today destroy.
hs railroad I'm osr front.
owoanru tn ~Ar
plsvsn oc,A u on Sunday nesning Our column was
zion, Gen. d uslssvs brgnAsSf Gen. Grinln's divi.
,sdue We ca osssd Ne Nat rl~sr without dnculty.
he previous r. vsrs, whose ccadsnsd names make up
as,apony, thb n . email. psrssrssly crooked and
uiarly turbil Arsan- Growing nslds Of oats and
fences intact, n I'm hsssss, havisg lsrs IA them
pd bscon and ma ross and whl1s ps0pls, seem
of. tho sacred son hsvs ssruos spon, whore sh1
ice or war has not m ade fssf painfully preninsnk
srsn n snrASm.
.nc,ne about three nik frcn Lebanon church, on
egra,n road, some rsbs artillery protested against
ysher advancs. Gen. war rem, accompanied By his
y u.us, vss ahead Some shells from battery
began 70 fall about NJ win sancy and dangerous
succ One shell struck The b. X Of Capt Marvn's
ami Ad,utant GsnsraD hcrsN', ricccnesssd ana
iu the open field, doing M DANA - beyond aston
The yertsbrm Of the Captains unrA spscsfng bucs
Tim nsBu BATTERY DRIVEN orr.
bry D. Fifth United States artillery. Eisulss 7ans RIO
,, with SONS sharpshoolsrs from ths Sin, 'ssnth
IN regiment, Major Elliott commanding, undsrS 'os
~ Of slsncsa ihA battery. II half an hour tn
len, and ~sA ~ departure sadsd NE days hcs- I
sssnass. snanss - ssgDA We ~ oas kinst ]