Mineral Point weekly tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1859-1868, 1864-06-15
OFFICIAL DISPATCHES
WAgUINGToN J,-

OFFICIAL DISPATCHES.
WASHINGTON, June CLAW
10 MAYOR General Dir: NJ.
plsPdtches from GRANTS headon.-+
LOCK last tvening state that there had -.
eu'ins oafing the day The enemy mada
saturday night upon Hancock Wr;Ob+ =
SMITH, but were everywhere repulsed H.n.
INES are within 40 rods of the rebel wo,L.
eis were very busy Saturday oonstructin,
Ienchments on the west side OF the Chickabort.-
~ bottom Bridge, and threw q party across :.
he east side ,.-O'S'o
dispatch from Sherman dated yesterd,vse.
A00A a' Altoona Creek, states that the enemy;
covering us moving round his right flank Or
doned his position last night and narozs
Alefnerson is moving to-day for Ackwortb tn.
as Is on the direct march road and schofeI5 - =
iisnl' II mas been raining hard for three dave
the ROADS were very heavy. The enemy had ON
mense line OF works, WEIGH We have tprroa =
less loss to us than them. EN-. sTANToS
WASHINGTON, June 6-IOpM
To Mag. Gen. Dir:
Dispatches have been receive ed from Gen. erap.,-
headquarters to-day, but they report only cert.;
changes in the disposition of Corps and conten
plated operations. They state that everyth;ngi.
going we'll.
The Chief Quartermaster Of the Army repor,.
from personal inspection Of the new Depot a.
Mhlte House thatit is in a m ost eff Gent state An
needfui supplies are on hand, and the wagons easf
~ transport them to the army. The wounded az
being broughvin and transports are not DELAYED.
moment.
A dispatch from Gen. sherman, dated at no.,
to-day at Ackworth, says: I" am now on the rail
road at Ackworth Station and have full possession
forward to within six miles of Marietta All Il
WE'LL
e. NJ. STANTON
WAR DEPARTMENT,
WASHINGTON, June !, 1915 p. NJ
To Major General DIR:
Dispatches from the headquarters of the army
of the Potomac, dated at o'clock this morning
have been received
An assault was made on Burnside about mia
night and successfully rep ulsed. On the preced
ing afternoon one hundred picked T. en- OF the en-
my made a rush TO find out what was the meant.
Of Hancock's advancing siege lines. Nine OF tn
party were captured and the killed or driven
back.
Several letters have passed between Cen Grant
and Gen. Lee in respect collecting the dead ami
wounded between the two armies Gen. Grant IN
the closing letter, regrets that all his efforts for
leviating the sufferings OF the wounded men LEI,
the battlefield have been rendered nugatory-
Two rebel officers and six men sent out to sea1el
for the wounded of their commands were CAPTURE
in consequence of the enemy not delivering Gen
Lees letter until after the hour he had ed b5
expired. Gen. Grant has notified Gen. Lee that
they captured through misunderstanding
and will not be held as prisoners but will be re-
turned
No other military intelligence has been received
L. NJ. STANTON
WASHINGTON, June S-l2M
To Mag. Gen. John A. Dir:
A dispatch frsm Gen. Grant, dated yesterdsy
at P NJ, reports that all had been very quiet
that day. No casualties reported.
dispatch from Gen. sherman, dated at Aeb-
worth, yesterday at P. NJ, says:
" have been to Allatoona Pass, and find itYery
admirable for purpose. 1t is the gate through
the easternmost spur of the AlIeghanies. 1t nov
becomes as useful to us as it was to the enemy.
being easily defended from either direction 9Th.
roads hence from Ackworth into Georgia are lars
and good, and the country more open"
Details of the position of troops and con.
templated movements are given, but not need
ed tor public information.
The dispatch further states that the enemy ia
not in our INN ediate front, but his signals are
seen at Lost Mountain and Kensaw.
Dispatches from Gen. Candy, dated june 3d.
have been received which report satisfactory pro-
gress in the organization of his command.
EDWIN NJ STANTON,
WAsH1NGToS, June S-l:45 Nj.
To Mag. Gen. Dir:
dispatch from Ar. Dana at Grants headquar.
tiers, dated last night $50, announces a victor
by Gen. Hunter the rebels beyond stauu
ton, and that the rebel en-. Jones was killed on
the battlefield. The dispatch is as follows:
''The Richmond Ezamilaey of to-day speakso tFs
defeat of G en-. W. L. Jones by Gen. Hup:er !.
miles beyond stanton, Va. Gen. Jones vas killed
on the field His successor returned 20 waiues
ooro and now holds the mountains between Char F
louisville and Staunton. The paper further state
that no hospitals or stores We're captured by Gen
Hunter. Another dispatch announces that our +
forces occupy Stanton"
E. M.STANToN L
WASHINGTON, June SO P. u. K
To Mag. Gen. Dig:
Gen. Hunters victory and our occupation Of t
staunton, is confirmed by the following dispatsl I
just received from Gen. Butler:
d" All is quiet my linz Richmond papers Of (
June It'll have intelligence of a fight at Mt Crav.
ford, between Hunter and Jones in which Hunter
was victorious, and Jones, the rebel commando, .
was killed Staunton afterwards occupied by +
The Union forces. The fighting was on Sunday" f
e. NJ. STANTON. f
WASHINGTON, June lO-7 A. II,
To Mag. Gen. Dir:
Owing to a break in the telegraph no dispatChsi
were received yesterday from the Arlny of the p
tomac.
Dispatches received this morning dated At
O'Clock last night say there was no fighting Wei
nesday, excepting of pickets. An arrangement hal +
been effected by which the killed and WOUNDED
were gathered in There were n NOV ements yer.
terday.
Deserters who came into the lines report Hunter
victory near Staunton more complete than the .
Richmond papers reported. He says Hunter took .
twenty cannon, many prisoners, and large guam
tity of stores. The defeated force was recentys .
part Of Breckinrdge's command. Hunters report
is lot yet received.
L. NJ. STANTON.
WISCONSIN OFFICERS WoUNDED.-The army
correspondent of the Philadelphia Inquire
reports that Capt j. III. Cook and Lieut.. B. s
F. Cram, of the 9Th regiment were WOUNDED
in the battle of Cold Harbor on THURSDAY
last. Capt. Cook is reported with flesh .
wound in the thigh, while Lieut.. Cram is re-
ported, in one place, as wounded in the thigh,
and in another place as wounded in the foot