Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1864-05-10
Later Dispatches.
SPECIAL TO THE GOLD HILL DAILY NEWS
patches to Medical and Quarter
aasrer,s Department

WASHINGTON, May sth-Midnight.
To GENERAL DIx-We have no official
reports from the front, but the Medical Di-
rector notified the Surgeon General that our
wounded are being sent to Washington to
the number of six or eight thousand. The
Chief Quartermaster of the Army Of the
Potomac made a .requisition for seven
days grain and for railroad transportation
and trains. He states that the enemy are
reported retreating. A dispatch from Sher.
man, dated S P. N. yesterday, states that
Thomas occupied Tunnel Hill, where he ex-
pected battle, and that the enemy had
taken up his position at Buzzard Roost
or passed north to Dalton. Nothing later
from Banks. 1t is designed to give &C
curate official statements of what is known
to the Departments in this great crisis
and to withhold nothing from the public
Generals Hancock and Gregg among
the Killed.
WASHINGTON, May S.-The Star says the
only official dispatches announce among the
casualties reported, that Gems. Hancock
and Gregg are killed, and Gems. Getty and
Owens wounded. Two of Burnsides' staff
were killed while carrying orders.
The General Result-COudition OF the
Army-Gcueral WRdsworth Killed.
WASHINGTON, May 9th, 9 4. MO Gen.
Tt ie
BY news direct from the army to Saturday
evening. The general results may be stated
as success. The fighting done by our
armies on Friday being the most des-
perate known to modern times. Gen. Wads-
worth was killed while leading his troops
against one Of the enemy's strong positions.
The condition of our army is admirable.
Artillery was not used on either side in the
first two days fight.
News from the Rebel Side-Generals
Longstrcet and PeErRm Wounded,
and Jenkins Killed.
WASHINGTON, May - ll:S0 A. Mo
Gen. Dix: News just received from Butler,
says Lees official report of Friday says his
loss in killed is not large, but many wound
ed. He states that our forces attacked them
and caused some confusion. He grieycd to
announce Longstreet severely wounded, Gen.
Jenkins killed, and Pegram badly wounded
on Thursday.
Further accounts from the Front
-.
Victory believed TO be Certain.
The belief here is that Grant is achievinga
complete victory.
OLD WILDERNESS TAVERN, May 9th, 9
P.2.-The most terrific battle yet fought
closed to-day. Lees entire army made
repeated furious assaults on our right and
left wings, commanded by Hancock and
Sedgwick, with temporary success in each
case, but have been driven back with great
slaughter. Towards dark, they concen-
trated on our extreme right and
fell suddenly on Sedgwick crushing his line.
Sedgwick reformed his line securing it
against further disaster. The enemy with
drew from front under cover Of darkness;our
losses are heavy.
The impracticable woods with which the
battle-ground was covered saved the rebels
from crushing defeat, as it enabled them
to conceal their movements almost perfectly
until the very moment Of their execution.
Lee fallen back IL miles, and in full
retreai-Butler within 10 miles of
Richmond.
WASHINGTON, May "a message re-
ceived at Halleck's headquarters by mes
senger from the army, states that the BATH
closed on Friday, with the enemy falling
back twelve miles, leaving his dead
and wounded on the field. On Saturday, Lee
was in full retreat through Spottsylvania.
Gen. Hancock's division was entering the
place in pursuit. Butler is reported within
10 miles of Richmond.
BALTIMORE, May 9th Fortress Monroe
dates say that the reported capture Of Pc
tersburg on the 9th, was incorrect.