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Withers (search for this): article 1
red artillery are being brought to the rear, and the roads leading to the different corps hospitals are filled with soldiers, who have been wounded at the front, and are seeking after medical treatment. A drenching rain set in about nine o'clock, but it seems to have no effect in the fighting in the front. The roads are knee deep with mud, and very unfavorable for military operations. A rebel battle flag has just been brought into headquarters. It belonged to the 42d Virginia--Colonel Withers, Johnston's division — and contains the names of the different battles in which the regiment took part. The flag was captured by the 93d New York, Col Crocker. Thirteen of the captured guns have been brought to Gen. Grant's headquarters, and others are placed in different positions in the rear. They are excellent pieces, in good condition, and very similar in appearance to our own. Harlow's division, of the second corps, performed a brilliant feat this morning at daylight. --The
Wofford (search for this): article 2
utious mastiff caught upon his horns, as often as he advanced upon him. But it was against Ewell, who held the right of the original line, that Grant expended his greatest efforts and made his most desperate assaults.--Having gained a foothold in the angle or centre of Ewell's position, he brought up line after line and buried it with tremendous violence, at one time against Rodes, at another against Gordon, and then against both. Wilcox was brought up and placed on Gordon's left, and Wofford and Humphreys, of Kershaws's division, and Jenkins's brigade, of Fields's, Anderson's corps, were sent to the assistance of Rodes. Additional batteries were sent in the same direction. Heth went to the right, and all of Anderson's old division but Wright followed him. And thus the whirling, remorseless maelstrom drew everything into its angry vortex. The enemy exhibited a courage and resolution worthy of a better cause; Grant seemed to have breathed into his troops somewhat of his own sp
Wood (search for this): article 1
erday by a torpedo in the St. Johns, a short distance below Jacksonville. She had two guns aboard, and was lowing a schooner. The latter escaped. It is not known how many lives were lost. This is the third steamer that has met this fate in St. Johns river in the last forty days. Samuel Jones, Maj Gen. A raiding party in Mississippi. The Adjutant General yesterday received the following official dispatch from General S. D. Lee: Demopolis, May 16, 1864. To Gen. S. Cooper. A raiding party from Vicksburg, infantry and cavalry, moved on the Central Railroad, and while Gen. Adams was fighting their main body, near Pickens Station, a cavalry force burnt Boughan's Station and several inconsiderable trestles. Captain Younger, with one hundred and fifty men of Wood's regiment, handsomely repulsed two regiments of infantry from the railroad bridge and saved it. The enemy retreated to Yazoo City. The railroad is but slightly injured. S. D. Lee, Major General.
Wright (search for this): article 1
ers, and others are placed in different positions in the rear. They are excellent pieces, in good condition, and very similar in appearance to our own. Harlow's division, of the second corps, performed a brilliant feat this morning at daylight. --They advanced during the night, and before the break of day made their appearance directly in front of the rebel entrenchments, which they charged, and before the enemy had time to fire a gun they were summoned and surrendered at once. Gen. Wright is slightly wounded, but is still in command of the Sixth corps. 12 o'clock M.--There has been for the past half hour a brief Jail in the battle, but the indications are that it will shortly be renewed with vigor, and will probably continue all day. Everything seems favorable, and both officers and men are in good spirits. Our losses in the past eight days, fighting have been very heavy, but it is impossible to form any correct estimate of the same. The accounts vary from 18,000 to
Wright (search for this): article 2
ngle or centre of Ewell's position, he brought up line after line and buried it with tremendous violence, at one time against Rodes, at another against Gordon, and then against both. Wilcox was brought up and placed on Gordon's left, and Wofford and Humphreys, of Kershaws's division, and Jenkins's brigade, of Fields's, Anderson's corps, were sent to the assistance of Rodes. Additional batteries were sent in the same direction. Heth went to the right, and all of Anderson's old division but Wright followed him. And thus the whirling, remorseless maelstrom drew everything into its angry vortex. The enemy exhibited a courage and resolution worthy of a better cause; Grant seemed to have breathed into his troops somewhat of his own spirit and indomitable energy. But if the Federals fought well, the Confederates fought better — From early dawn until far in the afternoon, with steady hands and unblanched cheeks, they faced the leaden hall that was rained upon them without intermission. A
German Yankee (search for this): article 7
Interesting --Last Monday, on the battlefield of the Yellow Tavern, there was found the body of a German Yankee youth. In a buttonhole of his jacket was a crumpled piece of paper, upon which was written with pencil, in almost illegible characters, the following: "L John Wilhelmer, of the 2d New York cavalry, am dying; shot through the heart. They have all gone and left me here to die alone. Whoever finds this will please send it to my sister, Sarah Wilhelmer, Brooklyn, N. Y. She is the only relative I have in this country. My dear sister do not break your heart for me. Write to James Vatmeyer, of my company, and he will pay you fifty dollars he owes me." The body of Wilhelmer was buried on the field he had fallen in a bad cause. The note will be sent North to his sister by the next flag of truce.
Younger (search for this): article 1
rday by a torpedo in the St. Johns, a short distance below Jacksonville. She had two guns aboard, and was lowing a schooner. The latter escaped. It is not known how many lives were lost. This is the third steamer that has met this fate in St. Johns river in the last forty days. Samuel Jones, Maj Gen. A raiding party in Mississippi. The Adjutant General yesterday received the following official dispatch from General S. D. Lee: Demopolis, May 16, 1864. To Gen. S. Cooper. A raiding party from Vicksburg, infantry and cavalry, moved on the Central Railroad, and while Gen. Adams was fighting their main body, near Pickens Station, a cavalry force burnt Boughan's Station and several inconsiderable trestles. Captain Younger, with one hundred and fifty men of Wood's regiment, handsomely repulsed two regiments of infantry from the railroad bridge and saved it. The enemy retreated to Yazoo City. The railroad is but slightly injured. S. D. Lee, Major General.
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