The daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1863-1864, 1864-05-20
REBEL ACCOUNTS.
The Fighting on Tuesday.

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From the Richmond Enquirer, May Ia
BATTLE FIELD NEAR SPoTTsYLvANIA Oh, I
Via Louisa G. H., May II, 1864.
There was heavy cannonading all day yes
terday. -
About Ii o'clock, the enemy having got
possession of the road leading to the main
road to Louisa Court House with large
force, Heth's division was sent to drive
them off, which was accomplished with but
slight loss to us. Our troops drove the enc
nv back some three or four miles, aud out
of their line of breastworks. capturing one
piece of artillery, one caisson, and $50 pris
oners
Among the wounded on our side was
I Brisadier General I'll. ii. Walker, of Virgin
i ia, whose foot has been amputated.
Between 10 o'clock and nightfa!l the enc
my made repeated assaults upon Fields di.
vision, but were handsomely repulsed in
every instance by our line of skirmishers
, Fields line of battle never finding it neces
sary to engage them. Fields loss was very
trihing.
Very near dark the enemy made vigor
on 3 and determined assault on Rhodes linz
of battle, driving Daniels and Dole's line
of battle from their breas tworks, and cap
turing six pieces of our artillery. l1-.
Johnston's N. Carolina, Walkers Stone
wall, Va, and Gordon's Georgia brigades
however quickly came to their assistance
driving the enemy back aud recapturing GU
lost guns.
The epemy's loss is said to be very heavy
specially in Fields and Rode's front
The enemy arc fighting with great nerve
and desperation. ....,
The Yankee Major General Sedgwick il
certainly killed, and it was reported thai
| Warren and Stevens are killed.
On other parts of the lney yesterday there
was nothing but heavy skirlnishing.
Hayes, of Louisiana, was wounded in thi
leg yesterday. but not dangerously.
Il Fredericksburg was occupied by the enc
my Sunday night. a
The enemy have three pontoon bridges
over the Rappahannock. .--...
The town is said to be filled with aHket
wounded the numbers being estimated a.
high as fifteen thousand. ,a. H s.
The enemy's loss thus far is believed tC
be thirty thousand-some have it forty
thousand. " -t-'i q" ..' s.'"
| Stuart's cavalry have been INCREASINGLY
| fighting and pursuing the enemy and have
done excellent service Our position is
very strong
Grant had sued orders congratulatine
his troops on their success-tellng them
that Petersburg was in the hands of the
Yankees, and begging them to fight hard.
Our troops, though wearied, are in good
fighting plight, and confident of final sue
cess
the enemy, in raid around our lines
captured few of Eweli's ordnance wagons
and recaptured some of their prisoners, on
their way to the railroad. Up to noon
~ day ,here had been NO general engage
ment. but some sLsirmishing and occasional
discharges of artillery on our right
! Everything is progressing well and the
army is in no danger OF suffering for want
Of supplies.
REPORTED BATTLE THURSDAY
Various rumors were afoat yesterday
evening cInccrning a battle reported to
have been fought or Thursday, between
Gen Lee aud the Yankees, under Grant,
near Fredericksburg n which Tue enemy
we're represented to have been very deter
mined IN their efforts advancing six times
to the assault, and TO have been signally
repulsed the slaughter of Yankees, &C.
cording to report, being unprecedented. A
despatch is stated to have been received by
the President last night concerning this
battle, but its contents did not transpire.