The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1864-05-19
defenders.

defenders.
Five thousand prisoners-a whole division
with commander, Maj Gen. johnson. at it's
head forty pieces of artillery, battle flags
without number. Such were the splendid
trophies with which Gen. Hancock thus be-
gan the day Among the officers captured
besides the Maj. Gen. commanding the di-
vision, was his brother, another Gen John
son, and Gen. G. Fl. Stuart, formerly of Bal
timore, both commanding brigades
Our brilliant success aroused the highest
enthusiasm in the army, and men seemed
as eager for the battle as they did
the first day in the Wilderness. Hancock's
gallant stroke was made just at the right
time and place, for at every other point the
enemys works were very strong and well
guarded. To have made this attack in front
would have been most disastrous
The news from Sheridans cavalry expe-
dition, is of the most satisfactory nature
He has torn up ten miles of the Oarnge and
| Gordonsville railroad, the enemy's principal
avenue for supplies for Lees army, He re-
captured 500 prisoners on their way to Rich
mond, and took four pieces of artillery
After Hancock captured johnson and his
division, highly interesting interview took
place, when Johnson was brought to head
quarters. Mead and johnson had been
chums in the old army in other days, and
they readily recognized each other John
son was introduced to Grant, and a friendly
chat ensued, in which the fact was mention
ed that Grant and he once occupied positions
5 in the same brigade. 1t was ascertained
to certainty from prisoners, that Gen.
] Wadsworth is dead and buried inside the
rebel lines, and Gen. Seymour and Sealel
! prisoners at headquarters. they pronoun-
4 ced Longstreet badly but not MORALLY woun-
g ded.
= johnson was known to almost all Mead's
: staff officers, and there We're many recog.
nitions and anxious inquiries Gen. Hunt
e chief of artillery, greeted him with, ED,
S am glad to see you" to which johnson hal
y facetiously aud half seriously replied -
/ ''Well, Hunt, under the circumstances, l an
Il not glad to see you you look at the matte
/ very philosophically" He assured us W,
e would have hard time of it yet although
:, he admitted that we had dealt them heavy
6 blow. His dress is the faded dilapidatet
n suit rebel Generals wear; his SLOUGH hat wa
much the worse for wear, and in no part o
e his dress was there anything like style
l. He put on no airs whatever, unlike tn
e his gallant captor, offered his hand refused
't saying his feelings would not allow him t.
e shake hands.
h By s o'clock a terrible rain and hail storm
/ began to mingle with the crash, and tn
) storm of artillery and musketry that wa
d sweeping over SpotsyIvania, the fighting
: being now mostly in open ground, whicI
o gave the artillery fair play. The heavies
N fire was now coming from Warren's corp
which held our centre. There was no ad
IS vancing however, and seemingly little wa
g gained on either side. The rebel artiller
n played furiousIy for while on Grants an
Of Meade's headquarters After its firing ha
of subsidized the desperate nature of the fgh
a was the more apparent Everywhere wer
1t the wounded dead and dying. The las
m four or five hours had done fierce work, a
O. Scared trees and many dead bodies Of me
e. and horses plainly told. The guns taken b
or Hancock are all twelve Founders.