Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1864-06-08
THE WAR NEWS.
OFFICIAL BULLETINS

& ASHINGT0N. May $40 1t9ff. UeH-
Dit. No intelligence later than has here
tofore been transmitted to you has been re-
#ceiyed by this Department from Generals
Grant or Sherman. A portion of General
Butler force at Bermuda Hundred, not
required for defensive operations there, has
been transferred, under command OF General
Smith, to the Army of the Potomac, and Is
supposed by this time to have formed juno
tion. No change IN the command OF the
Department OF Virginia has been made.
General Butler remains in full command OF
the Department CT Virginia and North
Carolina, and continues at the head Of his
force in the field.
Late and official dispatches from Gen
eral Candy have been received to-day. He
is actively engaged in re-supplying the
troops brought back by General Steele and
General Banks. aud organizing the forces
OF the West Mississippi Division, which
now comprehendS the Departments of Mis-
souri,, Arkansas, and Louisiana Generals
Rosecrans, Steele and Banks remain in com
lnand of their respective Departments, un-
der the order of General Candy, as division
commander, his military relation being the
same as that formerly exercised by General
Sherman IN the Departments OF the Ohio,
the Cumberland and Tennessee.
+. VI. STANTON, Sec. War.
WASHINGTON, May 81, 3:I5 P. M-To
lUaj. Gen. Dir, We have dispatches from
Gen. Grant down to o clock p. NJ yesterday.
There seemed (the dispatch says to be some
prospect of making q stand North of the
Chickahominy his forces were on the Me-
chanicsville road, south of the Tolopotomy
Greek and between that stream and Hanes
shop, his right resting on Shady Grove.
Dispositions for an attack were being made
by Gen Grant Wilson cavalry had been
ordered 10 destroy the railroad bridges over
the Little river and South Anna, and break
up both routes from those rivers to two
miles southwest Of Hanes' shop. where the
headquarters of our army were established
There is as yet no telegraphic lines of COM
munication with Washington. \ dispatch
from General Sherman, dated yesterday,
May so. II q. m, reports changes In the po-
sition OF the armies Some slight engage
ments had occurred subsequent TO the affair
of Saturday. No intelligence from any 9th
er quarter has been received by this De-
partment. E. VI. STANTON. Sec. War.
washington, May 3I-7.3o P. M-T5
-Nqj GEN Dir: An official dispatch reach,
ed here at + o'clock this morning, dated
yesterday. 30th, at Kingston, reports that
Mai. Hopkins, Of Gen. Stoneman's ; staff,
came from front this afternoon. and says the
rebels attacked us at : o clock This morn
ing at ten o clock the affair was over The
enemy was repulsed and our left reached the
railroad near Marietta. To accomplish
this object it had been for several days the
purpose Of Gen. Sherman 5 movements
Additional forces are reaching here and am
plesupplies. E. NJ. STANTON, See. War
W ,s,,,r>,r,--->- NJ 81 Q On ",
Nag. Gen Dir 4 dispatch from General
Grant dated o clock this morning, at Har-
ris' Store, has just been received it is as
| follows: The enemy came over on our left
| last evening and attacked us. They were
easily repulsed and with considerable loss
To relieve Gen Warren who was on the
| left speedily, General Meade ordered an
attack by the balance Of our lines. General
| Hancock was the only one who received the
order in time to make the attack before he
drove the enemy from his entrenched skir-
mish line, and holds it. [ have no report
| of any losses; but suppose them to be
slight. Other official dispatches. not from
! Gen. Grant. were received at the same time,
and give more details. They are as follows,
| the first being dated yesterday, 30th May,
eight o'clock, p IA. In the, course Of the
! afternoon Gen. Warren had pushed down
/
| Crawford reached a point abreast of Shady
Grove Church. Crawford having got de-
| tached from the rest of the corps, was at
tackled and crowded back little The enc
my then threw a force, which appears to
+ have consisted of Ewell's corps, upon War
ren sfeft attempting to turn it, but was re
| pulsed. The engagement was short sharp
and decisive. Gen. Warren holds his ground
at distance of seven miles from Richmond
| He reports that he has taken considerable
number of prisoners and that there are ma
ny rebel dead on the field Of his own loss
es he has not yet made report His latest
! dispatch says that the enemy are moving
| troops to his left, apparently to cover the
approach to Richmond on our right. An
active conflict has been raging ever since
| dark, but has just closed. As soon as the
enemy attacked the left of Gen. Warren,
Generals Wright and Hancock were ordered
| TO pitch in, but do not seem to have got
ready until after nightfall No report has
yet been received from them The other
dispatch, above referred to, is dated at six
o clock this morning, andstates that IN Han
cock attack last night. Col. Brooks drove
the enemy out of a strongly entrenched skir-
mish line, and holds it. The losses are not
| yet reported. General Burnside's whole
corps got across the Tolepotomy creek last
evening, and is in full connection with Gen
| Warren. The left of Hancock rests upon
this side of the creek. The 9th corps is up
on Hancock right and threatens the left
flank of the enemy Gen. Smith ought to
arrive at Newcastle by noon, whence he can
support Warren and Burnside if necessary.
Gen. Sheridan, with Gregg's and Torbertt' s
division of cavalry, is on our left flank Gen.
Wilson is on the right and rear for the pur-
poses reported in a former dispatch. The
country hereabouts is thickly wooded with