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Ewell (search for this): article 1
while our line of battle was broken, and the enemy pressed over our breastworks, gaining possession of several pieces of our artillery and capturing a number of prisoners. Forces, however, were quickly sent to the relief of those thus engaged, and the enemy was driven back. About 10 o'clock this morning the enemy made most vigorous and repeated assaults upon Field's division, but were driven back with great slaughter. At 2 o'clock P. M., the enemy are making a most desperate fight in Ewell's front, but all accounts concur that we are driving them back and punishing them with great slaughter. The musketry firing to-day was the heaviest of the war. The battle has extended along the whole line to-day, and has been fought by the Yankees with more vim and bravery than any other fought on Virginia soil. Among our casualties are Brig. Gen. Perrin, killed; Brig. Gen. Walker, of the Stonewall brigade, wounded in the arm; Col. Garnett, of the 5th N. C., killed; Brig. Gen. McGo
Mahone (search for this): article 1
fficial Dispatch from Gen. Lee. The following dispatch was received at the War Department yesterday evening: Spotsylvania C H., May 14. To the President: The enemy assaulted Wilcox lines this morning and were handsomely repulsed.--Mahone's and Lane's brigades attacked his left, capturing 300 prisoners and four stands of colors. Light skirmishing along the whole line during the day. The enemy seems to be moving towards our right. In the afternoon Wright's and Harris's brigades e have been fighting mostly behind breastworks. The enemy are fighting in the open field and their loss must be terrible. Hill's whole corps has been extensively engaged all day, recovering in some instances the ground lost by other troops, and Mahone's and Lane's brigades, about 2 o'clock, made a most gallant charge, capturing about 300 prisoners and a number of stands of colors. Gens. Ed Johnson and G. H. Stuart are missing, and are supposed to have been captured. About 3 P. M., th
A. P. Hill (search for this): article 1
ed grand results, but the enemy are still pressing the battle with desperation. Our loss to day is not very heavy, as we have been fighting mostly behind breastworks. The enemy are fighting in the open field and their loss must be terrible. Hill's whole corps has been extensively engaged all day, recovering in some instances the ground lost by other troops, and Mahone's and Lane's brigades, about 2 o'clock, made a most gallant charge, capturing about 300 prisoners and a number of stands orant's losses, since the campaign began, put at the lowest figures, is 50,000. Our losses in killed and missing, all told, since the campaign began, is not over 15,000. Fredericksburg is said to be garrisoned with negro troops. Lieut. Gen. A. P. Hill resumed command of his corps to-day. Our troops have been marching, fighting, and lying in line of battle twelve days to-day, but their spirits are fine and their resolution invincible. The troops are receiving adequate rations,
Field (search for this): article 1
light, the enemy having massed heavy forces in front of Johnson's division, made a most vigorous assault upon Jones's brigade. For a while our line of battle was broken, and the enemy pressed over our breastworks, gaining possession of several pieces of our artillery and capturing a number of prisoners. Forces, however, were quickly sent to the relief of those thus engaged, and the enemy was driven back. About 10 o'clock this morning the enemy made most vigorous and repeated assaults upon Field's division, but were driven back with great slaughter. At 2 o'clock P. M., the enemy are making a most desperate fight in Ewell's front, but all accounts concur that we are driving them back and punishing them with great slaughter. The musketry firing to-day was the heaviest of the war. The battle has extended along the whole line to-day, and has been fought by the Yankees with more vim and bravery than any other fought on Virginia soil. Among our casualties are Brig. Gen. Per
Ransom (search for this): article 1
nts from the Southside are meagre, but sufficient to show that nothing of great importance has yet occurred. Skirmishing continued during all of Saturday, and it is reported that at a late hour of the night the enemy charged a fortification held by Corse's brigade, and were repulsed with considerable slaughter. The statement is that our men defended the work will great bravery, some of them even capture over the breastworks to repel the enemy. Nothing official was received yesterday at Gen. Ransom's headquarters from the Bluff, and parties who visited that point are not well posted in regard to details. Musketry Bring was heard yesterday morning on the Southside, with occasional discharges of artillery. Skirmishing was kept up with more or less severity along the lines during the day, but the relative positions of the two armies are unchanged. It is reported that the enemy are entrenching in front of Fort Stevenson, the outer fortification of Drewry's Bluff. The artillery f
R. E. Lee (search for this): article 1
particulars. Operations in Northern Virginia. The following dispatches, from the agent of the Associated Press, comprise all we behave in addition from Gen. Lee's army. It will be seen that the slaughter of the enemy thus far has been immense, and if it keeps on at this rate their movement "on to Richmond" will be finalces of artillery taken by the enemy, we have a well authenticated report that they were subsequently recaptured by our troops. Latest official Dispatch from Gen. Lee. The following dispatch was received at the War Department yesterday evening: Spotsylvania C H., May 14. To the President: The enemy assaulted Wiing towards our right. In the afternoon Wright's and Harris's brigades assaulted his left and captured some prisoners and one stand of colors. (Signed) R. E. Lee. Guiney's Station, May 12. --Very little of interest transpired yesterday. Heavy skirmishing occurred at intervals during the whole of last night
May 12th (search for this): article 1
C H., May 14. To the President: The enemy assaulted Wilcox lines this morning and were handsomely repulsed.--Mahone's and Lane's brigades attacked his left, capturing 300 prisoners and four stands of colors. Light skirmishing along the whole line during the day. The enemy seems to be moving towards our right. In the afternoon Wright's and Harris's brigades assaulted his left and captured some prisoners and one stand of colors. (Signed) R. E. Lee. Guiney's Station, May 12. --Very little of interest transpired yesterday. Heavy skirmishing occurred at intervals during the whole of last night. This morning at daylight, the enemy having massed heavy forces in front of Johnson's division, made a most vigorous assault upon Jones's brigade. For a while our line of battle was broken, and the enemy pressed over our breastworks, gaining possession of several pieces of our artillery and capturing a number of prisoners. Forces, however, were quickly sent to the
Averill (search for this): article 1
, and went to Newport, Giles county. Gen. Crook had twelve regiments of infantry, ten pieces of artillery, and, according to a Yankee prisoner, one brigade of cavalry, which joined him since the battle of Cloyd's Farm. This prisoner states that Averill left Charleston seventeen days ago, with four brigades of cavalry; that on reaching Logan C. H. he detached one brigade to join Crook; with the three remaining brigades he moved on and met Gen. W. E. Jones, six miles from Wytheville, on Tuesday,ones, six miles from Wytheville, on Tuesday, and, after a severe fight, fell back. A later dispatch dated Christiansburg, Saturday, states that the enemy has gone in the direction of Monroe county. The commands of French and Jackson intercepted Averill's command near Newport, and scattered it in the mountains. The main body under Crook, would reach Greenbrier on Saturday. Little damage has been done to the railroad, except at New river bridge.--The lead mines and salt works are safe.
Doles (search for this): article 1
l officers killed, wounded, and captured, and about thirty five field officers. Third Company Richmond Howitzers — the battery captured — heavy loss. In the fight on the 10th inst., the four gun battery known as the Third company Richmond Howitzers, Capt. B. M. Smith, Jr., was captured. From one of the members we learn that they had been fighting all of Thursday with very few casualties, and were to have been relieved at dark. Just before dark, however, the enemy made a charge and Doles's brigade on the right gave way, which was followed by Daniels' brigade, which was supporting the battery, also giving way. --The artillerists were thus exposed to a very heavy enfilading and rear fire. The enemy rushed in between the guns and limbers, firing right and left on the men at the guns and the retreating infantry. The battery was afterwards retaken by our infantry, and on the following day one section of it was sent forward to go into action, but was not needed. The company had
Baker (search for this): article 1
mns deep. Our boys stood nobly to their work, piling the enemy's dead thickly before our breastworks. The lowest estimate of the enemy's loss in the battle yesterday is 20,000. These figures are corroborated by a Yankee Colonel, wounded, and in our hands. The Yankee General Stevenson was killed on the 10th. Our losses yesterday in killed and wounded are estimated at 2,000. Among the casualties on our side yesterday were the following: Gen. Gordon, slightly wounded; Colonel Baker, of the 16th Miss., killed; Lieut. Col. Felter, of the same regiment, killed; Col. Harding, of the 19th Miss., killed; Lieut. Col. Neimer, of the --Va., killed. There was continuous fighting for ten hours yesterday on one point, and so severe was the musketry fire that trees were cut down by it. Prisoners say that Gen. Grant expressed a determination not to recross over the river while he has a man left. Reports from Fredericksburg say that the enemy are arresting all the
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