Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1864-05-18
Later rom the Army of the Potomac.
sArCrDav's sKIRmsnINo-NAY :

sArCrUzv's sKIRMIsHING-NAY :.
Another correspondent says 1--WE are
to-day in the same position as yesterday,
With the exception Of n contraction on the
light SkrmishinG took place at differ
cnt peints during the morning and after
noo0, but no serious demonstration has
been made by either side, By II o'clock
our skirmishers advanced, and discovered
that the ensmy had changed from their
inc Of last night. 1t is believed at head
quarters that they are Withdrawing from
Iur front, we will advance before dirk.
II will be a feint 10 cover movement
urther South tina! is TO take place during
i he night. How far South and in what
direction tho army will move cannot now
ne disclosed. The enemy has tried TO
stand in General Grants way; he pushed
him out of it, and before morning will be
marching rapidly toward the point he set
out for from Culpepper. The cavalry
corps, like the infantry has done its share
Of hard fghting. The three divisions
have been covering the various roads lead
ing 10 our rear from Fredericksburg and
the region below They have encounter
ed large bodies OF Stewards cavalry almost
daily with uniform success, losing, up 10
the present time, total Of about one hun
lred killed and three hundred wounded
The losses or Inc luTansry ana arulierv
during the last three days are estimated
ty'ihe Medical Director Of the army OF liE
teen thousand. Fifteen hundred killed
eight thousand wounded, and the remain
der missing, Ofthese the second corpse
loses about fve thousand. The Fifth and
Sixth about three thousand each, aud
General Burnside seven hundred There
is an unusually large number or slightly
wounded among the casualties. The loss
Of officers especially field officers, is exna-
ordinarily large, General Webb is woun-
led also Colonel Wilson, Of the 43d New
York Major Fryer, Colonel Sears 3d Yer
mont Lieutenant Col. Foster, y. c. Col.
Stone OF tho Pennsylvania Buclltails, was
injured BY fal! Col. West Of the 9Th
Maine was killed Colonel Ridwell, of the
10Th New. Y oriS, and Major Darlington, oil
. Ahol8th Pennsylvania, ore wounded
. .sEIRmsHING SUNDAY, MAY s.
There was considerable skirmishinc du
ring yesterday afternoon between tho two
armies, and late in the afternoon General
uill made an attempt to get between Gen.
eral Sedgwick on our right and the Rapid
Ann, but was repulsed, though at one time
it was thought best 70 lie. them succeed as
they surely would have fallen into trap.
The enemy's lines towards dark looked
weaker, and by o'clock p. m, it was dis.
covered that the entire Con federate army
had fallen tack towards Spottsylyania
Cour House. Our cavalry started in pur
suit, add by daylight to-day GU: corps bad
co@slenceG to move forward. Our caval
~ arc skirmisbing with General Ieei
roar, beyond Pine street Church, nea,
Spottsy,yania village. Its the impression
hero that unless his presence is demande,
near Richmond, General Lee has faIlel
back to the North Anna river for new
IeieusiCe line,
MONDAY, MAY 9.
On Monday the army of General Gran
had completed its sixth DAYS lighting
Up TO this time the enemy had retired fiji.
teen miles, leaving fifty miles still belwee,
our army and Richmond. Our losses ar,
taidto have been terrible so far amount
-ng in all TO twenty-seyen thousand -
namely. three thousand killed, eightee,
thousand wounded and six thousand miss
ing. A correspondent states that the sun
plies were being rapidly used up, and tha
lithe enemy gives ou. forces as pucI
SroubIe 10 the future ps they have don
np.t to this time there is much difficult
before them. Dispatches from Genera
Grant state, however, that the army ba
plenty Of supplies. lie was engaged n,
TUESDAY in replenishjng from tie sunni,
trains, preparatory TO a further adyano,
Maior General Sedswick, Of the Sixth n,
my corps, was killed at Spottsylvani
Court House or Monday General Wripl
succeeds him in command of the corr
The General was killed by riae sht
from asharpshooter, while standing wit
some officers OF his staff on the out,
works. Our wounded are arriving in Lars
numbers at Fredericksburg. They al
now 30 numerous that they arc lying i
the streets and upon the payements'
cavalry patrol ordered out could not q
duty, as it was difficult to psss betwee
the rows of wounded without tramplin
upon. them. General Warren'sFifth corr
had o desperate battle on the Ny river Q
Sunday II lasted the entire day. III
enemy, 1t is said, was driven back thrt
miles. II was a success but costly on
Our loss in killed and wounded was yei
large, and includes many prominent Of
cers