The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1864-05-18
The Battle of Thur.day --CondItioh OF The
woundtH- -t.Eant Re-eEioree i--S Aesfih-
Prospects.

woundtn--t.rant Re-eGIorce t--S heeTins
Prospects.
Eariy IN tie n.zru.r Hs-gck ulAil r--'=t br.t-i-
clarZ,e en- the ear3rs r-at sseePlaE t4eir t''o
lines Of brea>trorks. captriay - Icces Il artaery
ami 900 prisoners Following tLls geaeraI attack
began am. continued iariau,ly far some iur hours.
when tsz-s was a lu-l up y late hour q tic night
We.e-isy l.i-s passed IN qu-t The battles q lie
to 3=5 la. isy- Lad servet 10 show t,aat tie ere
nv l.-z IL from; eli Pat-svvaua Court House was
50 5sgt 81! TIA, t,at-elu. = caJr b. assault Teu1
h1-e l4ca madness Ba. r-e port n I had been
f.,uni gsere the works did % DEFY cur attempt
at charging aEJu Aea.. AID b. singular c''He a7A-e
Ia; was E.iat hers ta-rr Fga> almost sap II
our own I.les, tetn-e Ns-gls.a late >els"lcA :
t-1rps AMI Rat T burnside. Hitherto tie enemy
poslcv bad been 70 lass Is tgrrss and atAcN Is il
cyerf7 .In. ugEa4ers. II was resolved lI part al
least t. give 'a TASTE r his osyn t4grs. >."rtT
before midnight wednesday night Hancock beg
matia-. During the d1r be had held ta7 eX5Taia+
right. p h4rI rs1rgainr Pc passed II the utmost
silence along almost the ear- leae'a # our lines and
reached tie rnt Fsu zen Wright ami Burnside where
our lines were - tIu. Meanwhile tie enemy. re
Numbering that aG. Wednesday they had suderoi no,e
from aur FIR at ts point. giving i 10 attention.
au1 lad ID expectation OF any attack at.his quarter
Tl4lr latest reconnaissance had found Hancock On our
right. an from Burnside they expected . meet t1e
trunt,s. tie mornings assault. Tie mar1l-- broke
slow ami a.a. heavy n-sst overuag tie field and
concealed ear movements. The enemy were stu
w1s..a tsr tie attack or r-t. eE T. ihiF utter
AMI eoupI4a SURPRISE Lcil-hEe burst cut from iItN
unexpected point. vhc-e yesterday they A2n found ne
o,;,osl,.yn an in an instant Haucocks whole corps
was charging with triumphant cheers IN magnificent
style over iac cater ROW of breastworhs. Though
, - MA sf Z
were stir true tle.r Oft proved bravery Ra'!yins
on the instant they made the hest deface tey could.
and d,Teratl contested our further ADVANCE. Il was
splendid Lur i was in vain Their lines melted away
before oar rys;ste>s charge and broke into cddyng
fragments and swept back in the fierce tde OF
the attack. T.e cutter line Of the Lreastworks had
been carried ly tie first rush. Tins brief fight enled
in our sweeping ever the second ana lapping our tanks
around the hast AMI trlrest Of rs defenders.
Five thousand prisoners-a whole diyi,on-gstL is
cornmlnder MAJ Gen. johnson, at is head: forty
pieces of artillery, battle algs without number Such
the splendid trophies which Geuersl Hancock
thus began the day. Among the officers captured,
besides tie na;or-gcncrtl commanding the division,
lis brother, another General johnson. ami Gen.
&. H. Stuart rIaery Of Baltimare both containing
brigales.
Our brilliant success aroused the highest enthusiasm
a they had been at any time the first day IN
the Wilderness Hancock gallant stroke made
Just At IN right TIM and place. far every other
point tie enerus's works were very strong aud well
guarl.I To have made Ills attack IN front would
haze been most disastrous.
By eight OF clock terrible rain AMI hail began
to H.ngle wiki; tue crash and the storm Of artillery
ami rausketry that was sweeping over Spotts ,yauia
the fighting Being mostly ia open ground. which
gave the artillery ar play. The heaviest TIRE
coming from Narrvu's corps. which he'll our center
There al anein, however, and seemingly little
was gained an either side The rebel artillery played
furausly tera whale Grant ana Maoda shcadqulr-
tiers. After is fighting had subsidized the dssperata
nature OF the hight mareupparen.. Every
where were the wounded, dead and dying The last
four se Loars had done fierce workas scared trees
AMI many dead bodies Of aud horses planely
told The Guns taken by aucoc are IL tweve-poun1
Eolmans.
vt 10 -'cisa. there IS general Engagement again
all along ines. Hancock and burnside on the lett
and Warren and Wright the right. Danz. clouds
Of nAa rose, and hy their waving lines t.sg marked
the ~rh.oG of the battle. The rebels are clu.in t.
thee po-tou with death grip. Our were
excessive tat5gued bat stH pushed elteer.y APP
70 tie WORK. At l. O'clock the heavy rlia ceased.
Burnside is ordered 10 pour his whole corps forward
upon tAc cnrruv. Meanwhile Warren havia, fonuI
tn enemy too 7trun.-. adjusting oar ri-rt.
and Iaas~inG oar tr-es to the lett. Hancock turns
numbers of the rebel guns captured in the morning
against t.icnl, aud AIS AMI BurnsItIes corps pour n
terrific rtftsketr1 FIRE. Two o'clock comes and stiI
the rebels s.ubborny hold thcir ground Lees lines
have all been thoroughly reformed and resting be
hind their lrea>t~orks, they our fire as vigo-
rously a. send it The canuanaIe grows
heavier Try sweep t4aIu from their erounl hy
superior Weight Of tai.
Later in the Afternoon. AMI Just as cur dispatches
class they 1T last give #ay, aud are driving them
beyond the pnstotec YectarY once more aud victory
to- foe i y proud homer to have vanqusheI
Almost without supplies, with communications with
Iaehmond cut, with ammunition growing scant they
still battle wiz desperation that gives Us a new
idea Of the Sprit Of American soldiers.
our loss IS yery heavy. especially in 5fc,rs waosa
reckless habit of going battle in tail uucrul adds
immensely to their fatality. Among them Is Gen
Wright slightly wounded.
Rc-eGtarc1r Eea:s pouring forward t. Grant and
his eh-tive number win be sweal to somethnr ike
;aa force with which ha started. Numbers Of men
,.ao have rsgortel at the hospitals. wouulsd have
only trianE hurts. Som, are sneaks who have tied
~ their ankles an p-eenleI Imp Il the field to
getout If DANGER. All such are being inex3r4bIy seat
back the front