Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (Charles City, Iowa) 1861-1864, 1864-05-19
THE WAR In VIRGINIA.


enabled to give intelligence of The
battles in Virginia as late as Sunday
the 9Th inst. when Lee was repulset
ut Spotsylvania and compelled to re
treat towards the North Anna river
1t appears that on Monday, the 9th
something like an artillery duel tool
place between the two armies neal
the North Anna rivcf. Our troops
held Spotsylrania. Our wounded were
then reported at $4,000, the most o.
whom were at Fredericksburg, and sc
thick, lying in the streets and upor
the pavements, that cavalry patro
ordered ont could not do duty, as i
was difficult to pass between the row
of wounded without trampling upol
them. 1t is said there are also a
Fredericksburg between 1000 an,
5000 rebel wounded who were lef
upon the field.
Gen. Scdgwick, the commander o
the 9Th Corps of tho Army of the Pc
tomac, was killed on Monday, nea
Spotsylvania, by rebel sllarpshooter
who shot him through the head. Thi
is as severe a loss to us as the wound
ing of Longstrect is to the enemy.
Rebel prisoners report that Lee
was wounded on Friday, and rebel
newspapers say he lies wounded in
Richmond.
Up to Saturday night the colored
troops were not put into the fight, but
held as n reserve with Burnside.
Advices from Richmond represent
that great distress and wild disorder
prevail thcro. art "a -. ...
In an order issued on Monday. and
found on some prisoners, Gen. Lee no.
tilted his army that his communication
with Richmond had been broken, and
no rations could he drawn from thence
and he advised them to capture sup
plies from our army. -,
On Wednesday morning it was an.
nounced that Grant had already cap
tured 5000 prisoners. although tn,
slaughter Of our troops was terrible
One despatch said Lees whole
left is crushed and We have captured
whole rebel brigade. Burnside
chased Gen Ewell over three miles
Grant masscd 800 pieces of artillery
against Lees position at Spotsylvania
Court House on Tuesday, and fired 70,
two hours when an assault was order
ed. Lees line did not waver unit
just before tho close Of the baltl.
when ID fell back, and we gained con
siderable ground" .r. .. Re- a,-
Night closed the battle, with oul
forces occupying the field. Our loss
is heavy, but. judging from the killed
and wounded left in our hands, il
much less than the enemy's, who
fought to the last, our troops bayonet
ing their men in their rihe.pits, ant
forcing them, by hand-to-hand conflicts
to yield. I'D, H.. an
Gen. Rice was mortally wounded
and died under the amputation of hi.
leg. Our loss in prominent officers i,
great. .....r G... .f.urg.e.. ....
The rebels. though fighting will
terrible desperation. and gaining a,
occasional temporary success, hav
boon thus far ontgeneraled and beaten
Gen. Grant has proved himself to
much for Lee, both in his ability t
handle great army successfully, an
in the equally difficult part Of strate
gical ingenuity.
| Dispatches from Gen. Grant, datet
at 8 o'clock Wedn esday morning, re
ceived at tho War Department, say:
We have now ended the sixth day of yer,
hard fighting The result to this time i
much in our favor. Our losses have beer
il-a,y as well as those ~ q. .,.r enemy. thnl
the losses of the enemy are greater than ours
We have taken over 5000 prisoners in battle
whilst they have taken from us but few cx
cept stfagglers. Propose to fight it out on hi
line u IL takes all summer. % GRANT.
The Government is sparing n,
pains to supply him.
Dale's rebel brigade, 2,40O strong
were captured by the charge of tn
Vermont brigade on Tuesday night
but nearly half Of them escaped.
Gen. Wadsworth had two horse,
killed under him. and fell, it was sup
posed, MORALLY wounded from tn,
third. at / o'clock. Grant said that h,
would rather have lost an entire in
fantry brigade than this brave ant
| wise man.
Our army is pressing Lees retreat
ing forces from all sides, while on
cavalry under Sheridan have bee,
and are performing prodigies of valor
Our troops sustain their hard march
ing with wonderful endurance and il
good spirits.
On Wednesday evening, llth, til.
enemy were seen pushing troops tow
ard our right, and ostentatiousIy erect
ing abattis in front of Hancock,
troops. 1t was shrewdly and right,
suspected that this was only a blind
TO the real intention of the enemy. Il
was therefore anticipated. After mid
night, the I'd Corps, (Hancock's, push
ed to the left of the 9th Corps
(Wrights,) between that and Burn
sides command, and on the left Of tllt
Spotsylvania road. a4 ~
At a this morning Hancock attack
ed the enemy, fronting him in force
opening whitening cannonade, anc
making resistless charges against tho
very heart Of his position. The can
nonadc was replied to with vigor
The charges of our men were Wig
orousIy resisted, but the determine
ton of the oaset overwhelmed every
thing. The troC.ns rushed into III,
rife-pits of the enemy, bayonetins
them in their works, cutting thei
lines, and capturing on the inst charg
several guns, and over 5000 mel, IL
GLIDING the greater portion of tn
Stoncwall Brigade, belonging to tn
| division commanded by Gen Mo-