The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1864-05-21
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Mr. 3. CaSlsSallader's Desps tenos.
/ NEAR sForsYLvANIA, May 1910 T. NJ
For three four days part tho roads have gadu
ally improving, notwithstanding the daily showers that
have fallen during the time, and trains have ben busly
engaged Transporting supplies from Belle Plain to this
point, by way Of Fredericksburg and the SIotsy
Court House road The army wen furnished with
every thing necessary another forward movement
ahd immediate offensive operations may be safely pre-
dcied. ~ hHt
Renorcemcuis have arrived Some Of tho fresh ,rooas
longer ihoir way 10 ,he front than antic
pated believed necessary. but they here now and
win soon have opportunity OF retrieving their tardi
| ness by acs OF galieutry.
Between four and O'Clock this afternoon dosul,ory
| ri ing was heard the Fredericksburg road about
mile in Tylersrear lwas sscertained that the enemy
bad followed elose a the OF corps, and bad
tualy thrown Rhodes divis.on OF Ewes corps into
iyIers rear and were emerging from the woods INTO
the wagon read Long tra,ns, loaded with ordnaree and
eomnissary stores, had been passing all day,
but fortunately none were within reach NJ the
moment. A gap 10 train coming 10 the from, ali
that saved come Of the wagons from capture The
completely two by the rebel cournu. Part
came into camp full speed, and the romauder turncd
hastily the iuriously out or
range
ryer's division was precipated the rebel column
impeueusy the nature OF the ground permitted,
and after sharp skirrnish the latter driven
from tho ground with loss. The First Name
heavy artillery regiment, eighteen hundred strong, and
fighting insntrv, charged the rebel lice
gaanty and swept thing before them after sharp
contest onr loss has not been asceraiped bui this re-
giment appears TO have suffered most.
part OF Hancock's corps marched back Tyers
support just at dark but the rebels found
force 1t was probably dash OF theirs to annoy by
cutting communications with the possible nope
| capturing few wagons and stores
The order already given to abandon ihis road TO
fredericksburg, and no teams osgh, 40 have heen
traus. over IT, Hereafter the Massaponax Church
Chiidsbnrgh dirt viii be line of uoumu,
nicaten ortiz tie ,ocatoa OF the army substantially
changed.
FnnAy Msy 2n--7 A. NJ.
The The tght nnt evening estimated at be
tween nve and hundred. and confined manly 10
few reg ments. The Eighth Maryland veteran regimen,
were returning from their furlough home. and found
| themselves under Ore before they suspected the
presence o. the enemy. The colonel supposed the
| FIRE came from regiment VI cur own troops.
who bad mistaken his for rebel com
rDand, aud ca rrantically them 70 step firing
Two ank .cedy individuals were taken TO hesdquart.
last evening 70 be ieetioped. One said be was
North carolina coDserpt ana nau been ID the army put
weeks He expressed great Satisfaction At being
prisoner within lines said this FIRST bgbt and
hoped Col would b. his last The other was an old
sold ior and came tc the p,st Of scider necbani
cay when he found himself IN the presence OF gepers
officer Nothing bu monosyliabies could be drawn from
their friends. One two voleye undoceived him,
revealed the character cg his concealed os. The
engaged with their old enemies, and
assisted materially breaking the rebel limo and clear
ing The woods. large number Of the Eighth were
slightly wounded but the list Of killed s comparatively
small.
The rebel .oss s unknown In killed and wounded hut
must bs very heavy III proportion 10 the number en
snged Their disabled men lay quite thick on come parts
OF the line.
Squads OF prisoners were coming 10 I'll midnight
This morning dayIieh, hondred more passed IN
front Of my tent From Eve hundred have been
| already brought tn.
He maintained o rospectfu soiderly silence and sr
pearance and elected considerable comment on his be-
havior. They he'd excelen, quality Of "bard tack
| in their havsrracks made from white -four, and pre-
nospced vastly superior TO The average OF ours The
men salo ten Of these crackers issued 70 them Thai
morning for two days ratioos.
There WIS no hriog Of consequence curing the night,
| and none at all this morning
| The rebels Withdrew from Their posjticr rear
under cover OF the night.
Our old tank movement 10 the left n resumed agsin
this morning and battle expected before to
| or next day,
Lee believed be uneasy HE DtreDobcd pocicn
around spotsylsana, aud may be taking new one
further to the southeast ssAas presen, moment
FnpAy, May 2o-s An.
have JUS, learned the First Maryland Veteran
regiment under Colonel Dusnaps that suffered worst,
Instead Of the Eighth, written IN my dispatch. me
Col and Lieut. Co Wilson both had horses shot under
them, escaped nnhart There iour captains in
| ths squad thrce Of whom wounded-Captain Camp
bell n arm ,Captas Mercer the arm, and Captain
stanton in Ne ankh This regimsst DIry killed and
| woundsd out of shrss hundrsds
The vssss did 10. osplsTe wagon, anc DO. few
my. Es a. H~ndrSek's Despatch.
HsAuquARrDRs, Firm Army CoRPs
/ In yHs fiE.p May 1oC r. n.
Up the hour OF writing this despatch is has been
particularly qule, day - been thar quiet,
o. the present campaign bave becu on terms
Of fricndincss BY sort Of tach agreement
there firing between them; bot, the
ary they met and interchanged remarks and
gratula,iops " ,hey pcver had been and never
pected 10 be engaged 10 murdsrous strife For time
papers were freely exchanged, The pagers giving ovt
lively trade eusued for coffee and sugar for tobacco
~ length however, end put 10 this bargaining.
Bot their have continued tn show themselves In
sight and within range Of each other, without moloea.
toD either sble. as i.n 4 .
tAvalng myself OF the prevailing QUOT, hive ridden
70 day along 'front.' undertaking that any
time before would have been attended villa too much