Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1864-05-28
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MORNING REPORT.
FROM GEN. GRANTS ARMY.
The Battle of Taylor's Bridge.
GALLANT FIGHTING FOR IT'S POS
SESSION
The Bridge Taken and Retaken.
steady Advance Of the
Union Forces.
Grant within Twenty Miles Of
Richmond.
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frou, New york.

NEW YoRK, May 27-Tbe Herald gives the
following account OF the struggle for Taylor
bridge. across the North Anna:
When my last dispatch was written. consid-
cradle force ot the enemy was disputng our
passage OF the North Anna.
Gen Layes' division. OF Longstreets corps,
posted in strong earthworks along the creek
and river, aud seemed disposed 10 hold TayOr's
bridge at all hazards. and poured a storm of shot
and shell from their batteries, when Gen Birney's
division advanced, aud Col Reeves, with the lst
and 2d brigades. made assault upon the enc
mys works
At6P NJ on the 25th the rfemen of the en-
emy poured a deadly FIRE into our ranks when
our men charged upon their batteries on the
high ground to the left of the bridge, aud tore
up their entertainments.
The redoubt was carried at the point OF the
bayonet, and "A considerable number of rebels
were killed in the entertainments, and one hun
dred and ten captured. This assault, which was
made under the immediate direction of General
Birney, was brilliant affair, and General Han
cock wrote him very complimentary letter.
The 23d and 9th Michigan, s6th and 24th
New York, 99th Pennsylvania and l7th Maine
suffered more severely than any other regiments
in the division.
The rebels when driven from the redoubt and
rifle pits, retreated across the river many swim
ming, the bridge being too much crowded TO ad.
nit of their crossing with as much celerity as
they desired. An assault on Taylors bridge
spanning the North Anna, was made without
loss of time by the lth Maine. The bridge was
carried after sharp skirmish and the rebels
driven from their position on the opposite bank
At II 4. NJ. the enemy made Sortie from his
works and endeavofed TO retake the bridge. but
after a spirited skirmish II about twenty minutes
were driven back
At midnight they made another attack with
much larger force, and drove our men from the
bridge, held il some time, and made several at
tempts To burn il
The 9TH New York heavy artillery came up
and drove the rebels Off
We retained the bridge without further trou-
BILE until in the morning.
Brney crossed the North Anna at the bridge
with a division, followed by Gibbon and his divi-
sion and soon after by the balance of the corps.
The Herad's correspondent SAYS:
Our losses on the 23d aud 24th do not exceed
500 killed, wounded. and missing, while the reb-
els amounts to that in killed and wouHded, while
we have 1000 prisoners
A special to the World. dated IL A. NJ, 25th,
says:
The entire army is on the south bank of the
North Anna
AT 10 NJ there was considerable picket firing
on our center but no artillery.
The 9th and 9th corps are advancing.
Other specials to the morning papers contain
nothing later than Santon's dispatch
The steamships City of Limerick and West
minister. from Liverpool, arrived here this morn
ing.
The steamer Champion. from Aspinwall the
18th. arrived this morning, bringing 5000 900 in
treasure.