, 1864-05-12

EnQEn Until lie developed then in tue cFf14: ~
can deliver blows oTer IN the direction whenee
blows arc dealt us-rot against IN enemy adTAnc-
Ing in bold sight. but acainst one who haa mYsts-
riou.ly gathered md poised himself for deadly
But the suspense is not long. Both contestants
are too eager to compel the issue for either to de-
lay another and still smother encounter. Shots be-
At II O'Clock the enemy prezs close upon Warren
ard Se<rwick, asd train number Of egun. exactly
npon the latter's headquarters. 4 man and three
ri, and il the very center Of his grouped staff
Finding the enemy dlsposedt to rencT the engage
ment Of the es1l{ morning. sedgwiek accepts p the
60 in With more dish and hold on more stusdilY
than in The morning. Eve.l is driven back to his
second line. where his guns arc in position, and
~ 1t Ills jancture, Warren. who connects with
Sedgwicts leit, il extremely anxioua to 60 in with
~ his might bgt The enenJa position to bis front
eeo. \ troop Of hossemen riding rapidly up to
the perilous edge Of battle, and recognize Warsen
I'D, t BY Ehite h9rse, = Jeha wss Recognized b{
him are Gems. Grialn and Hunt, and oficors of
Gems Grants and Meade'a stsfs.
more % thsn haif miie n itont q tho msn Who arc
dat upon their breasts. and firing rapidly. We
bold the woods on one side Of IN open spaee, per-
along the trend Of the woods upon the other side
Their 1ntrenehments arc plainly Visible, and the
open months Of their artillery peer o7e..
:
madness. The ahatpshocters may continue to re-
ply to this, bnt no man shall start across the palm
and lire. Warren had perhaps hoped that bis oWn
him, but ali decl:ro that no advance can bo made
here. But more to the left, where Wadswortha
md Robjnson's divisions OF WaTren's corps lay up
to Hsneeek the prospect Is better, and thefc an a.
It is noon, and sedgwick's second fight is oyer,
aad he again rests tho line OF bis last nights b.
.atancss ana 41es ne onsy ~,
divisions On his right and tett become engaged
with him, and the work ia warm- Hcte, Al else
nS ns:S s y DassssE saE
mica bursting through the adjoining growth Of
bushes, and face to face with them.
Half or three-fourths Of an ho11 Of alternating
Charge to recover his command hom slight wa.
yer1ns. He is cheered loudly BY his men who
ioved the haired chiefta1n. One horse is shot
iront, bat in tsa55, and We should baVs won then,
but his men saw him fail. He vas shot thtonth
the head, killed instantly, and his body fell into
lii icon command ieI bsck to their original position
with comparative order. Wadsworth's death IL 4
heavy lo1e-scafcey an officer in the army bat
could have been better spared, and none would
have been more deeply regretted. Yesterday and
to-day he had dirplayed such marked ability and
galantr} as to eompel his recognition on all hands
r M a abe zoldter who. now that he Is g9as, cap
, hieh-toncd gentleman, to ho respected, an un-
ehrinktg patriot to be emulated, an accomplished
soldier, dead on tho feldof houor. to be nonfned.
But this battle does not pause for hero slain.
From noon until o'clock, number Of sharp A.
sanlts at various points were made and invariably
rcp9lsed, whether made BY ns or By tho enemy.
nrn aad vla ut he
P1isope.a came In at the rate Of 100 IN hour.
The day was excessively hot, and the men we're
much exhausted. We had neither gained nor lost
e. 1on.d "a tnsi11 W-sr itern mi At h.1f n,st
aciocP Hs1n 10 n.nns ,nD f.. nsnn NO.
mcnt a q o@ enttre ieff: Re dld not make It. ior
nerhons ~ 1nnst Ticke rssanit inns Grr enc1ign.
tensi h+ief r. iirr,tinn hnt ferlnr in no.yr1 snd
snnerh1msn n momentum oa' >eANDs - 'o"e 0N'
~ x.* - .r,nn+n. -.-. .4.rr.-aa s+,>n
.-a ~ r.. nst tir1s Il Il, shis Trhf3nr a.
To- he M rear n iaree numbeTt. chokinc the roada
Ind esutinr nsnis h. thciT at:n,nede md incobs.
.r+ 4sfr. - trr31h+t3 51s"at"- 80 arsr ~
nt5 14ts - ~, ha,4ase IL ~ ~. a,sr =.
+ ~ th1t VA ~ @ ~
M - cant md Hesds aeateI tnetr bsets asaInst
": .s1sa ~ :1nistis i;sfs1aa tn ~ onicsr @hn
3ne rad e. ee, tne oSs Ga3
tnntS The nrder1 ~ 6,r aendfur = reintorcements
were g1en. and for . nus h@s not word VS.
III Il ont ~ htrs taers
1on1th Gron+ U [ttr,seor1c ernnb.. .ia u r
den't ss!i5!s tt* d s: III; iens Seie;e tt.t1
hs own sThile and now Wa gaining eronna. In In
fnrtJ .a,nn1cs fron this .ts,et thn sncm1 vns ~
sn s n n
s. 1nN nes,'x ennset , ~ ~ ~ i.
line tn + ne % ntbeT not shof cauid hn htsrd fhe
q1na h , e sst a o9T no s,eree 81 %sp
tond y T. ~ ~ ds1e T1Rtino ~ hsd ,.t Ss.ri.
6us not Inore tasn tbe enemy. or assnuits I'd
snd It Is 5 thsse pssssd assaults t1st be has e1a,
sc1,eyr1 fis vietoricss -0s' 49, 1'~s 0'eA
The Inference was clear that we had over
l;a en.1etad - X ~ heat oTtha a. Nv rn rh.nr
Inc to meet, cons1ataisted esch o,hcf Tie rebeia
con't endure smother euch Day, and we can, was
| ststement epitotnixes tie situation At sunset
t,e u more tian two hundred thousand men Dc,
tbrsr.h III il tae long sours ef lons aay,
vall!cs and rcs:ed upon the hills Of all this der
ness, hung in iurid kaxe al around the horizon
It's a e1ana amy Of f Freeaom Wss n.eaarias to resi-
hrpinEt lie morrow. Gens Grant and Teade hsd
rt,i1sd to their tents. Qniet reigned, but during
! dc,tolt s''A'~ '''e -1'' "'N' N''
Esrkneek md smoke were mInslln1 In grim twi
lIe1t, md tast dsepenine into fhiek gloom, whc1
| c1te1ocnt mo forged thundcrbot was sped and b1
| Eastc1 4 wild fcbel ycl nwaJ to the right. vi
| knew they had masscd and were charging. W
walled for the volleJ with which we knew sedg
neIt attaek y ascertain II We had hanged oar po
! eii!on. We were nistaken-ft wn> more. TheJ
Wies e3aeme 1 rs6t ia5 IT, ths I'd ss B9saae, Id 81
vitIon Of bis corps, under Gen. Seymour, who had
been assi:ped to II hnt two oala before.
! ae tie Ni1roy brigade; connecting On the LEFT .
Seymour BY Shaier's and then Nsl's brigades. tht
isfe1 being brigaac Of Getty's diviston that hai
| work entrench1ne wlcn fallen upon. IIc eneu1y
cane down ike torrent, ro1lins md dashine II
~ sad i oon ha 1p fa0st M tho 2ec EdS S0
| mt ro thr extreme rirht That fiapk was fnstant
j. and utterly turned. The rebel line was tht
iiira ovep 1T It and tbrongh Il best a@ainst Shaler
snd lore away lis Hght regiments. Al this done
and IT, he ,Sau o fhe
Who charaea VIII sn shesr cbiTai,y. were arsitter
h panie and sand.9: "a On 40 .9 9Idst & o. g0lnd
thei1 W,y tiaoach iit III and Iii G Of Woo5s 70 III
nisnk.road In IT, rear They reported, in tfant1t
man1er usual With stamped9d men, tie enti.a eorps
iieTe IL Ant Then three Of SedcEfcE's erafT rode
IN to s1mr henannarseTs senaratciv and stated hoT
icy Z had Hidden 4rom sedeaiek's 70 Keep Seymour
| Enann - 1hsir-o-ls I'D hTan ho,ne bshlr ~ fht
I nanic - M % IA 1T a eetn Sede1ick and Wr,ph
Raq 10 he frnnt TorE;ne ike Troian's to hold Il,
xa7aing Inc. tie situation apgesied moro e4iaesl
tes," thst ho and ~ WIohf d;sda;n,nc n ~ ~,
rr;xortM ~ ne anu "i'sA'' o'9o1s ~ VIZ.
ltil 1stiileI, moved quietly to commanding posi-
~. h.t ~ " 1rs ~. ho,e eth cn,ss hroEan -.
!elt toas uso ,a z,i III L eirn inr,nc;S,s Var
Alm!' ~ az lily. MG4la ~ eti4 ~ ~ tf.t
ren's co5ps u 1nsnnhJ, paI IN petlect eomRotn,s
olsp25eo 70 meet ~ t III f1n., aau ,aif
ana Warren Ae "a et.nt lcnL, ~ auu atonl ~ ~
otncefe come ana go YIN eeftan eashess GE ia
oeePeass oS2cnt sno eses; 2o 4b,as
non ~ aas veeI ans1 spH H.1 "a
o. a hnt hoz az tscQ m;
e whot 1s H. neescnt s,taation7 Lucy
Tic 6th cornss dae comes in. Where is tho etl
corpss chicitsini III watch tays 10 O'Clock q
Wi.sht 3 sale, The 81 corps hoids a stfonc iins @
snly Seymour's aud part Of shaler's brigade hAT
teen broken. The enemy can do nothing more
Yhe 6h corps proper has lot lost It's pristine coyy
Compelled to Withdraw, under orders attaF the
detection Of it's 1iebt, it il si11 invuclbleI5 now