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

Panmuokv and kapp~i,annock river,
feeling prevails that there is desperate
work before his army, but there is nerve
and strength for it.
Tie iron clad, lie in the still waters eff
Neaporr News and the gunboats in com
rnunicaiion with them.
A dispatch from Grant 10 our generals
here SAYS, that 4S hours wauid d.termine
whether be Was 90 have battle en- the
Rapidan or whether under the forIficr-
ton. of Richmond. Grau:s dispatch was
written Yesterday.
Cincinnati May 5.
The greatest battles Of ihe campaign
conn, erced this morning both on the
Rspidan and in Gsorgia Meade ha.
crossed the Rapidnn, and The fighting to-
1ag wa> o; the most terrific chsracter.-
Heav, .kirmishipg has been going on, on
tie Rspidar, for several DAYS. and our
loss 10 killed, wounded. and taken pri.on-
err, up to Tuesday night, vas 5000
men.
The results Of to-day's battle are not
given, although there is considerable uu'
easiue-s at Washington
Beauregard i. combating Gi'rnore's and
other cor, on the Peninsula; gunbeats
are ascending the james river TO attack
Fort Darling; Sigel Is moving down the
valley Of Western Virginia. and will be
neI b, L"ngstrees; and Lee and Grant
are meeting each other with Immense ar
mics Of Inen.
Washing'on, May 7.
The Government has received ,nforna
ton bv way Fortress Monroe that Beau
regard is r. Petersburg, Va. with = force
OF 10000 men
Nav York. May 7
| The New York 7riLune's -pecial dated
" Union Mills, Va. Ma. 6 9 p m" ssys ,
The Grand Army of the Potomac
crossed The R.pidan on "Wednesday. -
The g Corps moved on Tue~dsv to the
mills opposite tls's Ford. nn Wedne>
ia, motning a, fonr o'clock. The cavalry
crossed and drove the rebel prckers from
the opposite heights, meeting 10 opt.o>i>
ton A position WAS gained, nnI the
corps moved "n at ! o'ci"ck. taking the
! road to Ch.EceiIor.vil4, al which pla q
| Geusrsl Hancock would establish bis head
! quarters.
The 5th AMI 6sh Corps crossed at Ger
mani. Ford in the course of :he day, TAX
ing he road. to Wlldernass "Wednesday
night Gen. RAJ Warren's hesdqusr'ers we're
a. the WILDERNESS with General Ssjxwick
n, his right, and the genera headquarters
a. Germanla Fond.
On Thursda, morning the rebels press.
ed our pekets, and appeared TO be III
strong force on our right The 5th New
| York cavalry. skirmishing on Orange
! Cour U"u>e road, near fukin'. Tavern
were driven in with severe loss leaving
many wninIed on III. field Griffil lh'- di-
vision was marched forward on our righ'
shout / o'clock to feel the e,ern,'s posi-
ton. and seie ,net bv the rebel General
A + Hill. supported bv General E~eil.-
A severe ac;i"n took place in which VI
captured about 800 prisocers. though il
is repnrted iha, We I"tt two guns
Ia The meantime Grn. Hancock march
81 his corps to the right TO connect ~i;f
Gem Warren, and had hardly 90, into po
-itinn - his lef re.lirg on O, near Chan
iie-~hen lie was attacked by
L"ngs;leet with bis full corps and par. o
E~elis Gen Hancock with the a.sis
Ia c- of Getty's division OF The 9Th Corps
were under ,nu-kei tir- If t~e and :
half hours duration. in which bis com
4 IA, y hat fiI,.tI !
injury upon the rebels
Other DE-, elopmenI. showed Lee to have
hIs whole tnrce in our font Ibis kno~l
edge of heir position aas of course high
Iy important, And was thus obained on
" by the greatest skill in handling troops
To- advance on the enemy, he ordered 8
line of battle 10 be held Till morning.
The position ot "ur troops on thursda,
night, was parallel with, and II lite il
advance of The road from Germanla Ford
Washington. Nav 7
The Republican has the f,liowing:
The Government has information ,hi'
morning, t.1at on "Wednesday, q, DAYLIGHT
The Rapidan. |, marched to plain :
lItrl,. be, onl ard near the old ChanceIl
or>vIIie battle ground, when Lee ws~ fore
ed out OF his work, and offered battle
winch ~as al once acrep'ed. The fgh
became fierce. aud lasted until dark. tn.
enemy being forced back some dls'snr.
with gr-a; loss. leaving most Of his killed
and wounded in our hands.
The two armies lay Oh their arms al
nigh, Wednesday. and Al daylight Thurs
dav. the battle opened again, AMI rage.
with the greatest fury on both sides unit
dark. s. hen il wa. found that the enemy
had been forced back, in the two ds,s
fight. about Two miles and a half. leaving
heaps of DYING, Killed and wounted on the
field
Various e>iimates are made Of the mum
he,ed Slaughtered, hlt At this moment i
is useless 10 speculate on The subject.
| New York, Nav &
The Tribune ha. . letter tr~m the ar
nv. dated Thur-any night. saying: "Esr
ly shis morning the march was resumed
in the direction Of Tod's Trsern. whicl
pom, vas reached before noon and ;h,
troop. placed IN tine OF battle a, 12 m.
/ Gen Wilson commanding kiIpr'rck' ,,
former Cavalr, Divi-ion msda his where
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