The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1864-05-13
New York, MAY ~.

rTF f~ New lork, May ~
Ths Herald kas the following in rsls.
tfon 60 the battles OF Friday ard Saturday:
Al FIVE o'clock ip the morning the cocl
,es, HaA renewed against our line, and the
roar snd hum IS battle cane from every
quarter From cer,.in i, aicatlops il ~as
concluded that Lee ~. reinforcing LssR.
H,ee, or Hancock. front, xnd pxyt 81
Burnside corps accordingly moved 10 bis
support. taxing position TO the lsh 81
Cen Warren and comrlsts'y filing The
gap into which he W. brigades bad bees
shro~r on ,he preceding erering On
moving a, aa> light lb,ongh the close for-
"a, they found it occupied by rehels pre-,
pared 10 dispute It's POSSESSION The ta bt-
inc Al this point was o,er b, 9 o'rIock. il
being found Impossible o dislodge the res
els from their position.
Early in ,he morning Hancock WAS driv-
en- back c,ose to hi- bIhas~otks bv su.
perior force. bI, sub-squenty ' rallied bis
men and succeeded in 'egaining mos, sf
the ln., ground Rr,~e.s 10 and II
o'clock. however. Lones,r.e, succeeded 10
turning the left Of bis sdvAscs and tkrex@
ing IL lnto great cOhiuSlOu
The rh~rge of LongsIrses "a. complete
~ ovefvhe ming. Solid massss Of infant
" were hurled upon Hancock time after
time with An impenosii. ths, noth!sR
could withstand The ur"uad in hs frons
hac been fought over numbsr OF ,lmes
and the wounded AID diving on the ael1
were VAT. A, thigh, Hancock occupied
his treast~orI. and bad nothing bu, pris-
oners and rtLel dead TO show for the
slaughter Of the two ds,s' fighting He
behaved with conspicuous galsh,,y th'o'.
ou, and Va. on The Ged in person vhssS
'iengsrs we're ,hicke.t.
Washington. Nav 10,
Gen. Sedgui,k va. sho, 10 >kirmish
near Spotlsy|vsnis. A ball euis:ug his
eye. killing him Instantly
Fort Darling is said 10 have been cap>
iarsd by our forces.
Butter is moving on 70 RichmAsd OIL
the south >ide Of he James River. ..
Grant and Butler are evidently running
race f'r :hs capture Of The rene| CSpi'al,
and Butler is u lutte ahead and :he chAa.
cas are that lie viii be frs, to cutter IT.
lie has bu. one t.,'s S matching 10 seeom~
pI.h it,
'nIv ,hon, 90 m.s and efficsss sre lst
Of h. 4sh Virginia regiment.
Gen. Seymour, ju-, froa loridn, !. q
prisoner His hrigais WAS ou'fsnked
AID broken No nan tough, more AL.
iantlv or bravsly. but i, seems that he sas
unfortunate with bis troops
A, - O'clock the fight going OBJ at
Spo',-y ylv1n~ { II. We heId the place
nt thsi hour. anl Lea gave evidence Of be-
ing weakened and falling back
| he messenger had an escort Of lh0
cavalry and a> 2uefrilas were frequently
encountered. it is no, Improbable that
man, uf the esro!t were captured ~heS
returning to the arinv
Our ~nunded are reported 10 be Is 066,
mos, Of whom are At trederick~burg, and
so thick that they are lying on the pave.
meu,..
| |. ia aad ,ho-. .rc be,wee~ Q 900 and
8 900 rebel w"unded there also ~bo we're
ctr upon The field.
On Sunday Warren ercoun:erad Lees
rear guard 1t Sp"ttS,vanla { IA A
sharp fight imm-d atelv ensned. Oar
troops were At fr.t tepuIs-d, hu, ra'l,inf,
advances! with grest i,np-sho.ity ~ on thS
enemy. driving him beyond the Coui.
Hou-e.
Headquartcr. near Bermuda's s Landing, |
May Q, 1864.
Our operations may ,- xn,ml,ed up in .
word. With l7O0 csvaiv wehavsa ad
vnnced up the PENN sna forced the Chick.
ahominv, and safely brought them 10 our
presen, po~.ton These we're colored cav
airy, and are DOW holding a position il
our advstre towards R'chmond
General kau,z, with 3 900 cavalry f,su
Suffolk. on the same day with our move.
men's up H.. Iawes iv-', frrsd she Black
water. Al d burned the railroad bridge At
Stony Creek below Petersburg cutting IN
~" Rean'.gsrd'- f"'ce a, ,ha. point.
We have landed h-'e. enireuche0 eur,
selres de-'rnye'i ,nxuv miIr. Of railroad.
sni O., a position which. ~ilh proper
,npidie-. W. car ho'd Hg4irs, the g hols II
Lees army. | have ordered up The .rp
p'ie-.
Besnreg.ra, with fsr2s portion Of his
command, WA laf' rou'h of The cu,,ing O!
tie railroad hv Gtn. kaurz Tha, portioH
which reach-d l'e,ershu:g made, i!il
have whrrri to dav. killing and wound
ing many aud 'sk;ny MANY prisouers, a.
ter severe and Con es,cd fight
Lieut. Gen Grant will 10, be ,ronhIe ed
with en9 farther rein forcem-n,s 70 Lee
from Rn."ru...-,1'> tryre. fS;rrei
B. F. BUTLER, Maj. Gen, Commanding.
Rebel Accounts Of the Fighting,
Ns~ Io,k May TO-
Richmond pap~'s Of the 6'h eontais
di-rs'ches from Lee and Others relative -
Grants advance and ,he battles.
An Orange G. H. di-pn,ch ofihs 9Th
sta es sha, Tho rebel. ,srused the Un,oA
troop. on ths plank road near Psrks: :
store. in Spo,'-ylvanra county.
The engagement lxsied from moon til
night, 'hs rebel. claiming TO have c.p,ur>
ed 1000 OF our troops
The Richmond Whig ~ the IN. says
up TO lac hour on u @ Oh. no fighting
hnd taken plare on tho peni aula.
The movement Of Ruter'. ,rans sporta ne
the Jane. River, wa, known in pe,pr.bnrr
81 eleven A N on Thnrsdav. wien Gen
Pickett ordered on, the r.lIj!in gn9 great