, 1864-05-15
Chicago, SUNDAY, MAY Is, 1864.

IL s;..zEslss
op. En., and continuing TIL nearly three a. 1n.,
Doth parties contendfDg during the night for the
posscseton OF line Of rife pits from which our
men hsd driven the enemy In the morning.
Tho rebels fell back ea.1y tails morning, and
skismfehlng is now going on. Our troops follow
cd them up through the woods.
The scene presented to-day is entirely beyoud
description. The dead and dying, behind and in
ffcnt Of the hzeastworka, are lying Iu some places
In piles three and four deep, many Of them wound
ed in eeTe1al parts Of the body. The enemy bad
removed a largo number ct their dead and wound
cd curing the night, from portions Of the line. but
there were places where they could not reach, and
there they lay as thick aa our own.
II WIS Gen. DIrpey's division Of tho u corps
which charged the position, and lost about 7J0
mep. Every regiment in the division distinguished
ttkelf, and 10 one bore more noble part than the
0sd New York volunteers. Cor Car1ollts brigade
AIDED this division in the charge. and us usual,
performed their share OF the work With marked
Eall1ntTy. Col. CnrToh Wns wounded second
tine, Int Fill keeps on duty.
Some OF the cafssona are now being brought in,
which could not be done before. The number OF
guns captured is thirty-ntne. Many colors have
tecn taken, but the captors still rctaln them AZ
trophies. Col. Carzoll's brf.ado took number Of
prisoners and a stand Of colors, tsis morning,
from rebel General, whom they surprised tn
piece Of worts.
LATER.
HEArerA1aEEs, May 13-. P. x.-Thc enemy
=rc fonnd 10 hare fallen back to new line, ahan-
dosing ,hcir works On their right and apparently
getting into position for another contest.
: HoADQrARTKna ARMY OF II PoroNAo, Nay a.
Among fhe officers Killed OF wounded yezsesday
5X3S,;mWsIaS Trurfoo, 1,,nt r. e w,,,s- md
Lcn. Ford, iii Of lhe 1l9th fonnsylvauia ; Capt,
Ayers, Assistant Adju!aut General On Gen. Moit's
nenpEs 1 sa ana Ii:a co as. az c.D e.
r. Jones, 18th \. r.; llen.. Leonard 4th Excel
Flor: Lieut.. Judkius, Of Gen Hayes. stat; Licu,s,
ss RSas9saago s9a ssss5 f1 e. bsooe n;
Lieut. Loyttt, both Of the 113,h pcnnsylrania. ali
the other o1cors OF that regiment pre- safe. Major
Ga iesn TSonpsan n to m asf iis
SaPt. St aebc5nott, Gapts, b!nshsm aea Bsofa, 81
telalst Lee OF Gen. Woods' staf, and I'd capt c
he rebeit; Captain IIsyman q ,he 1o'h se;ilars:
wounded; Col. West. i:1h Ma,no; Col. 1fa,s and
1t Col. GreenWals, 105th Penn: Ii Col. Slough
top, Y. s. sna.pshooters; Dr. pousher,y, Medical
Gs t. e e }esa a aaa
The I'd Brigade of General Rqs.cll's Division of
viz: Major Hickman.
warn1scros, May 1+-The boat which left
Dslie flan. It ten yesterday forenoon, arrived last
night. Passenger bring the intcl l<enee Of tho re-
Lee was dnxl.y driven ont Of bis intreacamsnt. to
the Po river, tour miles. Dursus Thurtday night
the greater rart Ut hts army c1osscd thxt stream.
The c'orfo1a victory OF the tnoring WAS thus seu-
ercrinc.
Additional adr!ces {.om General Sheridan chow
liz hp EAtH Il Hnfh that Al.
ertcksburs and Richmond snd Virginia Central
I:osda have been tcsircyed for mIlts.
via Sss Ssye sse5 s1ds IN ,Sa Gss en ya e
ron1 near Charlottesville.
Tho Secretary q Var, In biz dispatch on Thurs
daE sta':d m thet tGe Go'sEnneEt n mas !2a!,ax no
tbIs tnd Is irul5 conamendtb!e. since thc battles
Of the Wilderness, and murc particularly sInce the
as' pefn Inc e Spot
forward. Twelve Thousand men len this city on
THURSDAY, and II i -ts.ed that sige has rein
There Is eve:y probability tnat lie 1os.es ot ths
army in the late battle hare been greatly exassee
ated snd thai The relaforcsnents q do o. inoso
lie actual lcs+cs. 30 that Meade'a army vii be
quite a. strong. In morale and numerically, as It
"ss ~ wtsn @an II ec' 1 Sat uPon r. cawpsisq ,
Washington special, At 10 o'clock list night, iet.
gzaphcd: Dispatches Just received from one OF
ytur correspondents at the front, dated he'd
quarters, O'clock says the rebels are Ia full re-
trent to tue North AIMS R1rer, with fresh troops
in hot pursuit. Lees reifcat Ii becoming soat.
Thousands Of prisoners are being captured, The
ttreams in his rear a1e rery much swollen by re-
cent rainE.
Supplies are reaching our army rapidly. onr
wo1ndet arr coming ia ,5esJ fast and being sent
he rebel cavalry drove In two companies OF tho
light, Ica1 Frcde1ieksbn1e. Some Of our men are
missing. They made no attark on Fredsrietsbarg.
e IL. hsv. yes St
lanets eaptu1ed. on The deld.
estimated IT sa5,cW, many OF whom are absent
without sufficient reason, and cannot be counted
Grzat vii pub Lee before him to Richmond, II
he has to use his te.ns,ers to It,
VI captured over e, ,otU prisoners yesterday, and
Ins Word; : special from til. ne,d, May 1alh, at
Thursdays great bstte.
aLd gained II once tsc outesinott rideplts OF the
rebels. They then rnsscd on the rebels with axed
e4ss Johnson @ sapd sters9 wefs
Forty-c:cht guns were alse taken and brought cS.
The remainder, Is in uunbes, we're LEFT tast b.
beth sides. Several TIMES the rebels also attempt
I'd to retake the r11e-plts, bat were repa1sed "It
great slaughter.
q
aes.nst the cncys works, but were una bic to take
Ihem an endadins fire sweeptng down their rauks
dEeadiully ip some portions q tue field our treops
rlined and held three lines o rifle pits, in addition
The EorlaI Washington stecia1, 18th. says: At
near dark, our centre, tof the lrst hae- occupied
eeut word that Lee had fallen hack Oh tho roads
Tnrerr.
At5 o'clock this morning, it Is said, Warren h%d
come up IN the purtuir IN time to capture one Of
Lees pontoon tfaina. The rebels, howcrcr, wero
on the aouth side Of the river.
tire'y worn ost ard earfaiy reduced BY tue tremen
doIs losses.
by 'be United States Telegraph Linc.l
SIXTH Army CoRrs, Ma5 1so II M-Out army
battle Of yesterd1y, hut none Of the enemy were 10
cur mont. Gen. Warren immedIately adTsneei,
x1d some heavy ssarmishinE ensued, four miles of.
Is ac;oss tho 70 River, showing that Lee was not
able to ftsk ANOTHER dGht today. AZ 10 where be
will make smother stand, no one can form IN opln-
NEW Yo1K, May 1.-THE Times special corrob-
o1aes the retreat Of Lee. and eays our forces arc
!ania1J pursuing Lee's hun:g md dis9r;aaiS;d
S.1e f.
One Of the rebel Generals captured Is Bradley s.
johnson, Ct Maryland, formerly employed in the
ans Il
to cary that State out o. the Union.
A wounded rche! prisoner states that Long
street was wounded Ia the 1is sht breast and sabse
quent1y his command understood that he had died
on the way to Richmond. A. r. Hill was alsb
wounded u the same ensaEenent, and 1t is stated
BY eese5at that thsy heara Les Was wa1nded:
from the Army Of the Potomac at noon to-day, il
that yesterday they were still pushing In Lees
NEW YORK, Mdy 14.-A rebel Captain, taken
prisonsr. informed = :eosrcs?ondent of the New
York ting that he assisted II ths onrl4l oi Gen