, 1864-05-30
TIE MOVEMENT AGAINST
RIG i M0ND.
History Of Grants Army for Five
Days.
from May 90 to May IS.
GREAT STRATEGY AND HARD FIGHT
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The Rebels 0utN1ttcd and 1Torstcd.
The Rebels 0utNittcd and 1Forstcd.
Especial Dispatch to n. +. Tilnea]
SOUTH HANl1 NaETu ASHa, |
May ajth, 1.6l.

SOUTH BAxE NoRIn Asxa,
May sjth. 1:ta. l
TIE SITUATION.
After three weeks Of marching and ngEttng, here
then II the Army ofthe Potomac, sixty miles from
It's s1nrtiDg point north Of the Hapidar, safely
Planted on the Eouth Of the North Anna River,
which for three years has been the goal Of ali tho
Mcoa AID struggles u this army. Ihe experience
Of the Two wctks we spent berote tes lines OF
spottsJlrana btcrzslt It's conviction that that po-
u blood oft Of a prop 10 the results Of uay
victory 1aEt could be achieved there 70 have b2r
vu woad o haze e bsca es to euz usas sa
vantage, FOR nc lad then u front Of operations
IL eIsy d}stsrce Of our Frox1mate base, Frcde-
ticksou1=. while the eucny was at a long remove
!rusu ht<. In ,he:e rrlslous, Il battle thqt woal
have eff ct1aliy broken Lees sr1nY woull hare
piacsu us IN H most advantageous position fur de.
s,roy It in The retreat ltat would have followed
lhirs 1t WIS with some rsrrus thaL General Gfaat
Was eventually compelled to abandon the Aope
vi delivering sncn a battle. Day by dry
The Ctmman1ipg Gererai continued TO throw out
IOWA. tho left, With the hope Of overlapping and
breuAfDg IN the rebel hight wing, and from occupy
Ing, az VT did at first, line two Of three niles
north and extending nVe u bix miles vert Of pntt-
~e3lynnla Court H0use, we finally came to hold
lire running almost due cast from that point and
atont fur miics fn e4teAt, our lett resting at Nat
tapony ghn1eh Pit, jnst b, proportion a. we
cuu.otln TO our line, and in-rsnched hiasclf til!
finally he came to have front practically lmpre:
naeS, Sotn1n @ n aet can 90 amasloea .9a m2fe ios
rns hsa ~ ~ ~ rd1e,,,ct r. rnrer II .nif c;,he
A layer Of stout logs, breast hieh, forms fraus-
work en- which thick parapet Of earth IL thrown
up. In front Of this linz the timber for aeyer7i
hundred yards is fcled, making an cabozately In
te1laeed absttis. 1Mag!ne one, tEo OF thzes such
lines along the front; plant benind each 'tao Of
sTn1fr =, aT,,'prr snn n;spr ;n ron, ~ III sarnr
iihnes Of litie pIts and ytu vii fosm c@ncepion'
though eti an inadequate one, Of the task imposed
npom ~ asnk "nen Ill as'aeA - on 1ae
" IN sentr5; ,nstanses AZ von tnow md AZ all
e TGtau ane ~ tU ~ + aay ,sasI ~ ~asa @
t ,tn saoa fto r. uo' ,ha. ri t.'I a ~.
pnetea ar Nna,yrhre fc IA IL .verv entrnnr. 9h'a
e:isiic1.
Adyiccs from day to day hare informed you Of
ne attemn,s tnas aae 1a 70 "a ee ne
~ atr te ot ,ew rcaca n9 onr snsc..ses Ia
o. our nUt is~ M r 1,t Son hS ons
coeE ft an lie morntna Of she iii, lust wden his
ecsPS Pi ~; 49, ~ te5 ~ ,i ~ oti ,i,inn
EepSi nne a9o epialea nety tne en.uS r. ""
ysnge precisely VIA. tie upshoI q thst attack
wong ne, Gat 1oS a. =, oeta S,5a
narsa eS m sasm ss =, ns y. ,a '1b ,bsP enceess
Moe w. ~ - ~ 1n9a rahc1 ormv
might 1hcrc have pcen Goaaled nP. snntea, Gno @ "
et1oyeo. No susa goiaea gppoIsaaliS ngatm pt
sensea lssoli aLo aaes seeing g LILY ~ onJ ill.,
1-.- z-.. 1111t't ,,.3 ~nntr,nA .ruu bod
ioss q come 4NV k.iea and maimea "a nea a,,.a aaa
assiea tae .h es 81 =! th ie erV tesoye
9ecslSe t!ctoty; As ass.u ~ .no - ~ line. with
tqteg ING enemy az 5 ai.avha,e 1 te arena
nc detsfmaatloa ta' on q eeeog else"He'' tn' a'e.4
1oE rev !f1as Dy patue. .c., a-,+ ,t.r +h.+
Win lhis yeW It was neenh nst oi a.
a army should m sIGa rs ha ~ snsSa
allow II to cut loose IRON rs oia oase haa eqaoae
Il to adTanee far enough to opsn lev sna
@ M o1e dais ava n III e nf onr rnt ~
would 80 threaten Lees eona1iGato9s @ as to
compel mm to e!asnate ~ @ ~ ~ ts
words We would effect turans moss@en1 On tt ne
rebel right flank. T1ue to e3pesesatlon' .s ween mo
febsis. On traday, dtseosefs4 tae e9IpS 81 t; Han
cock, which the day heiore had peen leahng ine1f
extreme left, shifted oyer to @ thei1 extreme right
Lee began ~ Iook out iof nls t'nes:
On FRIDAY nirht NAV a:ts. Hancock took up the
rsrch aSpsrned AZ a@y 1t 70 bfass1n1nar Chnrch
ha[, oua ~ " 1asin1 ins
eoathWaSd tosa r. Yl and continued on
'ae aa1 ~ ocrnnie45 Rnino f;|een
Win The head e of lis 1: co1unn at Mlford distant
'ae Itutu eee polat ei se1to1s e1' '~'' 1.s