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The Daily Dispatch: May 16, 1864., [Electronic resource], [from our own correspondent.] (search)
Groner, same regiment, slightly wounded, whilst riding at the head of his regiment in a grand charge; Col Casey, 58th Va, severely, not dangerously wounded; Col Fields, Mahone's brigade, severely, not dangerously wounded; Col J M Hall, 5th Ala, arm amputated; Col Lightfoot, 6th Ala, arm broken; Lt Col Hobson, 5th Ala, thigh; Maj Proskrauer, 12th Ala, head; Adj't Pegues, 5th Ala, neck; Gen Ramseur, slight, did not leave the field; Col T M Garrett, 5th N C, Johnston's brigade, killed; Maj J S Brooks, 20th N C, do do; Capt Jacob Brookfield, 5th N C, do do; Capt Willong, 12th N C, do do; Lieut E S Smedes, Adj't 5th N C, do do; Brig Gen R D Johnston, slight flesh wound; Col H E Coleman, 12th N C, slight wounds in face. I have taken pains to ascertain our losses in the fights of Sunday, Tuesday, and Thursday last, and skirmishing before and since until this time, and my estimate of it is 3,500 wounded and 500 killed, and perhaps we have lost 3,000 prisoners. The losses of the enemy in
The Daily Dispatch: May 16, 1864., [Electronic resource], article 1 (search)
a vigorous shelling of the woods for some time after the rebels were driven away. The fight at Chester Station. The fight on shore began about the same time as the affair on the James river. Anticipating the attack, a plan was formed by our side having the object of advancing upon the Petersburg and Richmond railroad to destroy it. Five brigades were organized and marched in three columns to meet the enemy. Heckman's brigade again went out on the left, and three brigades, under Gen. Brooks, were assigned to the centre. These forces were designated to engage the enemy at the position which he held yesterday in the encounter with Heckman, and divert his attention while the column on the right advanced to the railroad near Chester Station. The day being excessively warm, it seemed to me almost impossible that any fighting could be done until the cool of the evening. But the rebels did not allow the heat to trouble them, and by 11 o'clock A M. having received their artillery