The New York herald., 1864-05-15

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they have been hard ~ work with wouaded There
Are NOT nearly enough ambulancss 10 the army. only
t1rss being allowed 70 corps Captain ChansrS con.
eAny Of tho Sixty third Pennsyvania Volunteers, II
said out OF the battle Of the Wilderness with one
sergeant and three mon. TAres ambuances could NOT
carry hs wouudeA and there many such In
every campaign
Glorious Major General Hancock, commanding the
Second army corps this mornipg-ths l2th-captursd
i whoh division OF rebels.
Ir. Il. A. Hendrick's . Despatch.
HKADoUAanss, FIFTH ARxy CoRps,
In THE FIELD, May 1a-6 p Y.
The BATTLE RESEwxD.
Ths messenger taxing my despatch, written at moon
yesterday, had hardly disappeared from sight when the
forenoon battle renewed. With but little interms
sion the fight continued until night For tho
days sanguinary conflict Terminated before night drew
her sable mantle the The nght anything,
was more terrible than that Of the forenoon.
QUE LINE CHANGED.
The night found still victorious, although having
materially changed the position Of line The change
made TO counteract the effort or the enemy to
forces left and to compel them to abandon the
strong position they had been occupying
NOR. PRISONERS
Aside from the decisive victory the enemy
vanageous change Of position have added this after
largely to number OF prisoners and although
taking NO additional guns, have punished the
enemy-as all the prisoners taken in the
latter part Of the day concsde-mors &C.
vsrey than in any single days battle fought hereto
FORE Our prisoners up about eight thousand,
while have lost but little half this number and
only three guns, all Of which spiked before they
abandoned, and thereby rendered useless to the
enemy. who win not say that this has been glorioas
days work Tor army The entire campaign has thus
ar been crowned with succession OF splendid victories
THE AFTERNOON FIGHT.
like that Of the morning. has been general engagement
Of our infantry and artillery Every battery In the
Fifth corps, under Colonel Wainwright was engaged and
averaged i've hundred rounds to battery. Nearly
al tho batteries in the remaining corps likewise
gagged and exhausted like quantities Of ammunition. So
many guns engaged simultaneously, and the rsverbsra.
lions Of their laundering roar made the amos.
second Gettysburg AID the solid shot, spherical and
shell thrown among the enemy must have told upon
them With nearly like destructive effect.
SCENE.
The nght Ike that Of the morning and every battle ws
have had has 10 It's reports the words uniner mtted
OF artillery and rattle Of muskeyo Rising clouds
Of smoke and alternate driving OF the enemy and being
DRIVEN the sad battle. II the old battle story optic
mzed. As the hours pass and arrive amid the sumus
and excitement OF BATTLE takes note Of time.
More dead bodies strew the ground, and litter
bearers and ambulances bearing away the
wounded and the air filed With shreks OF the dying
rm BATTLE cRx.
AZ intervals loud above the battles roar are heard
the orders Of command while, drowning everything ID
the fierce battle cry the charging columns
Only 10 battle II this cry heard. The hiss Of the rattle
snake sublimc-thh ton thousand voiced battle shout
Is terrible. appalling, parayz yzng.
THE BRAVE AND THR pETNounxr.
would like TO speak Of divisions, u bsigadss and OF
regiments OF their charges their drmness and their vaor
but whore all did their duty they bravely did their
duty todayas they have done all the way through and
-. continue to DO =: lone :. .ss,. t. .s... a..
tnctos All fought masnncently art thcy won the day.
What say moref what need say moref
THE ARrnLERY.
/ have spoken Of the batteries engaged side.
Tho enemy also in opposing positions
and gave US solid shot for solid shot, shell for she'll
HEApQuARTERs UNDER rRI-GESHRAL WRIGHT Hif
The iron hail storm fell over the heads Of our bat
ting legions, killing and manning many. As the 'ran
falls 90 just and che unjust" these shot aod
shell respecers OF persons or places. With rapdty
more exciting than pleasing they fell about our head
quarters also headquarters Of Gen. heade,
hundred rods distant Having instructive abhorrence
against cuvating close contact with the flying frag
or these murd.rous missiles, confess to change
pcson after the shells evnced nrm determination
70 keep coming in that direction. No commanding or
Wright, commanding General wadswor,h's old division,
and Captain Psarce and Lieutenant Halsead signal on
GERS On his staff They hit by the pieces Of one
she'll but neither receiving wounds compelling them TO
leave the field.
REBEL HORSE BATTERY N xS0Acxxxxr-ns BRAvrRr
Speaking sheliing, the OF rebel horse
battery contribute 10 damG - army and cause,
showed that under other circumstances
would merit highest edlogums. Thres times IL took
aru sestn
Lieutenant batteries would their pieces upon
and silence It. hnal quctus put It's hostile
efforts BY tho bursting OF two Of It's saissops from
shells.
Lieutenant Brent had a narrow escare. bullet,
evidently from . sharpshooter, hit thick diary he
carried his pantaoons pocket, passed through and
lodged hsrmlessly In his pocket But instances OF this
kind could give without end how knapsacks and can
breasplaes and pocket books and bibles have
saved many precious lives; but viii nov follow with
the surgiDg ngh,ug ccomus in the wilderness iii night
ended the battle
THE RATTLE
II was late at night and dark and rainy, aud storm
blasts walled mournfuly through tho pinc trees,
mutually Of the myriad mourning hearts the
day has made, and the pattering raindrops 50
many OF lamcntation the fhlon deld. Tho
battle had for and the summary OF
losses known The OF battle In the field
where clashng hosts with muskct and bayonet derccy
eight and pour hor life blood in their efforts exter
inmate each other It is In the hospital the bor
rors OF battle returned TO my tent late last night
hospitals OF this corps, where had busy
since the close 0, the days struggle getting ist Of
\ losses
4 LOSSES
In wounded alone the casualties this corps yester
day number eight hundred. The number OF killed
missing is not yet known, and cannot be until tho
resimental reports come In. The Second and Fourth
divisions Of this corps should have stated above during
aportou Of tho lighting relieved the Second and siuh
corps, and met with heavy loss The Second and Sixth
corps told, each lost heaverIthan the Firth corps
with this send list Of the Casualties OF killed and
wounded far reported, and Is painful to look back