The daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1863-1864, 1864-05-12
GRAPHIC OF THE
RATTLES OF FRIDAY.
SATURDAY, AND Sun.
,e. In u Rapid but Orderly
Retreat.
,ySTERIES OF THE FUTURE.
...A>rs PLANS 70 BE DISCLOSED IN FEW
DAYS.
r.r RATTLE OF FRIDAY.
special dispatch to the World

WAsHINGroN, May ..
Your correspondents forward the follow
;ur prapbic accounts, of tho last three
Jay great events in Virginia. The first
= lated General Grants headquarters,
cold WILDERNESS Tavern, May 6--9 p. NJ"
70 op;pht has closed upon long and
bsrd-fought day of battle, Immediately
succeeding that of yesterday, aud the Ar
mv OF the Potomac comes out partially
victorious The struggle has been terribly
severe and prolonged; aIfa during differeht
hours ol % day has been marked with some
jouts. Tho result as both armies lay upon
their arms TO night, while l write, IS not
much more decisive than was that of yes
tsrday, "a at this hour Lee has not re-
treated.
This morning, Just after hrst break OF
dawn lighted up the u.d Wilderness, the
battle opened Ii was little after four
O'Clock when the enemy, IN great force,
attacked our right aud centre Gen Rick
ems division and a portion of Gen. Wright's
of Gen. Sedcwick's corps, and part OF Gen
Warren's became engaged. The attack
was successfully lepulsed, and the enemy
was forced back by an advance OF our own
linr
tbout {; O'clock, Gen. Hsnc >ck advanced
with his corps ard the troops that had been
sant n his assistance from the canter and
right the evening before -
Attar an obstinate contest of about an
bour'- duration he succeeded in driving them
from their brea3tworks and forcing them
hack an both sides of tho Orange and
thancel0fvihe piankroad tn point within
two miles and half of Parker's store. In
this advance several hundred prisoners were
takel hy our troops
The battle became general by 81 o'clock,
and an advance was made by our right and
centre They moved with the right thrown
forward for about quarter OF mile under
a severe fire from the enemy, when sudden
!, they we're brought to stop bya march
lutervening between e. IN and the enemys
eutranchel p ,siilon on high ridge
F,ndine. il impossible II push across It,
tury fell back to their former position.-
Another attempt to drive the enemy from
the ridge wa, made from this part OF our
lln5 about l0l O'clock, bat it also failed
Gen Rnrnside was expected 10 have his
cnumand IN position on the light OF Gen.
Iiarc,ck's force by daybreak, and 10 loin
in IL, advance of the battle, hut the oatte
vas fought without his being able to place
h,, troops where they were wanted.
The enemy percriving the exposure OF
ten liancoCks position, in consequence OF
rhis failure and evidently abandoning the
lu,.a If making an impression on our right,
,.,.inc been magnihcently repulsed early in
tie dqy. rasorted to the famous policy in
an,ura,cd bv Stonewall Jackson, and com
n.ncad massing their forces, up to ten
o clock. in front Of deneral Hancock
rps.
~ hali past ten they made one oi the
mast furious assaults at once on every
a. ut Of General Hancock's line. They
r,re yelling like 80 many iniuriated dey,
g, Their line entrenched Hancock 8
ie!r, md brought them around his 1915
Hibk
Colonel Franks's brigade, Of General
barlow division, was thrown back IN con
ils,on upon Uancock's line, causing break
ana a retreat toward his first entrenched
p,sition along the brook. The centre and
i.rbt Of his line were also unable to VITA
stand the vigorous attack of the Immensely
superior force OF the enemy, ana likewise
isil back to the brook road
General Wadsworth, Of New York, while
tsdipg backward aed forward IN front OF
els diyisieB.i yatals hut with the utmost
-aIlantry trying tn keep his line steady,
Las steuclz by bullet in the head. and fell,
rs supposed, mortally wounded, into the
oanis of the enemy.
The attack Of the rebels was checked by
che vigorous defense OF Our intrenched line,
and they fell back about two and halt
,,clocl In this assault We lost very heav
Ir As soon as the efforts of the enemy
- overvbelm our left we're discovered, a
.onceotra,ion Of eur own troops, on that
art Of the line, was ordered
About the time the enemy abandoned
rho attack on. the left, Gen. Burnside mad
sncc-eded in placing AL Of his troops in po
s;t;on, thereby securing q CONTIGUOUS for
nation Of our battle font. At about 4
clock the enemy returned to the attack
,non our left. We were supported on the
I',ht bv Gen. Burnside Their attacking
zoos consisted OF the command OF General
T,ncstreet, winch it was ascertained from
'o,nTcented dispatcb hes, arrived on the ground
go ORANGE Court House early 10 the NOR
aiag. anl Hills corps; s;v-,-,-,
The struck tue left which had advanced
d;stance on .he left centre, with great
20 and forced it again back 70 The brook
I'D General Motifs division fell back in
cons;derable confusion. This attack OF the
enemy extended also to the part OF the line