Daily national Republican. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1862-1866, 1864-05-26
GRANTS FLANK MOVEMENT.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
Lse orders Ewell TO the Richmond
DefenceS,
Cannonading at Port Royal
sHER1DAN,s EXPEDITION


corps arriving BY the telegraph road FROM
Guiney's station, along which they hsd fol
lowed the enemy for several miles, sklrmishinp
al different points, and capturing a number o.
prisoners. Kvell's eorps were In the rear oi
the retreatlng foe, and when they got To th,
North Anna they took position behind esrth.
works on both sides OF the river. Dol 70.
The Cd corps having had the advance on the
Bowling Green road, remained at Milford Ur
the 22d, aud at p. IN. yesterday came up am
took position on the len Of the 81 corps, reach
ing tho railroad, On examination II was found
the enemy held . strong position on the south
hank OF the river, with their advance IN pen.
insula formed by small stream, which emp.
tied into the river near the railroad crossing
Barlow's division occupied the right OF the
railroad, Birney In front of the peninsula, and
Gibbon on the right, while the 9Th corps were
on the road leading To the ford, mile TO the
right.
sklrmishIuR In front Of BIrnoy commenced
about . ,. M, and At 4 the batteries got to
work and shelled the enemy, while Birney's
| division we're ordered 10 charge aud carry the
vorks, and, II possible, get possession Of the
bridges sernss the river. The charge was made
In splendid style, and, although met with q
shower Of bullets from the rifo pits, as we'll a.
shells fron the batteries on tho opposite side
OF the river, our men never halted until the
enemy were driven across the bridge and our
Some Of the men even went hallway across,
and one was seSu " tn . rebel dag, who was
forced 70 throw Il into the river TO prevent ito
reeapturs. The highest praise was given to
| tho division aud It's General by Gen. Hancock.
for the gallant manner In which II stormed and
carried this strong position. The contest coo e
tinued until shs' dark, each party maintaining
their line. Our loss In this action was about
two hundred and any In killed and wounded.
The loss Of tho enemy was fun As heavy Hs
our oWA, and Wo took = number OF prisoners.
About nvo p. m. Gen. Warrebe ffected q crosr.
lag, and, taking position on the south bank,
threw up Somo breaAworks Soon afler be was
attacked by large force OF rebels, whom he
| drove back with heavy loss, their dead and
wounded lying thick on the ground In front ni
our lines, Hler they rstreated. Our lose here
vac upward OF threo huddred In KILLED and
wounded. About dark, Gen. Burnside's corps
eamo uP and took position between Hancock
and Wauen. and mAde preparations In cross.
Everybody felt 10 good spirits, and confident
OF victory on tho coming day.
MAY The army advanced at an early
hour this morning, but the enemy were found
TO have fallen back during the night and the
skirmish limo was captured sfter the hrst
ruund. II WGs suspected that this might hr a
ruSs, and caution was exercised a. the troops
AdrAncod. skirnishibg took place At several
points, hu; the ID cnrps had met no force oi
| Nuo cnculy up W p III NJ WulCn NllnS yOui
correspondent lon theIfront. General Warren
had advanced some two or three miles, the
enemy in his front seeming determined To dis.
pute his advance, although probably falling
back.
ST. ma messenger who len the front al
o o'clOk this afternoon reports the enemy
crossing the SOhth Anna. with our troops In
slUse pursuit.. Upwards Of siI huDdred pris.
ouerS have been brought In since yesterday,
and more are hourly arriving.
| Firing was heard this morning In the diTcc
tlon OF Fort ROyAj and 1t was supposed tn h
from rebel battery, which is reported to havt
been placed at point twelve miles below Fred
erickshurR. Two kunboats went down th
river last night, and II 10 thought they ma,
have been attacked, In the hope OF sinkini
: them.
+, An orderly Of Gen. Lee was brought int
headquarters to day, on whom was found dis
patch TO Gen. EWell from Gen. Lee, Orderini
J. him to fall back rapidly to the defonces 0
. Richmond.
=. A Llsutesaut taken two days ago said hI
brigade had been al Plymouth and at Drury'
: Blutr, and after nghting Butler wNs sent a
: oucs to Join Lees army in front OF Grant
4 Tbs Colonel made speech on Saturday even
ing, as soon As they arrived, telling them the
must reach Richmond by Monday at 10 a. III.
= or the damned IaDks" would be there be
fore them.
, This afternoon q detachment from the cav
, airy expedition, under Sheridan, arrived a
l hesdquarterB, announcing the safe return o
the command Across the Pamunkey last night
: and that they would arrive to night. Genera
CustGr's division cut the railroad twelve mile
below Hanover Junction on the 2lst, burnin
= two bridges and tearing up mile OF tho track
: He encountered body Of the rebel cavalry bt
hind barrlcades, hut could not induce them I
como ont and attack him. The party had t
Y pamuukRv Al
= White House, which they did In twenty y-fou
: hourI.
The entire command parsed In safety owe
IT, Tho hsrseI Of the expedition are prett
Z we'll exhausted, but few days rest and fee
}, upon the dne clover to be found In this Viclnit
=. will put them In condition for serylce.
Generals Sheridan, Gregg, aud Custar al
l. entitled 10 great praise for the manner In Whic
II The expedition has been conducted.