Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1864-05-20
VOL. XV--NO A.
May l3.-Among the officers killed or
wounded yesterday are the following: ~

May l3.-Among the officers killed or
wounded yesterday are the following: 10,
KILLED - d
M MAJ; j. BSef9rd Sue 11d Capt P G r Warder and Lit Ford
tant General ION on Gen Nas sta Asst Aag a
Merriam of 1eth Mass. Vols, Col. Hantfn9 and
Of T Lieut. CAPT of an Sonss
Lieut.. Judkins of Gen. Hays staff and Iiei,ts'
Small and segest Of s9th Pa:
Capt...H Briscoe, who took a flag. and 1,e,,4
Lovett, both Of the 18th Pa Ali the other ed OH.
GERS OF this regiment are safe. rs - ~. ~
Maj. Talten Of 9TH Wis, Capt Hurd. A. A. q to
Gen. Russell, Capts. Phelan and Thompson of
the 4th Excelsior, and Capt. p. EweII, badly
Capt. McDermott, Capts. Bingham and Brown
OF Haneocks staff, Lieut.. Col. Dunks, e3d Pa.
badly wounded and captured by the rebels.
Capt Hayman, 10th Regulars, Capt Darling of
Col West Of 17th ru Name, Col. Crapg and 1ia,,+
eol. Greenwali g. Of Iooth Pa Lieut.. Col. slough.
to ton no OF 20 Z. s. Sharpshooters, DIR. Dougherty,
both OF the 18th Pa, Lieut.. b. S. Calet of Gen
BirneyS staff, were captured on the 9Th.
c me 81 brigade of Gen. Russells division of the
9Th corps has but one field officer on dutyNviz>
Maj. Hickman. A-''
WASHINGTON, May 14.-7o Gen. Dir.
Dispatches from Gen. Grant. dated ves-
terday evening at six o'clock. have
reached this department. The advance
OF Gen. Hancock yesterday develops the
fact that the enemy had fallen back four
miles. There was no general engage
ment yesterday. We have no acconnt
of any general officers being kill in the
battle of the preceding day.
A dispatch has just been received from
Gen. Sherman, dated near Resaca. Nav
14th, in which he states that by the
flank movement of reserves Johnson had
been forced to evacuate Dalton and our
forces were in his rear and flank. The
weather was fine and the troops in fine
order. All is working well. No intel
llgence has been received from General
Butler. Guerrillas have broken the tele-
graph lines between Williamsburg and
old jamestown. This is believed to be
the reason why no reports have been re-
ceived from him. Dispatches from Gen.
Sigel report him at Woodstock. The
rumor that he had broken the railroad
between Lynchburg and Charlottesville
is not true. Our wounded are coming
in from Belle Plain as rapidly as the
transports can carry them. Grant is
well supplied.
[Signed] +. NJ. STANTON.
PHILADELPHIA, May 14.-The B,.Ue-
tim has the following special in regard
to the movements Of Gen. Sherman's
army:
Washington, May l4.-Gen. Schofield
has achieved victory and pursued the
enemy into North Carolina. General
Thomas has gobbled 5000 rebels. and
captured II guns.
The Bulletin has also special dispatch
from Washington, announcing that Gen.
Grants whole army is south of the Po
river, in pursuit of Lee and the enemy.
The Telegraph has the following spe-
cial dispatch, dated On the battlefield,
May l3, P. NJ:
Gems. Rickets and Gibbons have en-
gagged the river guard of the rebels, in
side OF their line of yesterday and Thurs
US splendidly.
FORT MONROE, May 13.-The latest
accounts from Gen. Butler state that
| there was no lighting on the 18th and
| 18th.
All is quiet, and has been since the
enemy fell back on the 11th.
During the 18th the enemy kept out
OF Sigel's way, and did not show them
selves in any force.
Through the day yesterday rebel bat
! terry stationed on the south bank of the
James River, near Turkey Island, OPEN
ed upon some gunboats. The gunboats
commenced shelling the enemy, and he
retreated evidently in great haste.
| The cavalry force of Gen. Kautz ar
| rived back on the 10Th with 14O pris-
| oners. They report having DESTROYED
| seven miles of the track Of the Norfolk
& Petersburg and Petersburg & Waldon
Railroads. They also state they DESTROY
ed all the railroad bridges over the Pa
| munky and Stony creeks and on the
MOttaway river.
At the time OF the destruction of the
ShOshOne Capt. Phileter was seen to
swim ashore towards rebeldom, and it is
evident that he was seized, shot and
thrown into the river
1t is reported here that Gen. Sheridan
has made detour in the rear of General
Lees army, and joined Gen. Butler
This needs confirmation.
Large supplies of commissary and
medical stores are being forwarded up
the James River, and the Sanitary and
Christian Commissions are we'll repre-
sented. The friends of soldiers may rest
assured that all is being done that can
for the comfort of the men.
We expect to hear of fighting from
Butler's army by the next dispatch, as
the troops were under orders to move
early yesterday morning.
HALF WAY HOUSE, May I4.-To Hon.
E. NJ. stanton We are still before the
base of the enemy's works at Druray's
Bluff and Ft. Darling. The enemy are
here in force. Gen. Gilmore, by a flank
movement with a portion of his corps
and brigade of the 18th corps, assault
ed and took the enemys works on their
right. 1t was most gallantly done. The
troops behaved finely. We held our
lines during the night, and shall move
this morning.
(Signed1 3. T. BUTLER,
Major General Commanding.
HEADQUARTERS HALFWAY HOUSE,
May 14.-Gen. Smith carried the first
line of the right wing at eight o'clock
this morning. Loss small. The enemy
have retired into the third square Of
their redoqts, upon which we are now
bringing our artillery to bear with good
effect. [signedl B. F. BUTLER,
Maj. Gen. Commanding.
WAR DEPARTMENT, ADJUTANT GEN
ERALS OFFICE, WASHINGTON, May Z,
1864.-It is the determination to make
an exchange OF prisoners of war, it hav-
ing been reported officially that Mr..
Ould, the rebel commissioner of ex-
change, declared without consulting the
authorities of the United States that all
rebel prisoners arrived at City Point up
to the 10Th of April are exchanged.
1t is ordered that all Federal prisoners
of war and all civilians on parole prior
to May 7th, 1864, be declared exchanged,
and as they are thus declared exchanged;
accordingly it is further announced that
after deducting the NUMBER of Federal
officers and men embraced in this order
as exchanged, the rebels would remain
indebted to the Federals, according to
missary General Of Prisoners from Off
cial data, 33, ,596, for which no equivalent
has been received by the Federal Gov
ernment. All paroled officers and enlist
ed men herein declared exchanged who
are in camp will be Immediately for
warded by the commanders of camps to
their regiments and commanders and