The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1864-05-25
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saasssnesr r-ezs.ea tie dar e-ro-e BY G,raon .an
~.s a.ssas sewarss sa- Rseamoss sad rrss~sscks
bag Railroad. Ga Le- 20, s;s,osaa :, fh:,av
aoas aE iss ssras si-ecssca. nns 70 aiser A.s M
vrs>sy sa grocec3 alaae, os4r-rd a~csi - nd
~saee sRa ssTske aiz la TIE Cana SAD tear, sa.
'sas ea1ne> ktxa "a FesaFa his farmer position
Ewsii Dascasa cut ef It's breaches late in tie q;
| ssrHass, sad eacosaserei tas eaessy Hits sefag
ssasts saasP, sTscf cozss, enssas. TIE ea~H
/ seias tsFown ists considerable coasasioa ard re
| irfas before oar Uacrs n L. believed that ih
] sstack woald asve resulted ie ipsossans cassgre
had ali rr-ticas ~ ,ae command seasve1 sayss.s
~ef, bat sen-ss brigade, es Jshssoass ds~.ssea
| wnaca did net stand army Al the Wilderness ar
n. rs. 20 sreak In the great hs.slc es ts !ass
Tee ,ec-sausenily, and scas report TIA. the S-0ar
| wall estgsse ai sss aa ss wet ss /. nigat hsv
| tSe. Jha tsfterts COD r.a.ed o. trcess i.r- II
| *@ssey Of tie shenxntaah All The fassaer ;fon
| ocga,ie. ia Southwestern v.ESiais Pcyra;='s hi
| yt6e. II tae ssne efvisioa, On tbs ec-s:.ry, dis
pszrei much ssIf.nsry.
| la consequence af tse Ecftesatss>s NJ q garlic:
Of sae easss here aiisle3 - F:wssi did set Grex,
| his stvaa.sgss. nor Ars-s oH seGe fsrtr fva wa.
enemv WIS receiving aeavy .ssafsrc.lns n,s as d i
eciEs 70 pan ct his i9S:Ts e1t1as III sriaS 80 gen
erSi~-zaSeEaeas -i;hsa TIE dsFai snyrsaca usenis
- rc'urn*a lsss at nigh, n hts former roS;finn
I Nas. His losses were snlxll no. exceeding cns
| has3:ed IN killed aaa woata aed. Thrn.sn snm.
oversight tie anasuisaces ri the corps did ue, sc
| E,GsEy r.. ~ The waun.te3 uisht have heen -
| moved The real esjsc, 81 she d. srnans.rassau
/ however, vas ftiIr accomplished ,ha tnsvrr,@n,
/ 40 ms TsyAs was checked. eat Gen Gfaat se3Ges
cd E.vs an sjuarnsy, ana VITO srag.s 81.
ersa. ssins IN dsret wh!cA way iafa c, h.. ,1
/ DO, whssh-r so 90 or return
Ssas- 5sftssat seeauasssf { ihe stack arn7 iSs7
t-r - - F-4st Ill
,se isah have been given 10 the pubic aat ,isrs
all oI ;saFSa ccsaais iaasa sta.e az Lss ol
sEras la ;se9a, hare applied ns sn iH,s.2js~ns or
| al gr~seHt tE.suz3sSu; tie hSSgts.
who was 10 ness.,ea 10 RIA, sslsa. was, IVES 60
Ing a. isalis Gen k~~:l airse4 for ,ha fa1is
fsr s. i's-y fell agseF ais or, sye. Tfs ,oisew
isS s. The tie Tai o ise of
| 80 wscrs ! made spfs;caaca:
Oa tha nssI { cf ,se a2a. Joaassa's dtvtstaa
occ4pitd tne Tisa! nj EssfsS cS.a=. N1vGss arg
| s'- Being on aiS ief. thea ] Wa,S-ts -ioae-
Us.., J Gekg isaas's, sai thea S!rsSs~.'s A, she
iaGc4iun u taaes's snd StawSrIAs hE4g 4ies, tie
line o. yvasss niata asn. s, Rasris right aesie
| ~ whies tsusoa OF A. i.,s-y hsd hasn ros;s; -
I TAe artillery hs4 s-sn ibAr-Sa tls r.r<sSi r-
| syta,Rs. ana TIE has Of Jones's e,isatc was .x
( I.n,.sd IL coyee rais g,p At ; o'clock or tae
morning OF n. Ian, 1chGsoa skssj ihr e5iil;ery,
sssi ste enemy ~ss msssi's heavily N his i'oet.
aud Pages eaiiaiiaH was si1tsa 20 sisl- 1oE-s :
brigade CT six regiments had nut satse ~ iis asu
| ihr assault ~as nsde az ! o ciocA I; one hsd sesa
| detached 10 Cover The esp oi hall mile
1 e-iwcSS sleNGf.s f.iS2SS arc Lanes 5ffg
ace of Wi.co1s division un ;he right, one
had been oeParyed as ssiEnisaesS- aa,. sn-
oher Lad JUS, been sent cut 10 Ersye tns ia;ieT.
TIE en-tns made the:r s;tark Ia =ss s7itil rash
G1os iha point bette Iae artillery s tSsr. g.d ,Se
tatee rrsEseH,s of J.Ese'> bis,is ssve ~sy simusi
T!t!so1G ST:cs Z shot. TIE Artillery Taich a+i
osen sent was just divtnS Up - lfs 40 * al
g! op es ihe s,ls poured over killing Tia soFs
eEd pst venting lite Bsen iiuta usli"bs, ftx their
saHs. All csssnf:TS tas sen> aad G=a Johnson
ha ea4e&veFins ra'iy hts ccsGnsad. As
aFF-rs sszt.t t.rtz
ae iefI ol i.c gap snt sA oi S.ssaiL's. olf inc
isat Of It, seceised item Si1h heavy ore. hat
the sSsJuY closing Gown "a Stewart Oh ta2 Eaak,
iCa anei FaaT, s3ceseis ii taking tie Lang pafl
Of his casninant IN ,hs weeks. IN attempting 70
rHins around i,i- brigade, as "a oppose tie co.
INV In font. Gen Wa Ee, severely wounded
aad c2rlied IEGB the field. The seaias Coonei Ho,
seiag aware OF this, tae.e vas no head 20 the bfs
sds, aud each reEiet rom right TO lefi cottInu.d
10 igDi at Inc warks Gni Its aank was turned, IN
ficIinS heavy loss the foe, and icS!as much
themselves fhe enemy s,ili psessiog his aivan-
ts.es, JOhns,on's Sorih caro'taa brigade, OF Cor
dou's CONN and, was p;i 10 the right OF lhs
Louisiana iIa.e SsaiTJ,a's brigade the S.aae
wall brisaGe. and succeeded il cheesiag the enc
my for time ihe loss Of JohGson,s division was
abcu p 90 prisoners and eighteen pieces OF asIi
lety, besides the killed aad wounded.
The enemy had nos gained possession OF a
waod within our works, and sdsaneei nearly a
QuarteY o, a mile { oin the works 10 NcEoui's
house. 4, this point Gordon threw Ia three regi
ments of his corsia brigade near acC0ui's house
al q WHO st.USk IN iIoli MO an
thar left aud dioS. these they met out o the w0fks
and over tber Tie Feieras bsiGs thus ch.ckri, :,
rs formed ihs other three 1gimsmts OF his +. gaie
ana Pegram's Virginia erisaie, and aat ,heia in
tac g.gGt q: the other tnyee reEmenls, and pysaed
back tue enemy IN Spicadd style, regainins Sew
arts and pats Of Jones's line and she arti,Sy.-
This position they Continued 10 held during the
day asaias. repeated assaults although their LETT
never supported BY other troops little al
Ter Gordon had gone In, RsEsseurs North Ca4sliaa
brigade, nj Rodss's division. made magnificent
charge upon tee entmy's right as they puafed
through the WORKS. driving taem ou, with slsag etef
aud reiak r2 The ise OF The Louisiana aud part Of
tns S.oewaIi hriea!e. and here they s.Jcd si day.
Although Ihess troops wese doing sp.eadd.y,
there ~as eft gap OF souse length heiss X m
seur's right ana rss.aIn's left, where the eueuy
held our works, and .hsouxl ibis tasy continued
10 p'ess 10 einss this gap aud reg ain cur whole
iise and the artillery shets was desperate 6shfns
BiiIte's Alabama brigade, OF kodss's division, was
tarowH In oa Raaiseuf's tijat. his GenG.e passiIy
the sicCeui house, and drove the enemy back
some distance iD,a the woai. gaining foc:hald "a
The Wood which taeY fesoiutey held.
Tie enemy Gow occupied the 6uiatia Of our
works. on the cres, where Jaaes's brigade brokr,
aad Inns along the ~nfks OF The stone WEii
brigade, aud thets bioke Oh towards the right
Through fae woods, and hrasiy Ia Pes.sn,'s !ert
Again and again the eNsmy Inad- d-spetat- eIpfis
drive out iac Co1fed@raes and pF-ss through ths
gap s,iil exi>,Ig, eut t,sy failed. Harfs's Misss
sppl brigade was sant up at this tsme and put Ia
on Ramstur's right, over the same s;ausd a. Bat
,ls'-, and II drove the enemy from another porion
OF the work., and the ground taus yegai0ed tney
held for tn. remainder of the day. Subsequently
PERKINS, and McGowah's South carolina Ssssadas
were bfought up aId pat In on the hight OF hirtis,
and stili later lhe remnant of Jaahson'S division
moved up close the gap tween resram's ieft
and the right of tue other troops to about ono hua
dred yards in IN. angie OF the WORKS waiea tue
enes.;y continued to hold, and from which We did
not succeed in GUSHING them. Our artillery wss -a
far regaiaed as u enable Major Cuishaw 10 take
lis afiiiieryus 70 the pieces aad work thf "a Gsf
tax the OF the day witn nafssd effect upon iae
tae en.my's sharpsa0oters setHg near, iiie eaas
could not be withdrawn. curing THESE opr'a,i.as
capiutei on this paFt OF ih- lines about ! Coy
piis0ners. from every corps la The Federal atas -
Our captures duIiRg the Day we're quite equal 10
th8se made by tae enemy
|, Ia apparent from thts hrief narrative thai,
while We did not regain The whole Of ous liaes, We
should probably not have IL any phs of ihssn II
the artillery had been In position ~hvn tbs assault
was made
No ane has bren appoiaied to succeed Gen Stu
art, the cSvstsy tor the present. uadet an esdsf
frnm Gen Lea. reporting u tim by. divisions -
Hampton Is the ranktas oeaoer Of toat arm Of the
service In vifeinia
fear my teiters have reached you ifEcgaiaIiy,
owing u sIs recent iaterruptt0s OF plr cealiauH-
cations. | have written pTomp,y. However, and
have done all Ia M power 10 gss them through IL
time. SALIgsr.
ARxy NosTHrax vIRoIykA,
Hanover juncsiol. Asy 39i.
Yesterday .hs army took pasiitoa behind the
North Anna river. some swenty-fvs miles dus
nerth from Riehmand. By fsfefencs t. the map
the reader will sec that Grant, haytag moved To
the right Of ep0 syivaaia u acIoss the Ny, the