The Union. [volume] (Georgetown, Del.) 1863-1866, 1864-05-20
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from Belle Plain says that the surgeon of the
Goth New York. who was o prisoner was
paroled by General Lee and allowed to disin-
ter the corpse of General Wadswprth, which
kad been inferred in a cofin made by break
ing up a:door.. He was then passed BY Gen.
Lee, with the remains, over their lines into
ours.
He further states that General Longstreet /,
lies yet in, the rebel camp. He was very
badly wounded in the shoulder-blade, which
is shattered.
He further confirms the fact that the para
graph from late Petersburg paper, alleging
that Lee was wounded is untrue.
According to his belief the rebels are very
advantageously posted, and will be dislodged
from their present position only after very
desperate fighting, unless General Grant
turns it,
1t is now stated that General Owen, of
Pennsylvania, who has twice been reported
killed in this campaign, was alive yesterday
He has had two horses shot from under him
the last one three days ago, which fell so
heavily upon him as to render him insensi-
BILE. He had to be carried to the hospital,
where he was lying yesterday morning, but
he was soon expected to be in the saddle
again.
| Among the wounded effcers in Seminary
Hospital, at Georg etown, not heretofore men
toned is General VIM. II. Morris, of the LIST
Brigade, Sd Division, 9th Corps.
The roads from fredericksburg to Belle
Plain are in horrible condition. The wagons
sink to the hubs of the wheels, and it takes
six OF eight horses to make the dis lance.
THE SIEGE OF FORT DARL[NG-TYE
4 OPERATIONS OF TWO DAYS.
HEADQUARTERS ARMY OF VIRGINIA AND
Norm CAkoLINA, PRocTEks CeEsI, May
IA via FoRrnEas MoNaoE, May l6--5 A. NJ.
General Barnhsm's brigade charged upon
the enemy's cutter works, ut Proels.'s Greek,
and carried She entire line section by section.
At 10 A. NJ our batteries opened upon The
enemy, who had fallen back to . liae ofleayy
oarthworka near Fort Darling.
The enemy replied briefly until z. M,
when oul batteries and sha pshooters slenced
the enemy's guns, and nothing more was
heard from them during the day, bat oue Dat
teries continued firing until sundVwn. Our
loss is $50 men, and We took a lew prisoners.
Major Ainsworth, Of the 10Th New u&mp-
shire, vas wounded.
At4P. Ma shell exploded tho magazine
in Fort Dazzling.
May 15th.-A small rebel guuboat CAME
down opposite Fort Darling this morning,
and threw several shells into our cavalry, a.
ter which she retired. Lieut.. Col. Pond, OF
the LIST Uuited States Cavalry, discovered
three torpedoes in the James river this morn,
ing. AT noon the enemy came out Of has for
tifcations to attack Heckmans brigade. The
ieht lasted until P. NJ. Our musketry
drove the enemy back to his works, and the
sharpshooters along the lines kept the rebel
artillery siIenoed At 0 P. M. last night the
enemy advanced upon our lines near the Pc
tersburg turnpike. After sharp engage
ment with musketry we drove the enemy
back to his breastworks.
A REBEL IRON-CLAD ATTACKS OUR
FLEET.
BERMUDA HUNDRED, VA, May l6, 9 a. NJ,
via Fortress Monroe, May l6, 5 P. M.-The
rebel iron-clad Richmond came down last
evening and opened fire, but our feet of mon
itors drove her back.
GENERAL j. E. B. STUART CERTAINLY
KILLED.
The Richmond Dispatch, of the 18th, says
the funeral of Gen. j. E. B. Stuart took place
in Richmond on the 18th.
1t also says the enemy have taken possess
sion of the road leading to Louisa Court
House, and that the telegraph wires are all
cut down to Lees army, SO that intelligence
has to reach the capital by very circuitous
route.
ANOTHER ATTACK ON OUR FORCES.
LATEST FROM THE FRONT, 10 A. NJ, May
l6.-The enemy came out at daylight from
his earthworks and attacked our right wing.
Our artillery opened and drove him back to
the Notifications with heavy loss. Our loss
was slight, being under cover. No officers
were killed in the last engagement. Rebel
prisoners say the enemy has lost more i'll
killed than wounded in the last three days.
One hundred and forty one wounded were
taken prisoners and placed in the 9th Army
: Corps Hospital. Ninety were sent to Hamp-
!, ton, three-fourths Of them being severely
wounded.
Everything is favorable. Genera Ba.lor
commands il person. -o
The steamer Thomas Collier has arrived
from Newborn, and reports all quiet there.
LATER.
I THE ARMY or TIE POTOMAC,
d wAsnNoToN, May IA despatch from
K the Army Of the Potomac, dated the 10Th
says:
IS After ten days successive fighting the army
was yesterday allowed to rest and recruit for
n another struggle.
is Some changes in the position Of the troops
3 on either side were made daring the day, and
on the right, a slight skirmish occurred be-
3 tween the pckets.
. A column OF the enemy was seen moving
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