The Weekly Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, O. [Ohio]) 1861-1???, 1864-05-18

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into thcir works aud our infantry deliver
ing their FIRE with remarkable precision,
Our losses were very heavy.
General Gibbins' division has lost alto
getier over Thousand men
General E0binson's Division. after loos-
ing both its general Objects and about. p
800 men. had no general 70 command IL and
! IL has been broken up and distributed
among other divisions of tho 5ih Corps.
No division Of ,the army taught better than
this one.
About six O'Clock in the afternoon ro-
port was brought 20 General Meade that a
flank movement was being made on our
right. and the headquarters being in that
direction they packed up and moved to-
wards tho center in rather hasty manner.
The report turned out to be false. Il IL
At one o'clock on Tuesday a fire ragod
between the two armies, at point In the
line and large number of wounded of
both parties was lying on tho spot
Our men in attempting to get their com
rades off tho field were fred on by rebel
skirmishers and driven Off and tho poor
sufferers had to be left to perish Ia the
flames.
WAsHrNGrov, May 12-0ur army is now
heard from six miles beyond Spottsylvania
G. II. We fought again yesterday, drove
the enemy most calamity, capturing a large
number OF prisoners and guns, and several
| general officers arc among the killed.
Hancock made brilliant capture Mt
o'clock this morning. The entire rebel Iii.
vision, including Major General Ned John.
son, commanding. Brig. General Geo. Stuart
and Brig General Robert johnson. com.
nanding Brigades. Between 1000 and 3.
600 prisoners and two batteries of 6 pieces
each, fell into our hands. Taking advantage
| OF tho storm and darkness last evening
Hancock managed 10 change the position
OF his troops unobservcd by tho enemy
aud while darkness and fog yet prevailed
pounced on them this morning like q vol
on the fold. He took the captives com.
pletely py surprise, and having sent his
prisoners securely to the rear, turned their
own guns on tho enemy in the vicinity.
PHILADRLPHrA, May l4-A special to the
Evcuing Telegraph. dated Cincinnati l4th
states that Gen. Schoield's army moved
from Bulls Gap on the 81 inst, and after
four hours fighting on tho 4th. the rebels
rotreated. The Uuion troops arc pursuing
them into North Carolina. No particulars
received. ..at
The news that Gen. Thomas has taker
Dalton is confirmed. We have captured
about 5000 prisoners and 10 or 2 pieces o
artillery. Tho rebels retreated in some dis
order to lIesaca and Romo. Our troops are
in hot pursuit.
WASHINGTON, May 14-Yesterday 7,50(
prisoners, including 400 officers. arrived a
Belle Plain. One of the rebel generals
captured is Brady s. Johnson, of MARYLAND
formerly employed in the house of repre-
sentatives and prominent member of tho
Maryland Legislature. when it undertook t
take the State out of the Union.
A wounded rebel prisoner states tha
Longstrcct was wounded in tho right breas
and subsequently his command understood
he had died on his way to Richmond. A
z. Hill was also wounded in the same Oh
gacement.
1t is stated by several that they heard
Lee was wounded.
WASHINGTON. May 14.-Tnformation re-
ccievd from the Army of the Potomac al
noon to day is, that yesterday they were
still pushing on in Lees rear
New YoRK, May l5-An official dispatct
from the battlefield Mt Spottsylvania. yes
terday morning at G:30. states that. during
the preceding night (Fridav). n movement
was made by the 9Th and 9th Corps 10 ON
left, and an attack was to have been made
Mt daylight, but no sound of battle had beer
heard from that quarter. This manmuvre
it is said. if successful. would place ON
forces in Loe's rear, and compel him to re
treat towards Lynchburg.
M cannon or any sound of battle was
heard Yesterday mt Relic Plaine or Fred
crickshurg. which affords ground for infer
ence that Lee had retreated Friday nigh
and before the advance of the 9Th and Gtl
corps,
Nothing later than 6:3o A. NJ. yesterda,
has beon received from the army.
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