The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1864-05-10
Army Intelligence.


partment. Latter sccoAnts say that the ex
tent OF our victory OH Red river cannot be
exaggerated. The Shreveport News, ofthe
l3'h uit., contains TayIor's rongrotulstory
address on the victory Of the sth and s,h.
nj Mansfield, and claims a complete viete
ry also, orders about both Gems. Mouton
and Green, in which Taylsr claims victorie.
nt Mansfield and Pleasant Hill. Green was
killed at Blair's Landing.
Accounts from Richmond indicate that
the'oa'l is about 10 open in virginia. A
telegram dated Orange Z. Ii. MAY Atb srys
"a body OF the enemy's cavalry crossed
EIys and Germauia Fords lat night, and
are reported this morning n'oring on Chan
eellorsvi's or frederirksb sburg. The whole
"nkee army is moving frcm Culpcpper c.
II. towards Ely's and Germania Fsrds, over
which they have thrown pontoon bridges.
across which their infantry wer. repor,ed
passing all day. Some slight skirm;shing
'o'dny with small arms is reported going
on at these fords The enemy Withdrew
Their p'cke,s in our front at the upper fords
i"srnight Preparations are going ON 10
meet the enemy. A week can hardly pass
without dcspaie general epgagement.E
Our troops are eager and confident. Grant
Is reported TO have II very large force"
A special dcspa,ch to Examiner, from
hamiiisns Crossing, says Northern papers
OF the goth report that Grant has returned
TO Washington, and demands the services
OF hcCteilen {; and refuses to move with the
army unless his demand is complied with
lie also urges That Fremont be assigned TO
duty.
Later-Another Great Battle and Vic.
tory.
FROM an Extra OF the CarOliHian, issued
on Saturday, we learn that a. battle was
fought in Virginia, near the old battle
ground OF Charlottesville, on the 5th and
9th inst, the result of which vas another
Confederate victory All reliabl. parlicu.
lars will be found in Gen. Lees despatch,
published below
RIcHMpsD, May 7.AThe Following wa.
'"'' "'oihlhE hEApQUAR TERs
ARMY MORTIMER NERCTkrA, May 6.-7o The
Secretary Of War: Early this morning, as
! The division OF Gen. Hill, engaged yes,er
day, were being rcIisved, the enemv md.
'a"eed' which created some confusion; but
The ground lest was recovered as soon os
iresh troops got INTO position, and the enc.
my "err driven back to their original
ground. Afterwards we turned the left of
his fresh line and drove i, from the field,
LEAVING large number of dead and woun.
ded IN our hands; amsnG them, Gen Wnds.
worth. subsequent attack forced the
epemy ia'o his enirench ed lines on the
Brook road, extending troa Wilderness
Town, on the right, to TWICE Mill.
Every advance on his part, thanks to
morciful God, has been repuscd. Der loss
in Killed is net large. Sbut we have many
"ounded-most Of them slightly. artillery
being little used on either side am priey.
ed 10 announce Lieut.. Gen. Longs:rect NC.
rcre!y wounded and Cen Jenkins killed
Cen. Pegram was badly wounded yester.
day. Gen. Stafford, it IS hoped, will recover.
(SIgned) K. F. Lee.
H'a:.ts p'ar was 10 turn our right and
get between Lee and Richmond. Long,
street had turned the enemy. left and WA
pushing him back steadily when he was
severely wounded, having been shot by
Mahonss Brigade through mistake. Jen.
kins "as killed by the same brigade. Ker.
shaw commanded McLaws' Division with
great honor. Battles Alabama and Cor.
dons Georgia Brsades suffered severely.
II is said :hat Gems. Losgstreet and Jsn
kns were both shot by our swn men-ihe
result Of accident We have an outside re.
port (we trust incorrectly that Longstreet
had died Of his wounds. Al,o that Col.
Miller of the 18th $. & Reg gment was kill
ed, and tha, we have taken large number
Of prisoners ia addition TO ts0ss reported
above.
friend has handed US a copy Of q tels-
gruD, received at Camden Saturday night,
ss follows:
"Fighting in vs. May 9th and Clh, Gen
erHl Jenkins is killed, Longstreet severely
wounded, aud also Pegram. We repulssd.
them. They are landIsg iu heavy fore. on
james River Telegraph says last night
that Burnside. has cut the Railroad between
Richmond and Petersburg"
Nothing later up to the time sc eur 70.
ing TO press.
From across The Mississippi the lste,t
news i. 'higbly gratifying. Banks had re.
treated from Alexandria. Taylor captured
1000 prisoners. Price. success complete.
General Marnaduke captured Stcelo's train.
Steele was surrounded aud Price demanded
his surrender. Steele agreed, on condition
that the negroes he treated as prisoners of