The daily clarion. [volume] (Meridian, Miss.) 1863-1866, 1864-06-10


o, were, had thus terminated for the da
r. and saw Lee in Triumphant possession
Se all the positions covering the roads r,a
e ming Southwardly froiN SpotsylvaniaC Cou
10 House. In the fights of tiac day as
le the race Of the night previous, the Co
le federates had this ca&ae of complete
victorious.
r iongstreet's corps continued 10 20,
\. into the deld daring the early part Of Il
q day. The positions or the divisions poia
h ed oct by Gen. Anderson as tkey canie il
= were imMediately afterwards covered /
e a liae OF brcastwoflss At daylight on Ii
a morning.cfthe 9th, the 2d and 81 corp
still holding the feld Of the WILDERNESS
e the former, under Ewelj, broke into co
e nmns and moying behind the lattcrs-
. RillS--proceeded on its way,to tlseecen
: of the impending conflict. Having aliij
: ed on the feltl. il drew upon l.ongstreeti
z left. Rodes division having driven bacl
7 lhe enemy in charge, for a mile, til
, whole corps spent the night atlera yer,
! severe march, taking and strengIhenin;
! its position.
4 liill's corps, after having covered th
left AarIk Of Ewell's column, moved ou
of its works. Its leading division And
erson' on's--commanded for the present Il,
its senior Brlgadier, Gencrd MaAcne
was sssailed Oh its march towards Spoisyl
Vania Court House, near place called
Shad$Gfoye. Having, aftera brief delay
repulsed the attack, it moved on; but the
whole corps biveuacked only q short dis
tancesin advance Of the scene Of that pas
sing conflict. On the morning o. the 9th
1t reached the field of the approaching
battle; and, taking its place on the right,
proceeded rapidly to cover its front with
a line Of field works. The illness of the
lieutenant General charged with the
command Of that grand division of,Lee's
army, had united iiim for service when
1 saw him on the field of the Wilderness
during the 9th Of May. lie remained,
however, at his post; and the very chaiing
Of his spirit Of impatience Of his prostra
ton at a moment iraWght with sHch great
events, appeared to me rs ! stood speak
ing to him in his ambulance on the field
OF the Nv, to have delayed his recovery.
General Elrly, of Ewell's corps, had ac-
cordingly been placed for the time in
command Of that Of Till at the approach
of the bloody trial which appeared to
hang over il on the 9th Of May.
Oar position lay in. advance Of the Pc.
Before it flowed the narrow and muddy |
stream Of the Ny. Our lines wound in |
frent along irregular slopes ascending |
FROM the latter branch of the Mat-tapo- |
ny; and embracing within them he ap- !
proaches S1uthwardiy from SpottsylYania
fagfi II Wse swept on The loft. back to I
tAe ~. llie neiny \ army stood pat tly i
in rear and partly in front ot the Ny: and I
presented to the conyexity of our align
ment, the general PLAZA Of y ccncayc
curve. The rsinshed Of the greater par:
OF our position fell into the Ny; aud the
slopes looking down upon that stream
the heat and burden of the
battle. The approaches 10 Le4's works
lay partly throagh forest, partly through
field; but presented at many points ex-
celient positions for artillery while those
open to The enemy ior hat purpose were !
generally much III nfeiior t5uch il brief.
was the attitude Of the two armies when /
hirouaclsed on tho tivld. the Ny, with \
If the 9th of May. {
FAid' division resting on The 70, held I
4ee's lett. A mainroad from FfedericiSs
,urg gave The enemy access to the rear Of
hat wing of our army. fhe bridge on ]
stiicn We ha'' erssseu tue river on our
aarch rom me Wlidefnes' iay on me
me q the> >desour ,tnat th9s iaid ffela
pen 70 serious danger, some cavalry :
aVing been sald 10 oe threatening thal
rossinS OF tne stream, fhe orlgadcs o. I
iarrls ana ferrln-7bo,h OF Anderson $
lylaon--were sent back WIN orders TO 9
Oh u AGAINST ar comers. Ihey arrived r
mere at o'clock III the evening Night z
ad nearly come on; and they knew Z
othing OF the position or force q the i
remy. After consultation with Mayor 4
eneral W II. Lee, OF the cavalry--son L
the commanderlnchlti OF the Army n
Northern Virginia 1.-The enemy being u
force, piekets were thrown out but a o.
loft dlstshce IN advance OF the bridge.
al a regiment placed Tor their support o.
. hIllto the left OF its immediate rear. b.
he brgades OF Perry, Wright, Perrin, y
nd liarris-all of Anderson's division y
'ew up IN favorable position f3r resist "a
Z any direct attempt OF the enemy to g
'tan possession Of the bridge. OF
Malone had Just made his dispositions cA
hen masses OF men were heard moving le
,wn to the opposite bank Of the Po. G'
laundering cheer from the mid night &c
rkness which relgncd around, reyeaied co
at the Coniederates on this side OF that d'
ler lay IN the presence OF a host OF er