Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1864-05-10
THE CAMPAIGN In VIRGINIA.
THE GREAT E a Z 7 / Z
MR. STATIONS DISPATCHES.

noner .a1J John A. Dix, New York: We are yet
without any official dispatches from the army
,t ?ho P,tomac. except til ose referred 70 tnlS
,norning FROM the Medical Director and Ch1ef
OuarteTmas;er, and nothing additional has
}een received by the Department from any other
81 4 nart Of the wounded arrived in ambu-
l. nces this morning at Rappahaan0ck StaAon,
and are On their way by railroad The Depart
1nenf will probably receive dispatches by that
rain, which will arrive here might
a dispatch from Gen. Butler just received
and which left him yesterday, states that o.
version has been made by Dls forces on zoe
railroad between Petersburg and klchmond'
and had succeeded is destroying portion OF It 50
a. 70 break that connection. That there nad
leen some severe fighting, but he had SUCCEED
ed. He heard from Rebel deserter that gen:
Hunter vas daneer0usiy wounded. FlcRet6
also. Jones and JeE,kings were killed,
Nothing later has been heard roln Sherman
1siened EDWIN NJ. STANTON,
Secretary Of War.
WASHINGTON, May 9, 10 As \. II 10
Major Gen. Dix: We have intelligence t'ls
noru;uc, by scouts direct from the army, as
]afe as Saturday evening, but no official re-
norts. The general results May be stated as Q
succe IS to our arms.
1he fighting on Friday was the most desper-
ate |lnowo III modern times. [ deeply regret
- saw lla; the country will have to mourn the
death Of that accom- pshed soldier, Brl gadler
General WadsvortI1, who was struck IN the
forehead by bail, at the head OF his command
while leading them against one OF the enemy S
strongest positions. His remains are IN our
hands. in charge OF Col. Sha, pc. Gen. " ebb
WAS woun,le} General Jones, OF the Rebel
army, was killed.
The condition Of CIR army is represented 60
be most admirable. Their cool, determined
courage has in every instance proved TOO much
f,g The desperate fury OF tie Lcbels, who nave
been driven at all points There has been 40
straseing. At the latest accounts Hancock
was T1shing fnrwari rapidly by the Spottsyl-
vania Court House, and yesterday heavy can.
nonading was heard at Aqua Greek from that
direction until 0 clock. - ~
WASHINGTON, May 9, 1l.30 A. M.-Eo
Major General Dix: This Department has just
received from General Butler the otlc!al report
Of General Lee Of the operations On trpiay. tie
saws their loss in killed is not large bu6 they
had many wounded.
lie '.griaves to announce that GenefaI Long
l;,la5 and General Pegram badly wounded,
on Thursday, and Ghat 1t is supposed VenefaA
Stafford will recover"
lie thanks merciful God thatoVery advance
on General Grants part has been repulsed.
He states that our forces attacked them and
! caused some confusion.
General l2adsuorth's body fell into their
hands, out our report Ghis morning states that
ic is now n our possession, under charge OF
Coonel Sharpe, as stated IN my dispatch CHS
morning. The belief here IS that Llout, Gen
eral Grant is achieving complete victory.
We have lost some prisoners. One regiment,
the 9Th Pennsylvania deserves, charged
through an aoattis Of the enemy, out were IN
ablc 1o get back, AMI the most Of them we're