The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-04-30
were unusually severe, n large proportion
being caused by shell and canister.

were unusually severe, n large proportion
being caused by shell and canister
General Hancock says on the Nth
| Tyler's division of heavy artillery, Briga
| dier-General r. o. Tyler commanding
and the Corcoran Legion dnfnntry) joinet
the Second Corps. making in all rein
| forcement of $500 mel. The Corcornt
| Legion was assigned to Gibbons division
I I had received orders during the day Y
move my command to the works / had
captured on the 18th, and to attack the
enemy at daylight on the 18th In the Ell.
trenchments he then held IN front Of that
position. Tho Sixth Corps was directed
to form on my right and assail the ete-
iny's line at the same hour. Before day
light on the 18th the troops were III the
position designated and the preparations
for the attack completed. At 4 A, NJ.
Gibbon and Barlow moved forward to the
assault, their troops In lines OF brigades.
My artillery was posted in the first line
OF works, firing during the action over
our troops In front. Birney and Tyler
were In reserve. The enemy held q
strong line of entertainments about one
K half mile IN front OF and parallel to the
works we had stortned on the 18th. His
position was concealed by the forest and
protected by heavy slashing and nbatis.
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encountered a severe FIRE Of muskctry
and artillery. which completely swept his
front, making great havoc In our ranks.
They pressed forward however, until
they arrived at the edge OF the nbatls,
which, with the heavy fire. arrested
their progress. Many gallant attempts
were made by our troops to penetrate
the eneiry's line, but without success.
Finding that was losing quite heavily,
and there was but little probability of'mys
being able to carry the cnemy's position,
I communicated the state Of affairs to
the major-general commanding, and was
directed by him to discontinue the at
tack. Accordingly, ut 10 A. NJ. / with
drew my troops and occupied the line of
works In front of the Landrum House.
Sec other report about standing delivery
fire. till 10.
General Francis c. Barlow says: At
tackled the enemy's left May 18th.
General John r. Brooke, OF Barlows
Division. Hancock's Corps. says: At 4:10'
"A. M moved forward IN support Of Sec
ond and Third brgades, which were or
dered to attack the enemy. Occupied the
position taken on the 18th. and remained
there. No fighting done by my brigade.
though exposed to a heavy artillery fire
the day, losing heavily In
officers and men. The assault made on
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Major-General John Gibbon. Of Han
cocks Corps. says: At daylight on the
18th, the division wars IN position at the
breastworks taken on the 18th, ready
for another assault on the enemys finte-
rior line. The Corcoran Legion, Colonel
Murphy, sixty-ninth Regiment,
New York National Guard Artillery,
had the day before Joined
the army and been assigned to my dvi-
~ I3,,ir do CO1Ono1 |
Thomas 8. Smith, First Delaware Yolun-
teers, and Colonel II. B. MoKeen,
Pennsylvania Volunteers,
reported to mo for duty. and were
assigned to the command Of tho Third
and First Brigades, respectively. The
division was formed in two lines, the first
line composed Of Mckeen's and Murphy's
brgades. s
(First and fourth In line Of battle
eft, and the Sixth Corps on the right,
nd supported by the second line. Owens!
nd Smiths brigades (second and third)
ormed in the HSline of battalions chi
nasse. Directly. In front Of tho centre
( my limo was a thick, heavy wood. 1
which prevented any considerable por-
ion Of the division from being seen from
ny one point. The troops moved to the
ssnult ut go A. M. and gallantry car
leu SOI10 VI lnc Chilly "olhS AL &lNGtA Il
ront. when the second limo was ordered
Onward in support. We soon. however.
.ame Upon the enem!-'s main line Of
works we'll manned both with infantry I
Ind artillery5and protected In front with
lba tis,S from which the fire was so heavy
hat the troops made no Roadway against
t and were forced to retire.
Colonel ThomasA, Smyth,f OF Hancock's
Corps, says: / assumed command of this
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iibbon, May II. 1854, the army then be-
ng In the vicinity of Spotsylvania Court
louse. About 1880 P. NJ. I was ordered
o mass the brigade In front OF the Ian
rum house, and near the vacated line
Il the enemy's intrenchments, before
daylight, which was accomplished, the
rigade being in column Of battalions be-
ween the Landrum house and the road.
it was deployed into line
y battalions in mass. and ] was ordered
" Briga der General Gibbon to move for
ward in support OF the Corcoran Lee
ion. At daylight. the Legion moved for
ward and followed at short supporting
Istance. The first limo was repulsed
nd my brigade taking q position in a
avne covered their retreat, at once
eployed a line OF skirmishers and held
his position until 1895 P. NJ. when In
bedicnce to orders from General Gbbon,
WlLluTeW 10 tllo 6cCUnQ inc VI lHITcnCl-
nents.
Colonel John c. Tidball. chief Of ar
illery, Hancock's Corps, says: May 18TH
moved from Harris's house to the de-
erted house and Roder. Ames and
ricketts, to Landrum's. Sent Edgell's
ARTERY to Colonel Tompkns. Brown.
soder and Ames In first line, silenced re-
el battery;12 NJ. still in position. Clark
nd Ricketts, moved down to works on
xtreme right. Edgal already there with
3irney's division.
General G. X. Warren says: May Is,
S64. whole army had moved off to our
light to make an assault on the enemy
nd I commenced a cannonade at daylight
With 26 guns as diversion. This occa-
Toned brisk artillery duel between my
elf and lIls Corps. Our forces found
he enemy prepared and strongly posted
N the right and made no serious at
ack.
Colonel Charles s. Wainwright. chief
I artillery. Warrens Corps. says: May
s, 1864, Second and Sixth Corps 1,av-
ne returned to the right Of the general
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