The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1864-05-17
The Battles i'm Virginia.

The Battles I'm virginia.
We have gathered together all The accounts we can
find in relation the late battles in Virginia From
Saturday night the 7th Monday the 10th inst, We
received mail from Richmond
The news rather scattering" and in order to fur
nish our readers with connected of af-
fairs as possible to do under the circumstances,
we with the items concerning the FIRST days
fight.
ORANGE, c. a., May 7.
About AZ o'clock yesterday the enemy having
previously attacked Heth and Wilcox and driven
them back. Longsrreet planned and was iu the act
of executing flank movement on the enemy left
wing, when, by the mistake of our men he was
fred upon Lieut. Gen. Longsreet and staff were
severely though not MORALLY wounded. Gen
L0Dgssreet wounded in the shoulder. Brig.
Gen. jenkins, of South Carolina was killed at the
same time.
Our troops contained to press the enemy until
about four ocl"ck, driving back their left and CEN
tire some two mes-our lett standing fast in its
position The battle ground extends from the
,Rapidan river to rhe plank road, and is about
twenty ire miles east Of Orange Court House
The weather is hot aud euItry
GnrdonS Ge"rgI. b ado s"i Johnston's n.
e Brigade, Of Ewells Corps, turned the enemys
extreme right flank, about four miles above Ger
mama Ford, last evening, between sunset and
dark, caPturing 400 prisoners, including Brgadier
Generals Seymour aud Shaer The enemy, com
plefpy surprised, hastily fed on finding their
.breastworks turned and stormed Our loss very
slight.
negro soldier infantry man, the first ever
captured by this army. taken near Brandy
Station yesterday. aud brought in hare today. He
says that he belongs to the 9th Ohio, Burnsides
corps.
The enemy have been fortifyiDg all day, as if
to provoke Gen. Lee to attack him.
ORANGE e. H., May s.
Advices from the front to sunrise this morning
report that there general engagement yes
terday, only heavy skirmshlng The impression
prevailed las, night that the eneny we're falling
back towards Culpeper on Fredericksburg. The
negro troops occupying Brandy Station advanced
out TO Culpeptr q II Friday and occupied it
Yesterday they went back to Brandy Station, set
fire to the stores principally quartcrmasters) and
then marched to join Grant. Scouts say that the
enemy have abandoned the line Of the Orange
railway, aud running on 1t. 1t is sup
posed that Grant now intends to make Fredericks-
burg his base.
Ewell holds the road Leading to Gcrmanna Ford,
but the enemy is said to have two fords by which
to recross the river to Culpeper if they wish.
Stuart was yesterday engaged with the enemy on
our right, and it was reported he compelled to
give back until Hampton joined him, when be
forced the enemy to retire
The enemy's losses thus far are estimated at 49,
600 Ours will reach 1000 Tho Yankee Gen
eral Hayes is certainly killed. Wsdsworth is
wounded and prisoner; he may recover. Osles
by is reported killed. Twenty-four hundred pri-
Yates and one hundred commissioned officers thus
far have been registered here, not including the
Yankee wounded Of which VIC captured fiji
teen hundred, chiefly in trort Of Hill and Long
street on Friday. Our men began yesterday even
ing to bury and the Yankee dead,
Mosby captured two wagon trains. heavily Ia
deu and horses attached near Martiasburg on
Thursday.
From tho Richmond E2elir Of the 10th.
ORHNGE c. H., May 7, 1864
telegralhed to you las night Of the result Of
the fight yesterday, with some casualties among
the prominent "ficers The enemy, after crossing
at Ely and Grrmanna, were hsrassed by our caval-
ry until they made the attack on orr infantry
On thursday the gallant Rosser, with his com
maud. encountered and drove back three brigadcs
OF the enemys cavalry, but suffered severely on
account of the disparity Of numbers. The fight
occurred on the ''Cnthar1eD Road" and was wit
messed by large number of ladies', reside, ts of
the vicinity, who emerged from the houses. and
greatly exposed themselves for the purpose. An
Cncfr who witnessed 1t expresses surprise that
several were not killed
"u h"Nc dIGaUS HeaEu tHeG tne enemy attack
ed our infantry in the centre Thursday, about
+. NJ and that the eight continued at intervals
until night, the enemy being repulsed all points,
with heavy loss on both sides Gen Lee occupied
the field Thursday night, and the enemy renewed
The attack ten minutes before 5 oclnck Friday
mcrnns This continued until about 10 A. NJ,
when II was again resumed in the afternoon with
The same result as on the previous day The at
tack began on the left, but being driven back,
they made effort to turn our right wing, but
with as little success.
The slaughter Of Yankees has been immense,
but ours has also been very severe, including
many Valuabls officers. The character and face
o: the ground is such, that while little artillery
has been brought into play either side, our Off
GERS were compelled to 60 in the fight on horseback,
and thus became conspicuous marks for the enc
my's sharpshooers At this writing Gen Long
street is en- route here in an ambulance and will
probably go to Lynch burg where his wife is 1t
Is singular eoncideuce that Generals Longstreet
and Jackson were both wounded by our own men,
at the same locality, aud in the opening battle of
the campaign of the last and present year
Our wounded are constantly coming ia from the
f. ID 1t is singular that most of them are woun-
dea in the arms and hands, and that the large una
}orty of wounds are slight Surgeons say they
have never, on any previous OCCASION seen SO large
a proportion of slightly wounded. Many will
soon be ready for, service again, and about four
hundred we're detained here yesterday on that &C.
count.
The Richmond Ambulance Committee arrived
hnro OF do l.,yhR