Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1864-06-02

hFNCED-GALLANr CHARGE OF CIEBURNE's
DIVISION, &c.
INV ROPE VIA EAR1ETTA, Nay 2sth, 1864.
The efen3 gre neFsed il OUT roDt the South side
Pumpkin Vine fTetk. Tlele very heavy artillery
and musset5y skinsh 'sun 1fse to dark
principally right vn when i. closed and was re-
suRed about midnight.
We captured between two and three hundred prisoners
among them Lent. Col Families Of the 5sth Ohio Adiu.
tant HolIer, and th.ee Leutenants.
Oar forces are in good spirits, with eatconfdence in
their commander ar heir ability defeat the enemy
Every is anxious for geaera engagement to take
place, which vii! probably be today
skrmNhnS is now going to night the rig hit csnre.
Lieut. CCl Famhl.s reports Gen. Wallack severely
wounded il tie action at Eesaoa.
[sECokD DIsPATCHl
BATTLE FIELD Is MILES FROM MARIETTA, Nay 49, 1864.
Heavy diminishing began at daylight yesterday morning
the left and continued without inermssion till about
five o'clock, when a desperate assault was made u,on
sevensona DIVISION which repused ndsomely with
heavy loss to the ereny This the fourth assault that
has been made upou this point resulting in heavy loss to
the enemy.
battery within 200 yards CT STARTS lue
aod opened terrific fire. Cur sharpshocters killed every
gunner aud hose ard the battery hastily Abandoned
Last night at II O'Clock the enemy advanced our ex-
treme right ard were ambugcaded by Ceburree division
who followed up with charge which routed the enemy
completely leaving one hundred and forty nine prisoners
ard wounded in hal u.s. The eremys loss the affair
between five and ak thousand. Our loss about six
hundred.
The conduct of Gransburys brigade ia highly spoken off,
Granabuy received slight wound hut wsa still in the
field.
Bri=k diminishing oegen again this morning. ard still
continues The extreme left The enemy massirg on
their left this morning.
Heavy Itlng OF artillery Continues up to II o'clock.
THIRD D1sPA7cH.l
Few RoPE VIA MAKIKTrA, May 2sth, 1854.
Gen. CiebuTns division ragged the fourth army CORDS
under Howard about o'clock this morning. and fter
desperate contest sgnay repused them with loss of be-
five thousand We captured between one
hundred and fifty and hundred prisoner exclusive Of
wounded, and immense quantities of and accoure.
ments.
Gen. CelbuIne says that the enemys dead were piled
thicEer than ne ever them before. Between
d!ed and hcusaId dead up to his front
Their Ire OF beast"oGks fEcnt OF Lorings command
w.s abandoned.
Cur oas Will probably nun Der four or five hundred
sh4rnshn IL tti 8olEg M tie enemy left gradually
giving way.
LATER FGOA GEN. JOBNsTON's ARMY.
NEW ROPE, Nay 29h, 1ae4.-Granbury's BRIGADE was
,he ny's attempt ftDk. He had no deien
except lew bougts and hastily collected by
the brigade came up, The gagement immeuiaely be-
come and raged with unabated violence until
o'clUek: = L. Enc eAenys liaes advanced within
i've pascs OF ours several times and points re-
pulsed haViIg NJ support tbs brigade not allowed
when "alais bgade atIved and took position lmms d.
ado swept The ao-ds breaking the Of battle of Tie
Cheny "A5nonE hflns sun MANY prisoners taken
Gorahs br gde, detached 81, P. A., I'D sent at
ocock IL GlaDus : whi.h beng ouar Bed, arrived II
tins, eta ged and the enemy bsek. Bzrkaums Loss
as rs Killed Ana b5 wCunued i've missing no enc
my left i'll Ganbury's iiout desd hs fe d, aid 9
lai5e numOer -uDded. These dead were ell killed by
m Arkansas gilnent which separated from
ike iatersaiof 4o0 PAGES lhs Losses II
Grat bury lmmed ifont 800 900 u
lo0 wounded and maDy prisoners captu 1t il report
"a mat AsJ1r Goher is Howard and Johnsoa and Brig
| G;n k!Lg .fe wounded.
Skr1n. nS continued unit! night fail The enemv non
sian y sAAltILg tAelr poslloLs from left.