Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1864-05-13
EDWIN NJ. STANTON.
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Secretary Of War.
Or CITY POM, Va. May ).
To Lleut. Gen. Grant. commanding Ar0nss
Of the United SAFES
We have seized Wilson's wharf landing.
i brigade Of Mild's colored troops are there.
At Fort Powhat5en Landing two regi-
ments OF the same brigade have landed. At
City Point Kinds division with the remain
ing troops and battery have landed. The re-
mainder Of both the 18th and 10th army
corps are being landed at Bermuda Hundreds
above the A%ppomattox. No opposition ex-
perienced thus far. The movement was an
parently a complete surprise. Both army
corps left Yorktown during last night. HE
monitors are all over the bar at Harrison's
Landing and above City Point. The opera
tons OF the feet have been conducted to- ay
with energy and success. Gems. Smith and
Gilmore are pushing the landing of the men.
Gen. Graham with the army gunboats led
the advance during the night, capturing the
signal station OF the rebels. Col. West with
lc00 cavalry made several demonstrations
from Williamsburg yesterday morning. Gen.
kautz LETT Suffolk this morning with his
cavalry for the service indicated during the
conference with the Lieut.. Gen. The New
~ n A1% "a AAAAt bNlAf "a Nunu lNllE W
the wharf with four hundred prisoners.
whom she had no time TO deliver. She went
up yesterday morning. We are landing
troops during the night, a hazardous service
in the face OF the enemy.
BENZ. F. BUTLER,
Maj. Gen. Cong.
The position of the Union troops after they
had crossed the river was as follows
Gen. Hancock held the lett, Warren the
centre, and Sedgwick the right. The whole
army then marched to a Main near the spot
where ten. Hooker fought his famous Chan
cellorsyille fight a year ago, and the rebel
Gen. Lee, discovering that be would be forced
to come out of his works and give battle or
be entirely fanked, at once moved fer that
purpose.
The offer of battle was what Gen. Grant
desired and he readily accepted the chal-
the Tribune, letter from the army, dated
Thursday night says:
Early this morning the march was resumed
in direction of Tob6's Tavern which point
reached before noon, and the troops
placed in line of battle at twelve NJ. Gen.
Wilson, commanding Kilpatrick's former
division in the vicinity of Shady
Grove Church for three quarters of an hour
sharply engaged with a large body OF
rebel cavalry and a considerable force of in
by whom he was gradually forced
back upon the Second corps. Had not the
OF the enemy prevented, night
have found Gen. Hancoek's command
It Shady Grove Church, connecting with War
on his right by this manoeuyre We would
nave occupied the pike running in north
westerly direction from Germania Ford on
he Rapidan. The movements Of Lee soon re
'ealed his real design. Gen. Warren was d.
ected to attack him at once, which he did
bout IL a. N. 4 determined musketry fight
an hour and a half ensued. in which War
en- handsomely drove him from his position
With the infiction Of great loss. Grifin's d.
1sion Of the 9Th corps led the attack and sui
cred severely nearly 1000 being killed ,wound
d and missing. Finding his effort to break
ur centre futile, the enemy next ATTEMPTED
0 lnteTpOse an overwhelming force between {
\ arren and Hancock, the latter of whom, in '
with orders, was marching his !
orps rapidly to Drm a junction with the '
Fortunately his advance, consisting
t Birney's division, came up Just in time to d
lrcumvent the rebel general, who at half
asst two p. NJ, commenced d terrific on
on the divisions Of Birncy, Gibbon
nd Getty, the latter of whom had been tenn 7
orarily detached TO form the extreme right :
+ Hancock's command. The fight ragged :.
oily till some time after dark, and resulted !.
the complete repulse Of the enemy at all !,
Our loss an this engagement does :
OF, probably exceed 900. Scarcely any I
was brought into requisItion, the {
l~aracter OF the ground rendering it useless. :
he battlefield is covered with a thick growth +
underbrush aud m~edium-sized oak trees, :;
I'd it is owing to that fact that our LOSES :
e comparatively light. Our captures in {
risoners were about 500. \
When Hancock's corps returned towards =
store, 800 Of the 18th Pa. Cavalry,
Maj. Brinton, were sent to relieve the
ckets several miles below on the Spotsylva-
a road, and were attacked by a large body II
bel troops and driven back to Todd's 1ay- a
n in confusion, and quite a large number b
phi -oners by the rebels. IL
Three thousand Of our wounded who's in to
ries are light are to be cared tor where Ell
ey now are, while the Others are to he
to Washington. Oh
Advices from Rappahannock Station an hi
unce the arrival of our wounded there. ii
he medical director telegrapns that from
to eight thousand are coming forward.
Friday s battle is a complete success. Lee ~
Friday night. of