Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1864-05-24
FROM GEN. LEE's Army.

FROM GEN. LES ARMY.
Nothing Of serious importance has trans.
pired since the great battle Of Thursday
last except, perhaps, the movement of!the
enemy upon Massaponax Church, already
announced, by Gens Lee. and thelmeanipgs
of which will coon be developed. Gen. Lee
has iesued q most encouraging series of
congratulatory orders to bis army.
About 3 o'clock, p. NJ, yesterday, q
short and sharp fight occurred on the enc
my's extreme left wing, lasting about fif-
teen minutes, with heavy and incessant
musketry aud cAnnonRding. The firing
occurred while q charge was being made
by Wrighrs, supported by Harris's bril-
gade, on hill about half mile in our
front, which 1t was desirable to obtain for
purpose.
AT the given word. of command Wright's
brigade charged across the intervening
space, ascending the hill, and drove the
enemy from their breastworks under most
severe FIRE.
While the brigade occupied the works,
which were held sufficiently long for the
object of their capture, it was subjected to
rapid Smelling by the enemy, after which
the order YVES given, and the brigade with
drawn TO the line which they had previous
u occupied.
Gen. a. R. Wright being unable to take
the field by reason of a severe attack Of
rheumatism, the brigade was commanded
by Col. Hall, Of the Sd Georgia regiment.
Seventy Eve prisoners and three stands
of col0rs were captured from the enemy
and brought Of. The killed and wounded
were considerable, but we have no means
OF ascertaining the number. Our loss was
hundred an sixty -one, twenty-one OF
whom were killed. The loss was sustain.
ed chiefly by the Sd Georgia regiment.
The prisoners captured Thursday aud
yesterday were sent to Richmond to. day.
One lot numbered thirteen hundred, To-.
GLIDING fOrty:ons officers, among whom
are several Colonies. sS4i
The wounded in Thursdays battle and
yesterday commenced being conveyed TO
the rear this morning. Since the great
battle they have remained here under mos:
uncomfortable and unavoidable circum-
stances. and will be in condition on
their arrival at the railroad TO appreciate
ministrations of those good Samaritans,
the Ambulance Committee. But few thus
far have died of their wounds.
The bodies of several officers, owing to
the difficulty of transmitting them TO their
EIiends, have been buried, and their graves
marked. Among the bodies inferred is
that of the lamented Brigadier General
Perrin.
Excepting few heavy guns fred by
both lines, this morning, unusual silence
has prevailed all of To. day. The enemy
have remained within the protection Of
their works since the late desperate battle,
and have made no demonstrations that 10 .
dictate an early renewal of their frequent
unsuccessful attacks.
T MONDAY, May 1871 A. MI was re-
ported. and generally believed, yesterday
evening, that the enemy were gradually
moving towards fredericksburg his base,
for supplies. The impression this morn
ing is that hs is massing troops in front Of
our right wing bnt opinions vary 10 most
respectable official quarters as to his inten.
tious, some believing that he will not at !.
tack. His designs are no doubt penetra.
ted by our sagacious and argus. eyed Com.
mander In chief. and may be developed so
as to be apparent to all before this reaches
you.
1t has been raining at intervals since the
llth Inst, the day before the great battle.
The whole face OF the country is a perfec,
sea of mud and water, and the atmosphere
exceedingly damp and disagreeable. The
genial rays Of the sun would be most crate
tul to man and beast
BATTLE FfELp. NEAR SpoTTsv,vAv,.