Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1864-05-13

the rebels, and sending back his reinforce
ments with word that he had men enough
and to spare.
Hslf-psst six was then fixed upon fol
the assault; watches were compared By
corps commanders, snd finally all sepa.
rated with orders for the attack at the SD.
pointed time. At the appointed hour, 81.
multsneously with the roar Of the twelve
signal guns, the whole front advanced
with cheers from the whole line. The
movement was indiseribsbly grand. A
| portion Of the forces moved in q solid col.
umD, while others advanced in the usual
order Of battle, the whole army moving to,
| gether, and Jet each commenced fighting
its own battles.
The whole rebel line opened most mur-
derOus fire, against which our lines ire
sistsbly swept, driving the enemy slowly
back from his positions, capturing nearly
1000 prisoners and three pieces Of srtil-
lery. The latter, however, were retaken
by the rebels before the close Of the en-
gagement. Night closed the battle, with
our forces occupying the field. The loss
was heavy, but judging from the killed
and wounded left in our hands, much less
than the enemy's, who fought to the last,
our troops bsyonetiDg their men in rifle
pits and forcing them, by hand hand
conflicts, to yield. General Rice was NOR
tally wounded, and died under smputa-
ton.
Our loss o. promioeat officers has been
great, but the lsteness of the hour and my
own wound prevents collection Of names
The engagement was rendered Vigor-
ously, and st the time Of my departure
was progressing fsVorably.
HEADQUARTERS 5rH ARMY CORPS,
In THE FIELD, May IL.
Ny dispatch yesterday evening left our
army in the midst Of terrible battle, as
terrible for the time it lasted IS any in
the recent series Of fights. Heretofore the
contests have been invariably with mus
kerry In this battle the roar Of artillery
was fierce and ineessant, and almost as
deafening as at Gettysburg. The battle
continued till night, and darkness. closed
on sanguinary struggle. Our army
have added another list Of battles and vic
tories.
In the morning a change was made in
the disposition of our lines. In the mean
time our men greatly strengthed their
esrthworks BY throwing up additional
abattis, and everything evidenced the de-
termination to make the day one o. decis-
i've results. Very active skirmishing sll
the fore part Of the day merged at length
into general engagement. As the hours
move on it wakes hotter and hotter, and
fsrcer and sharper were the rattle Of mus
kerry, and louder the roar Of artillery.
The most determined aud persistent ef-
fort which has been made ever since the
commencement Of the fight, was made in
this locality to turn our right. Charge
after charge was made by the enemy on
the right by four oolumns Our men re-
pulsed each charge vslisntly. At length
the 9th Corps drove the enemy, compel.
ing him to fall back into his third line Of
defenses. The effect Of this repulse was
apparent. The rebel dead, at points, lay
piled in heaps. In one Of these charges,
fell the brave General Rice at the head Of
his column, as he has been in every fight
Busy in the midst of the terrible conflict
was General Warren. he rode up and
down his lines directing movements, re-
gerdless Of the storming shells and bullets
AnOtner morse was snoJ TrUm ulItiOE hi-A,
the third within the last four days.
We made general assault at Z o'clock
It was the most magnificent and terrible
one Of the war. Batteries, through the
cutting down Of some tire 8, we're placed
in very advantageous positions, ss like
wise batteries Of other corps, and stimuli
taneOusly these cannon hurled their mur-
derOus missiles into the ranks OF the en-
emy, accompanied by general volley Of
musketry, snd from this hour till dark
the combat deepened. Night left US vie
tors. On every eide our lines were now
advanced, and We had taken more prison
ers than we he'd lost; but it has been an
expensive victory.
Our 10 ses were heavy, but it is believed
that those Of the enemy far exceed ours.
We expect the battle will be resumed in
the morning Our men are still in good
spirits, and there is no give way to them.
A Times saecial says:
A distinguished officer who left Grant in
the saddle as late as ten o'clock this morn
ing, sums up the bloody work Of yester-
day thus;
The fight opened all along the lines.
Longstreets corps, under Hill, held the
rebel right, resting about two miles north
east OF Spottsylvanis, and Grant pitted
Burnsides Ninth Corps sgainst it.
At given moment later in the after
noon, Burnside preoipitsted his entire
command, except the colored troops, upon
the rebel right, driving and completely
crushing it, capturing three rebel brigsdes
and four pieces Of artillery.
The fight continued with ferocity new
er before witnessed until 9 o'clock, when
night closed on the bloodiest field pro.
duced in this war The losses on both
sides is stated to be very large.
OF the rebel brigades captured some es-
capped during the awful carnage which fol-
lowed, and but 1, 200 Of the captured we're
sent to the rear this morning Our infor-
msnt talked with some Of them before
leaving to-day, and they acknowledged
they had been n every principal battle Of
the war, but never eX perienced such terri
bic fighting.
The battle ceased at 9 o'clock, our lines
having advanced Burnside occupying at
the.end of the cOahict the eatrenehments
held by Longstreet's forces at the begin
ming.
This morning the fight was renewed up
to ten o'clock, at which time Burnside
held the same position. Lses army was
then contracted into a sort Of horse shoe
form, AMI about the town Of SpottsylVsnis.
General Stevenson is killed.
Buffers movements south Of Richmond
have been felt and appreciated.
FROM WASHINGTON.
WASHINGTON, May u
nnrin0 The last tu,aDtvy four bona oborf