The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1864-05-10
The Fighting on Friday, May y.

light haze covered the ground when day dawned on
Friday morning. As IL disappeared before the sun, and
pickes of both armies 10 sight OF each other
hostiies began slow and struggling Interchange
OF shots between tho pckets. The firing increased
In warmth until six o'clock, when the engage
mont became general, and continued with little
abatement throdglou. the day. The rebels had in
trenched their position the right by Telling timber
and covering it with earth. Their line ran along the
edge the woods with artillery stationed at intervals.
less formidable work thrown up by our troops
the interval Of ground the scene Of OF the
hoy waged contests OF the war. The ground was
fought places many as four Eve times,
the combatants driving each other In turn from the
opposite lines OF rife pits. The Sixth corps the right
was heavily engaged in the forenoon Hancock,
the p road sustained terrible charge Of the rebels
who drove him back and repossess6d the ground cap
tured from them the day previous. Sedgwick's let
divisfon-that OF General Sey ymour-was thrown into
confusion by charge from that portion Of the rebel
line, which was said 70 have been reinforced during
the night by LoDgseets corps. In fact the condition
Of affairs at this seemed anything but hopeful
and though the line huaiy rccstablishcd yer when,
later in the evening" the rebels pierced the right esntrs
under warren and pushed lines far back that
a while II seemed IL the right wing would be detached,
the feeling OF apprehension was almost universal.
The condition Of affairs certainly looked gloomy thai
be told Al the battle of the wilderness General Grant
did mot SO much Outright as outmAneuvre and
outgeneral the enemy. BY . mastery movement
Friday night he changed the entire aspect Of affairs.
Withdrawing the Sixth corps from the right by way
the Eys Ford road he sent to The extreme ef thus
At tho SANG lo consolidating bis own lines once
and threatening the rebel capital ITSELF
The operations Of the .,ntn corps which on the day
had been held In reserve were directed rsspec
lively 70 tho assistance 81 warren and Hancock. The
division Of steyason sent along the plank road In
the decon OF Chanoellorsve, with orders to report TO
Gaera Hancock The First brigade cac under the or.
ders Of General Birney, and, with The command Of
that officer participated in the aerce conflict on the
left The Second brigade was In reserve.
10 close shc gap between Warren and Hancock. The
divisions OF Psrke and Wilcox were moved ont upon
country road running soutnery between the turnpike
and plank road The rebels encountered, and
when Genera Burnside and staff rode 1, tho front they
were greeted with particularly warm salute II failed
Of nurng any one, Parke with his division,
held tho right Of the road, and was the
flank Of Warren, whose position was further
strengthened by the massng OF tho Fifth
and Ninth corps artillery n positions convenient 10 repo
any attempt of the rebels TO break through To tho e
Pars closing up the space between him and Ste
venson, was wilcoxs division. te
The robcl sharpehooters stationed themselves 10 the
tree tops Immediately the front q their line. Cap
tain Hutchinson OF wilcoxs sta was wounded painfully
though not dangerously, In the thigh while conveying
order. Colonel Iegendrs, a The FIFTY .nrss New
York. wss shot from tree the ball psesDg through the
peak Of his cap cutting The bridge Of The nose Tn
Fourth dvsos OF coiorcd troops, under Fsrrerc wal
upon tho extreme right pckctns the rives and holding
the line between Hancock and the river When subse
ausniy The provsionai brigade cf Colonel Marshal wal
moved 10 she cearc Of Ferrcros brsadss took he
| place.
Up Tho time left the nch the coiored troops had no
taken part In the battle. Many Of the regiments Of th
Nnth corps were uudor are for the first time. All be
haved In most crednablc manner some Of them stand
| ing 10 the work live veteran regiments.
Mr. .. CadwaIader's Despatch.