Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1864-05-27
Details of Tuesdays Operations
Lee Falling Back-Grantin Pur-
suit.

ARMY OF THE Potomac, May 24-S z. NJ
"A messenger who left the front at 6 O'Clock
this afternoon, reports the enemy crossing
| the South Anna, with our troops in clost
pursuit. Over six hundred prisoners have
been brought in since yesterday, and more
are hourly arriving. Firing was heard
| this morning in the direction of Port Royal
| and was supposed to be from rebel bat
terry, which Is reported to have been placed
at a point twelve miles from Fredericks-
burg. ...r- ....
An orderly of Lees was brought into
headquarters to-day, on whom was found
dispatches to Ewell from Lee, ordering
him to tall back to the defenses of Rich
mond.
A Lieutenant taken two days ago, said
his brigade had been at Plymouth and
Drury's Bluff and after fighting Butler
was sent at once to join Lee'sarmy in front
of Grant. u @ t.s
This afternoon detachment from the
cavalry expedition under Sheridan arrived
at headquarters, announcing the safe re-
turn of the command across the Pamunky
last night, and that they would arrive to-
night. Custar's division cut the railroad
twelve miles below Hanover Junction, on
the 2lst, burning two bridges and tearing
up mile of railroad. The horses of the
expedition are pretty well exhausted, but q
few days rest and feed on the fine clover in
this vicinity will again put them in condi-
tion for service.
HEADQUARTERS ARMY OF THE Potomac,
May 24.-The Richmond Wing of the 2Oth,
says the losses in Wickham's brigade, are
Officers killed, eight; wounded, twenty
four; missing, two; non-commissioned Off
GERS and privates, fifty-siX killed; three
l,,,, n,aI tx.yal alx,n LODI. ff,,G G,,n
missing. LemoX's brigade: Officers killed,
nine; wounded, seventeen; missing, twelve;
men killed, twenty-three; wounded, one
hundred and thirty-nine; missing, one hun
dred and Twenty-Five; total loss in the di-
vision, seven hundred and eighty. Brig.
Gen. Gordon, of N. c., commanding in the
cavalry, died on Thursday from wounds
received while fighting Sheridan's cavalry,
near Richmond.
New YORK, May 26.--The. Tribune's
special says the rebel prisoners state that
Lees whole army was moving through
Hanover Junction, but when intelligence
reached them that Grant was moving to-
ward the North Anna, portions of Long
streets and Hills corps were sent to dis
pute the passage of the river. Their re-
sistance, however, though sharp, was futile
and our troops forced their way over, and
the rebels back mile, sustaining very little
damage.
Another correspondent says of the i'm
portance of Grants last movement, that an
officer remarked, after it was accomplished,
that he would have risked three battles to
have gained the advantages he has secured.
A rebel bearer of dispatches was captured;
his dispatches show that Lee is falling back
on Richmond; his army, he says, is in
panic. l' 'a .f oo.97
(Tribune's Specially
NEAR HANOVER JUNCTION, May "A, mid
night.-Grant's grand flank movement was
made with such celebrity that 1t not only
ousted Lee from hisstronghold at Spottsyl-
vania Court House, but pushed him back
beyond North Anna river In such disorder,
that he was unable to present to our army
solid front. The first days march left
Hancock near Milford Station, strongly in
trenched in three lines Of earthworks.
where he could have easily repulsed the
whole of Lees army, On the oath, the
whole army moved down to Mount Carmel
Church, within four miles of North Anna.
Here q line of battle was formed, and the
march resumed, expecting Lee would show
fight. Slight resistance was shown, but
they soon found us too strong for them, and
gave way, and were driven pell nell across
and into the river. Our pickets then ex-
tended along the line of the river upon the
left. Warren, upon the right, was quite as
successful, repulsing three charges and
pursuing the enemy across and beyond
the river, where he Is strongly intrenched.
The whole army is animated with its sue
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