The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1864-05-17
LATE NEWS.
RY sUNpAY NIGHT,s MArL.

W ALHNGION, May It - Late rebel
papers state that Lee is wounded, and
is now in Richmond. His army is out
generated and is now in full retreat
Beauregard has been reinforced by
Lee.
The telegraph wires between Peters
burg and Richmond have been cut
Careful investigation shows the losses
Of the Army of the Potomac, in killed,
wounded, and missing, including pris-
oners captured by the rebels, and
stragglers, up to the commencement of
the battle Of Thursday, at about 10000
The Star says, from the fact that no
cannonading was heard yesterday from
the front, it is believed Lee, in shifting
his position, has taken care to put him
self out of immediate fighting range,
if he has not already moved off rapidly
toward Richmond
The public may expect to hear soon
of the occurrence of the next fight, if
Lee has not been so weakened as to
compel him to seek the cover of the
Richmond Notifications, or to retreat
rapidly in the direction of Lynchburg
and Stanton, from which point his army
has received its supplies ever since
Grant crossed the Rapid Ann
We may add that we don't share the
apprehensions of many that Lee can
make a more obstinate defence on the
North or South Anna rivers than he
has made on the Po, as the lines to be
held on both those rivers are much
longer than on the Po, and therefore
much weaker.
WASHINGTON, May a. Dispatches
dated Headquarters Army of the Po-
tomac, May l3, II NJ, at which time
the messenger to the Associated Press
left, contained the following:
HEADQUARTERs ARMY OF THE POrONAC, }
May Is.
SOLDIERS: The moment has arrived
when your commanding General feels
authorized to address you in terms Of
congratulation For eight days and
nights, almost without intermission, in
rain and sunshine, you have been gal
lantly fighting 4 desperate foe, in posi-
tiOns naturally strong, and rendered
dOubly so by intrenchments. You
have compelled him to abandon his
Notifications on the Rapid Ann, to re-
tire, and attempt TO stop your onward
progress, and now he has abandoned
his last intrenched position, so tena-
ciously held, suffering in all loss of
eighteen guns, twenty-five colors, and
5000 prisoners, including two general
officers. Your heroic deeds and noble
endurance of fatigue and privation will
ever be memorable. Let US return this nzs
to God for the mercy thus shown us,
and ask earnestly for its continuance.
Soldiers, your work is not over; the
enemy must be pursued and, if posi-
bic, overcome. The courage and forti-
tude you have displayed render your
commanding General confident that
your future efforts will result in success.
While we mourn the loss Of many gal
liant comrades, let US remember that
the enemy must have suffered equal, if
not greater losses. We shall soon re-
ceiye reinforcements, which he can't {
expect Let us determine then, to con-
tinue vigorously the work so well be-
gun. Under Gods blessing, in a short
time the object of our labors will be
accomplished. G. MEADE,
Major-Gen Commanding.
HEADQUARTERS ARMY OF POTONC. }
May Is
The Army Of the Potomas has
achieved the greatest victory of the
war, after some of the severest fighting
ever recorded in history.
The battle of yesterday is acknowl-
edged to be the heaviest of all, lasting
from daylight till after dark, and re-
newed about P. NJ, continuing till 3
P NJ, with parties cOntending during
the night for the possession of line Of
rife-pits from which our men had driv-
en- the rebels in the morning The re-
bells fell back early this morning, our
troops following them up through the
woods.
The scene presented to-day is entirely
beyond description The dead and dy-
ing, behind and in front of the breast
works, were in some places piled three
or four deep, many Of them wounded in
several parts of the body
The enemy had removed a large
number Of their dead during the night
from portions of the line, but there
were places where they could not reach,
and there they lay as thick as our own.
1t was Gen. Birney's division of the I'd
corps which charged the position and
lost about 700 men. Every regiment IN
the division distinguished itself, and no
one bore a more noble part than that
of the g3d New York volunteers Col
CAROLS brigade aided this division in
the charge, and, as usual, performed
their share of the work with marked
gallantry Col Carroll was wounded
The number Of guns captured was
thirty-nine Many cOlors were taken.
Col Carroll's brigade took large num-
Der Of prisoners and stands Of cOlors
this morning from rebel regiments
which they surprised in piece Of woods.
Later P M-The enemy have fall
len back to a new line, abandoning
their works on their right, apparently
getting into position for another con-
test.
HEADQUARrEEs Amy or THE PoToN4C,
May l3
Among the officers killed or wound
ed Yesterday are the following Killed
Major Trufoot, Captain c. 2. Warner,
and Lieutenant Ford, all Of the 10Th
Pennsylvania; Captain Ayers, A. A G.
on Gen. Watts staff; Lieutenant Col
Merriam, Colonel Harding, and Lieu
tenant-C Colonel Miles, 10th Pennsylvan-
ia: Captain Jones, l2jth New York;
Lieut.. Leon, and Lieut. Smith, 4th New
York; Capt H. Briscoe, who took the
flag, and Lieut.. Loyett, both 18th
Pennsylvania. All other officers Of
that regiment are safe
Wounded-Major Totten, Captains
Phelan and Thompson, 4th Excelsior
cavalry, and Captain Purtell
WAsmGroN, May a.
70 Uqj0r-Geusral Dir:
Dispatches from Gen Grant, dated
yesterday, clock, have reached this
department The advance Of Hancock
yesterday developed the fact that the
enemy had fallen back four miles
There was no engagement yesterday
We have no account Of any general Of
fcers being killed in the battle Of the
proceeding day.
A despatch has just been received
from Gen Sherman, dated near Resaca,
I4th. states that by tina flank move
ment on Resaca johnson had been
forced 10 eVacuate Dalton, and our .
forces were in his rear and flank Hea-