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The Daily Dispatch: May 19, 1864., [Electronic resource], From General Lee's army. (search)
line occupied by Doles's and Daniel's brigades. Such was the vim with which the assault was made that the enemy compelled these brigades to give back, and for a while no less than six pieces of artillery fell into their hands. Finally, however, Gordon's Georgia, Johnson's North Carolina, and the Stonewall brigades came to the assistance of Doles and Daniel, and so repulsed the enemy. Both sides are said to have lost heavily in this conflict. The enemy took some of our men prisoners. Beyond my since the move begun. Major Gen. Jubal A. Early is commanding A. P. Hill's corps, Hill being quite sick. Maj. Gen. H. H. Anderson is in command of Longstreet's corps, and Brig Gen. Wm. Manons is in command of Anderson's division. Brig Gen. Gordon, of Ga., has been promoted to Major Generalcy, and is in command of Early's division. Hayes's and Stafford's Louisiana brigades have been consolidated, and Gen. Hayes was in charge of both until wounded. Among the casualties of which I have
The Daily Dispatch: May 19, 1864., [Electronic resource], The battle of the Wilderness. (search)
de after night against that part of the line held by Edward Johnson's division. Here, too, he was beaten back, leaving many dead and wounded on the ground. During these operations Ewell captured 2,000 prisoners, nearly all of whom were taken by Gordon's Georgia brigade and Hays's Louisiana, both of whom behaved with distinguished gallantly. Longstreet had not yet reached the ground.--Leaving Gordonsville at 4 o'clock Wednesday afternoon, he marched fifteen miles that night. The next day railroad, along which he had posted a force that effectually protected it. His position is therefore a strong one, being rendered the more so by the dense woods through which his line runs. Lee's position is equally satisfactory. Last night Gordon, of Early's division, threw his brigade around an exposed point in the enemy's lines; and took Brig. Gens Seymour, of Queen Fond memory, and Shaler, and about 500 men prisoners Seymour admits that Grant has been whipped, and that the Federal army