Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1864-05-13
Associated Press Dispatches.
PROM THE Battlefield.
WASHINGTON, Msy Il

| "AbHlhGTohi msy IL.
Dispatches from the Army of the Poto-
mac, dated Wilderness Battlefield, May
I1th, say:
The most desperate fight Of the past
seven terrible days took place on Tuesday.
| Believing the enemy to have sent por-
ton Of his troops to Richmond, an sd-
vance was ordered along the entire line at
An early honr. Tho ID corps having
the right Of the line crossed the Po on the
evening previous and met with but slight
| opposition. In the morning the position
Of the enemy was found to be in the shape
| Of horseshoe, and on Hsncock's troops
adVaucing to attack, they we're compelled
TO fall back. An attempt to break their
right was then ordered, and part of Han
| cock men were sent to support Warren in
the movement. Our right was also sd-
Vsnced, and the movement was began in
this form.
The enemy were driven into their en-
trenchments in gallant style, and Upton's
brigade of Wrigbfs 9th army corps got in
TO the enemy 5 rife pits, capturing II guns
and about 900 prisoners. Not being sup
ported by other portions of the line, who
we're unable to gain the line works in their
front, this brigade was forced to evacuste
its advanced position, leaving the csptur-
ed guns after they had spiked them, but
bringing off all the prisoners. The enemy
suffered very heavy losses during the fight,
our shells falling in their works and our
infantry delivering their fire with remark
able precision.
6Anaral Rice was wounded in the thigh
early IN tne engsgrH01+, and died after
his leg hsj been smputsted.
General Stevenson is also reported kill
ed. He commanded 8 brigade on Burn
sides corps.
Our losses were very heavy. General
Gibbons division has lost altogether over
thousand men.
General RObinson's division, after los
ing both its general officers and about
250O men, had no General to command it
and it has been broken up and distributed
among other divisions Of the 9th corps
No division Of the army fought better than
this one.
About six o'clock P. H., q report was
brought to General Meade that flank
movement was being made on our right,
and tn headquarters being in that direc
tion, they packed up and moved toward
the center in rather hssty manner. The
report turned out to be false.
At one O'clock on Tuesday the FIRE ragged
between the two armies at q point on the
line, and q large number Of wounded Of
both parties we're lying on the spot
Our men, in attempting to get their
comrades off the field, were fired on by the
rebel skirmishers, and driven of, and the
poor sufferers had to be left to perish in
the flames.
wAsHrSGTON, May 12-815P.
To Gen. Dir:
No disp ltches from the Army Of the Po-
tomso have been received since 11:30 last
night.
Gen. Sherman has not been heard from,
owing probably to the damage to the lines
south of Nashville by the recent storm.
A dispatch from Gen. Sheridan dated
Headquarters Of the Cavalry Camp, May
10th, states that he turned the enemys
right, and got into their rear and had de-
stroye ed about to 10 miles Of railroad, 2
locomotives, trains, and very large
quantity Of supplies, and that since he
had got into the rear there was great ex-
citement among the inhabitants and with
the army. The enemy's cavalry had tried
to annoy his rear and flank, bat had been
run of, and he had recaptured 500 of our
men, two Of them being GolOnels. No dis
patches have been received for two days
from Butler. Dispatches from Gen. Steele
reports this command as having arrived a.
Little Rock. He had fought a superior
force Of the enemy, commanded by Kirby
Smith in person, at Salina river, and de-
fested them.
A steamboat from Red river arrived To-
DAY at Cairo and reports reinforcements
going upto General Banks.
General Csnby has passed Cairo on his
way to Red river.
(Signed) E. NJ. STANTON.