Motley House, May 22.
The headquarters of the Ninth corps were established here at daylight.
The corps is about leaving, and will proceed to-day to Bethel Church, seven miles beyond.
The Sixth corps is now passing down the road in the direction taken by the Fifth corps last evening.
The affair last night, indicated by the cannonading, was the holding in check of the enemy's strong rear guard by Burnside and Wright, which was handsomely done.
From all present indications we will have no battle this side of the line of the North Anna river.This text is part of:
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