American citizen. [volume] (Butler, Butler County, Pa.) 1863-1872, 1864-05-18
days fighting This was owing to the
great use made of artillery, (Signed)
Il. NJ. STANTON.

davs fighting. This was owing to the
great use made of artillery. (Signed)
Il, M. STANTON.
WASHINGTON, May IS, 6;55 p. M
Hajoy General Dic:-The Acting Sur
gcon General reports that out of 800 pa
tients from the recent battle field, admit
ted into the hospital, not one require any
surgical operations, and that he is of the
opinion that two-thirds of the whole num-
Der wounded viii be fit for service in thir-
ty. days.
Nav YonK, May IA HorlRsspe-
cial says:
HEADQUARTERS ARMY PoToMAo, BAT }
TIE FIELD NEAR SpoTTsYLVANIA,
May l2-S A. NJ.
Our Army this morning is entirely en-
gagged in The fercest of its battles and
pressing on to victory, after the sanguina-
ry but generally unsuccessful battle of
Tuesday. The army during yesterday
was comparatively quiet, and a feeble de-
monstration against our right wing was
repulsed.
AtI:30 this morning Hancock attack
ed the enemy fronting him, opening with
fierce caunonade and making resistless
charges against the very heart of his posi-
tion.
The cannonade was replied towith Wig
or and the charges of our men were as
vigorously resisted, but the determination
of the onset overwhelmed everything.
The troops rushed in ON the rifle pits of
the enemy bayoneting them ntheir work.,
! -. nd 40, hp
first charge over three thousand men and
several guns, including the greater por
ton of the Stonewal brigade, belonging
to the division commanded by Gen Ned
johnson. and forming part Of Ewell's corps.
| Gen. johnson himself was taken prison
er
The assaultcontinued tillnearly whole
division of the corps was captured, and
other troops, amounting to one thousand
men.
A dispatch was this moment received
announcing the capture of 1000 prisoners
and 80 guns. The battle is still progress
sing. The Sixth corps on the left Of the
Second has moved into the battle and are
pushing theeuemy Waren's fifthcorps
moved up to its support on the right
The battle is becoming general. Near
ly all the. artillery is engaged, and the
clangor and whistles of grape shot and.
solid shot, the roar of musketry and the
explosion Of the enemy'a shells, filed the
forest with an awful tunult Shells burst
around the men while write.
| IATER-12 octcE-It is Just now re-
ported that Hancock has turned the enc
my's right below Spottsylyania Court
House and is pressing on.
The battle everywhere overwhelming
ly in our favor. Terrific firing has just
commenced on our left near rrant's head
\ quarters The battle is going on with
terrible energy, and our success is said to
be certain. Prisoners are constantly COM
ing in.
The following is a dispatch sent by
IIancok this mornin8:
Near Spo,tYiyania Court House,
Nay l2-S a.m.--i have captured from
thirty to forty guns. ! have finished up
johnson and am now going into Early"
(signcd.) w. j. HANcocK.
The guns captured have arrived at head
quarters.
Gen. Stuart, commanding brigade in
Johnsons division, was captured.
Bumsidcs column is reported to have
moved down on the railroad towards
Fredericksburg, going in on the enemy 5
rear.
General Warren, with the hcorps on
= the right is now sending heavy lines Of
skirmishers to feel the semy's works in
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