The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1864-05-14
ono piece OF artillery, one caisson, and som,
one hundred and fifty prisoners

my made repeated assaults upon Fields Di-
vision, but We're handsomely repulsed in
every instance by our nna of skirmishcss,
sield's line of lnttle never finding it neces-
say TO ENGAGE them. Fields loss was very
tgihing.
Very near dark the enemy made tro rost
vigorous nni determined assault upon
hades's liae of battle, driving Daniels aud
Doie's lines OF battle from their breas.wc,l.a,
aud capturing six pieces Of our artillery.
Johnston's North Carolina, Walkers
Sacnewali, Va, and Goraop's Georgia BIZ
gate, however, quickly came to their assis
tance, driving the enemy back, and recap.ur-
iag our lost guns. So
The enemy's loss Is said TO be very heavy.
especially in Fields and Rodos's front =.
The enemy are certainly fighting with great
| nerve and desperation.
the Iankee Maj 5r- General sedcwick il
| Certainly killed, and It ia reported tba. War
| rem aud; Stevens are killed.
On other parts Of ths iine yesterday there
WAS nothing bnt aeavy skirmish;ng.
iiayes, oi La, was wounded In the leg
yesterday, out not dang arously.
Fredericksburg Was occupied By the epe-
| ol5 Sunday night.
TIE enemy have three pontoon bridges
over the Rappahannocl1.
The town is said ~ lie allied with Yankee
wouadei--the Lunibes being estimated as
high IS IS GEO.
The enemy's loss thus far is believed TO he
3o,0Oo-some have it 10000.
Stuart's cavalry have boeu uncaasincIv
fighting and pursuing the enamy, and have
done excel ent service
Our position is very strong.
Giant has Issued o,ders congratu.at;nu
his troops On their $ssceess-.elliug them
Shat Petersburg vas ia the hands Of tie
Yankees, and begging !he.n to fight hard.
Oar troops, though wearie,i, are il good
fghting plight, a.l.; confident Of final sue
cess.
The enemy, in raid around our lines,
captured few OF Ewell's ordnance wagons,
and r2oaptrred some of their prisoners cn
their way to the railroad
Up to noon today there his bean 10
general engagement, but souto skirmishine,
and occasional discharges OF artillery On ous
right.
Everything il progressing well, and :ho
army IS il no danger Of suffering Tor want
OF supplies.
THE LATE GEN j Z. 3. sTuAEr.
Tho fcnieiHs af Gen. j. T. d. Stuart we're
inferred in Hollywood Ccrncteiy yesterday
afternoon. The fuaesai services were rer-
formed at ST. James's Caufch. We reprint
iEoia the Illustrated NE5,os sketch Of tt1, life
II this great cavalry commander:
@he subject Of this t.isf and imperfect notice.
whose ralne awaheas enthusiasm throughout G,4-
Gen!cda'acY AMI ia.Tof 10 the ssTI:osi borders n
faaNoaian Is the oi The iaia arot:bai.i Stuart
for scvsaal yeats n,=ol:es Of The Il use Of aes~
reseataecs "f the tiaited states ftoa, ze .i.s;ftl
which thea csibraeed the county OF Patrick il,
Virginia, s.iies., we beileye, ne Yas born at
very carly a4e lie gave !eion Of quick and active.
mind, ani, uuiar the saa care Of devoted parents
Of Tire highest social opd moral worth he rga " ,j
10 mTmig statu" nt:ked By every trait that pives
promise OF u.uES distinction. iiis faher died ten
or twelve yeas aE': iii 81 isDf0ss; his suleg yet
rendering 10 his cGutIgv and the Dr9Gl. fame he
has wvn 20 s'' transmitted 10 p0siasiiy.
Jsin'- t Is StHa;i entered iha Military Academy
Of west fGi" ~ ':'G year 1880 Among his con-
u 0ofit IS n t3i 5ustiaiGH Gems ambrose:
2 lis, Ec;sy i;sih, George II s;.ii..F; Il II Holmes
Beverly II Robertson, aud n Gaa.S,: E.ans, and
C"iDHeis :eth N iiarioa Alfred EG,i;s.iig, ard
Ji8s Rhett, OF the Confederate army aot i.urp
side, Viee, W!coZ, Cgg welt an: r1buys G: great
eE or less fenue, on disGepute ia ;,;G Yankee army
.i"hs ms i"iGi'aiatc c'a5sEat2s were tjolcnas
,oiin FesF"n, Heo'sn " Cisiis .Aoe, .nd Lel.a Il
Niht pIsaes nov we'll known in the Confederate
Ses"iee nd s19J7r CTea!e. G. The YANKEE. ariiI;ety
who 1as k.cd in the fast ha.:ic ot ,G,e Mar. *
Great Bethel.
aincd By Stuart was TIA; ci Fist Lieutenant, but
tits was In the First Cavalry, gsgia.er mated for
It's Officers, ofwhch Yankee Gen. s. a.,,e, was Co,
1IeI, and cuT own General j9ss,,, I, fohns,o,,
l,eatie!. he operations OF the Old Federal cay
airy we're conducted mostly upon Tie distant from
er, Tar rom The pubic eye .nl tsoia the cbserva
s@H oi newspaper cef!es spondene-, sBd thus many
deeds OF great daring and high eEln.s.. went m
which wopid have established repu-
a;oh for iaeis ac;ors ad they been tsl.,. acted IN
On theatre ne-rer to civl2af ion and iperuais.,
oh t''e 13'ii iti'y, sSf, ala y ne when we were
lhsefh&d With the A;iaiiItc tee graph and he: ex
siitng matters OF the 'Pi9.u !i.aa OF peace Goi
ooGinGr encountered tGy co OF three hil,;..,p,.
aa'rs OF the Cheyenne III be strongly posted upon
SoloHcGs F0fk Of Tue i{sy;sas river and after |.
hip struggle, put them, 10 fiEht in great disorder
In this eonsta; L.sn. : tuait was severely wound
ID.
a; ilie outbreak OF ne present war; Lieu, Stuart
os 10 time in fesg ding his commission and offer
ns bis sword 10 t;e cause 0 his natiee South Ii
) unnecessary To refer to his exploits since that
Iac Iney nave been mes; of;ect.vey ai.i before
he pubic III b fiji nt series by our daily jouT.
sis. with Dis rapid :ise from 4 Coioneicy tn TIE !
command oi brigade, ard s0oa a!te. 10 tie rank
li MAJOR u saer:i vi cavalry, Car readers are fl
hi;iar Pert APPS The most stirling and successful
,f all his fixpedit6.s were the Pamunhy Faij :
Trough Mc Eteiiaas lines In which Dut one man,
he gallant and lamented Captain !.atane, was iasi
nd ;se eeSEt descent upon .~aieti's Station 1
where b.: ieaptared such vast quantity Of stogcs
Ind aat ETeti up tbs etieiaf spondenea and fu
re: u GfsFei coat OF the frdSubtable JOHN fope
aaj fEasatU u a. as cavalry oine? Gen /
taAEt coHhsaa with has TscuIaf T.s Point train
az mich Of the f'an OF .IacS Morgan and Turner |:
sshbr. Ready for any ent.fpsise, bis military /
ait seelas 10 be that of iiie French lead +, ds /
'a'seace encore de i'rufsce, tojossfS ce ds:acs
In tGe Old army Gen stuart Ws always popular. |
&c vas universally known eadcT the p.eassnt /
ie4nafGe ai "iAauiy Stuast,'' ~ fefiec,;fg cpoa .
lis personal appearance: : b!;t In. irony was not /
here arc fewer fu,cr locking men tran our .Geas-
n Ills expression is frank and agreeable, t,e
over pait 81 ais face is oyailo9ee by ssren. OF
sdliSli hrGNE Beard, his eye is bright aud mobile,
lis movements are :at oi grace, his address ~
ieasing, his part lofty and his iiorsema,.ship par
,cl. Altogether he n ouid Challenge aiteaiioa
moTg huaarea tliogsasd men agon the VieRnese
fatef ar lie Par;saa Caamp as Mars In tie SD |
lal circle bis 'aannefs are ensaa.h. and his cen
CREATION fertile ant. suggestive.
zen c3'aaTt married. daughter of Philip 81.
eorge :;eoke, Colonel OF the second Dragons, in
&c Unitea States array. Ihis officer, ,isaasn
':rsth!an by iish and. eeGreti9n. The is the bro
ier o the iaie Jain Is. Ecose. OF ais c.ts,} pre-
,,fed his rank 10 his duty, aud remained IN the
ID service, 10 make war npoi the tnetliern peo- |
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