The New York Herald Newspaper, May 16, 1864, Page 1

THE NEW YORK HERALD. WHOLE NO. 10,104. OUULISTS AND AURISTS. pes IMPAIRED SIGHT, NOISES IN THE HBAD, CATARRUAL AFFECTIONS ww tae THROAT, CHRONIC CATARRE, OATABRH OF Tis TYMPANIC MUCOUS MEMBRANE, ‘OBeFAVCTION OF THE KUSTACHIAN TUBR, CURED, ‘OROSSRYE STRAIGHTENED ‘IN ONE MINUTE, ‘e0d overy disease of the Eye and Mar requiring other meat ‘eal ow surgical aid attended to * ‘DR. VON EISENBERG, Author of “Surgical ana Preciisal Observations ow the Dis, ‘eases of the Bax, With the New Mode of Trentmeny” at hip -efio8, lz ‘BROADWAY, ‘OFIMI0N® OF THE NEW YORE PRESS ‘O#PARRH CURED. GatARBE “CURBED OATARRH CURED, “{Wrem the Jourasl 6f Commeres.] ‘FEB GAB OF HUTORINGS, TBE “LIGHTHING-OaL- CULATOR” ‘There was published in these colomne a few days since tae remarkable cure of Hutchings, the “Lightning Caleula- tony” 20 well known (o the public during the many years he exhibited ‘Me wonderful arithmetical powers at Barnum's Museum, dy the celebrated Ocullet and Aurht, Dr. Vou Bieenderg, of this city. Huicbings is represented to have been at the point of death, and but for the timely inter- ference of the dooter, would now be resting m bie grave. ‘This to a remarkable case, and worthy of the attention of pereons similarly afflicted. We think 1 ia but just to Dr, Von Bisenberg to call Yoblic attention to thie e.se. There are hundrede is the community suffering ‘from eatarrh, who, like the “‘Light- ming Calculator,” it pot actually praying for death, aro wendy (0 accept of anything that promises to relieve them ‘from their distresses. To such we would say trife mot with tmexperienced men, but eonsnit, without unnecessary delay, Dr. Vou Eisenberg, who,-ai least, has the honesty to assure Bile petients whesber it is witbia Ais power te make them “whole or not, DEAFNESS CURED. DBAFNESS CURED, DEAFNESS CURED, {From the Tribune.} BARS TO THE DEAF. very man, and eapecially every woman, believes in hie @ ber physician, There are philosophical minds which Qold toan abstract faith im Allepathy, er Homeopathy, or Myéropaihy, or some ether form of aclentifie care; but with ‘the world at large the belief in not in the avatom, but in the (doctor. specially ie this true as regards surists and ovu- Rats, The patient who has recovered his signt or his hear- ‘tng te ure that the bicesing could have been restored to him Dy nectber prestitionsr than that particular one by whom fete eyes ov care wore epencd. Dr. Vou Eisenberg ie mong our dest Known surisia, He hes not lent ne care es 8 brother practitioner has eyes and in whose skill, there. fore, we velievo above all others, But we hear of him from those whe esteem him bot merely 88.8 surgeon, but as fe dencfecter. A recent ease bas been related to us, for the Qruthfulness of which wecan vouch, though we can name no ames. The patient was a lady who had been deaf from fatancy, 88 0 consequence of some of the ailments to which Lildven are Hable. Latteriy the disease had taken an acute form, and the patient was anbject te intense suffering. The Geainees was rapidly becoming complete, and the general Dealth breaking down wnder the physical exhaustion attond- ‘ent wpon. constant pain, . Ordinary remedies and ordinary etvice wore useless, and Dr, Vou Bisenberg was called in ‘We need not repeat his diagnosie; for that would be enty a Met of hard names to the general reader, But he detected at eight the seat of disease, first in one portion 07 the organism, en ta another, and with manipulation as skilful as his Snsight was accurate, he removed the causes, and she who, from infancy, had heard with difleulty, and latterly hardly at all, wos restored, first to perfect hearing and then to per- Seet health, . Dr. Von Bisenberg's advertisement reminds ve ‘of thie cass, which we thus briefly relate, though not at bie qoticitation. Lot him that bath wot ears, hear, {¥rom the Christian Times) SIGHT RESTORED, SIGHT “RRSTORED. \OONOBRNING BYRG AND OCULISTS. Of the five senses, that which we call seeing 1s the most fmperiant. and most valued. In proportion as thie sense Galta vs, we are redueed to helplessness. If entirely desti- tate of sight, how slow would be our progress in knowledge, gnd dow limited our-ephere of action and usefulness. En- Gowed with it, the universe becomes « new ercation, clothed with beauty and diversified by that infinite variety which waver fails 10 attract the mind and heart, For sovers! months past ibis bas been a practical subject Qo. us An inflamed condition of the eyelids, communicating Mesit tw ee pupil, rendered the disebarge of daily duties otoniy painful, but dangerows, Altributing 11 to the ef. foot of aeoid, we eadured i through the spring, with the Rope that with the return of warm weather ft would en- Airely disappear, Rot in thls we were doomed to disap. poiniment, Gummer returned, bat not our wonted sight. ‘What might have been the result, either of further negiect or of incompetent treatment, we eannot say. rating our case. to a friend, he sesured us that «similar ous in his own family had recently been treated with entire exccees by Dr. Vou Bisenberg, of this city, Satisfying our- fotves by more particular Inquiries that the doeter is no em. * pile, but w sclemtifie eculist and aurist, we concluded to veh the benefits of his treatment, which we have now res. oon te acknowledge aa very great. Though but s fow weeks under his care, the appearance of our eyes has totally changed. The pupil ie now full and clear, and the lide are eaticely free from infammaton, The doctor mye Wat the Optio nerve hasbeen weakened and the weting sesumed @ chron'¢ fnflammatory state, af. fecting méro or etm ‘sil the other tissues, and Grrenening. tf nogicoted, te end in Amaurosia: Opthalmitia, we believe, lathe term whieb ccullete apply to eyes affected ee were ours, Waving obtained the much desired seller, we take great pleasure in acknowledging our indebtedmess te the talent of Dr, Van Bisonderg, and of calling to it the at tention of sthers who may be suffering from a ctmilar or even worse condition of their een. 11 is.anld that Prov. ence provides an aniideis for every bane. Tt Me certain that the 276 J0, la theee timan, subject to severer trials than formerly. Let os be thankfal. then, that as we increase the tendencion which destroy the @rgan of vision, the progress of wslence Leaps pace with these tendencies, if not im ad. venee of tnem. au OFPIOR NO o6 BROADWAT NEW YORK, MONDAY, MAY 16, 1864.—WITH SUPPLEMENT. GRANT! Lee’s Army on the Right Bank of the Po. The Fifth and Sixth Corps After the Rebels on the Loft, No Dattle on Friday or Saturday. SHERIDAN'S BRILLIANT OPERATIONS Railroads Cut, Bridges Burned and Supplies Destroyed in Lee’s Rear. General J. E. B. Stuart De- feated and Killed. SKBTOH OF STUART. Our Cavalry Pass Between the First and Second Limes of the Richmond Defences. Tho Rebels Sally For‘h and are Gallantly Repulsed. SHERIDAN'S JUNCTION WITH BUTLER SCENES ON THE BATTLE FIELD. CASUALTIES, Bbey Woe ry THE OFFICIAL DESPATCHES. Becretary Stamton te G: ral Diz, Wasumorton, May 14—11:40 P. M. ‘Major General Dra :— An official despatch from General Sheridan, dated at Bottom’s Bridge, via Fortress Monroe, May 13, states ¢bat on the 9th instant he marched around the ecemy’s right flank, and on the evening of that day reached the North Anne river, without opposition, During that wight he destroyed the enomy’s depot at Beaver Dam, three large trains of cars, and one hundred cars, two fine locomotives, t jandred thousand pounds of bacon and other stores, amounting in all to one million and a half of rebel rations; also the telegraph and rail- road track for about ten miles, embracing several cul- verts; recaptured three hundred and seventy-eight of our men, including two colonels, one major and several other officers. On the morning of the 10th he resumed operations, ercesing the South Anna a’ Grand Squirrel Bridge aod went Into camp about daylight, Gn the 11th be captured Ashland station, destroyed here one locomotive and a train of cars, an engine house, and two or three government buildings containing a large amount of stores; also destroyed six miles of railroad, embracing three culverts, (wo trestle bridges, and the “telegraph wire. About seven A. M.of the Iith be resumed the march on Richmond, Be found the rebel Geaeral Stuirt with bis cavalry concentrated at Yellow Tavern, immodiately attacked him, and after am obstinate contest gained possession of the Brockeltown pike, capturing two pieces uf artillery, and driving his forces back towards Ashland and across he north fork of the Chickahominy. AN the setae time a party charged down the Brock road and captured the fir t line of the enemy’s works around Richmond. s During the night he marched the whole of bis cam- mand between the first and secoud line of the encmy's works on the bluffs overlooking the line of the Virginia Contral Railroad and the Mechanicsville turnpike. ‘After demonstrating around the works and finding them very strong he gave up the intention of assaulting, and determined to recross the Chickahominy at Meadow Bridge. It had been partially destroyed by the enemy, but was repsired jm about threo hours under a heavy artilery fire from a rebel battery. General Merritt made the crossing, attacked the enemy, and drove bim off handsomely, The pursult con- toved as far as Gaines Mills, ‘The enemy, observing the recrossing of the Chicka- hominy, came out from hie seeond line of works. A Drigade of infantry and a large nomber of distaounted cavalry attacked the divisions of Gonorals Gregg and Wilson, but after a severe contest were repulsed and driven behind their works, Grogg’s and Wilson’s divisions after collecting the wounded recroased the Chickahomioy. On the afternoon of the 12th the corps encamped at ‘Wainut Grove and Gaines Mills. On the forenoon of the 13sh (yesterday) the march was resumed, and we encamped at Bottom Bridge, ‘The command ie in fine spirits. ‘The Jess of horses will not exceed one hundred. All the wounded wore brought off, except about thiriy Canes of mortal wounds, and those were well cared for in the farmhouses of the country. ‘The wounded will not exceed two hundred and @fty, ‘and the total losses not over threo hundred and Atty. ‘The Virginia Central Railroad bridges ever the Chick abominy, amd ether trestie bridger—one sixty feet im Jongth, one thirty feet—and the raiiroad for slong dis- tance south of the Chickabominy were destroyed. Great praise le given tho division commanders, Gen- rain Gregg, Witeon and Merrits, and Generale Custer and Davia, Colonels Greg. Devine, Chapman, Mcintosh and bbs, brigade commanders, and ali the officers and men | delayed or wholly proventod. Tho mud was very deep, behaved spleudidly. POSTSCRIPT. Mav 16—12:30 A. M. Jo 8 despared this moment received from Aumiral Lee, he reports vo the Secretary of the Navy that the Richmond papers of yesterday mention the death of General J. E. B. Stuart, shot ia Dattie, This no doubt happened in the Dattle with Bheridan. EDWIN M. STANTON, Secretary of War. Beeretary Stanton’s Second Despatch, ‘Wasusroros, May 15-9 A. M. To Major General Dix:— Am official despatch from the battle feld at Spottey!- ‘vania yesterday morning, at half-paet six, states that |, @uring the preceding night (Friday) movement was made by the Fifth and Sixth corps to our lef, and an ‘Attack was vo Dave been made at daylight, but no sound of battle had been heard from that quarter. ‘This manwuvre, "le said, if successful, would place ‘eur forces in Lee's roar, and compel him to retreat towards Lypehburg. No cannon nor any soand of dattle was heard yesterday at Bello Plain or Frederickaborg, which affords ground ‘for inference that Lee had retreated during Friday night, and defore the advance of the Fifth and Sixth corps. ‘Nothing later than balf-past six, A, M. of yesterday has Deon recetved frem the army by the department, All the wounded that had reached Belle Plain yesterday ‘evening have arrived here. ‘The surgical report from the headquarters of the army Btates that the cosdition of the supplies ie satisfactory , and the wounded are deing well, ihe medical director a Belle Viain reports that everything at that point is sat- tefactory. The surgical arrangemonts have never been 80 co nplete as now. General Sheridan’s command had reached the Jet bank. of Turkey Island at three e’clock yesterday afternoon, and have formed their junction with the forces of Genera Butler, EDWIN M. STANTON, Secretary of War. Socretary Stanton’s Third Despatch. WAx Durantwenr, ween May 15—10:15 P. M. Yo Major General Dix:— Despatches from General G rant have been received by ‘this Department down to seven o’clock this morning, ‘There had been no engagemont for the last two days, Despatches from General Sherman down to eight o'clock last night state that his forces hat been actively engaged during the day, with advantage on our side, but no de cided resu't. Notbing has been heard from General Batler’s opera- tions since his telegram of last night, heretofore pub- Mahed. EDWIN M. STANTON, " Secretary of War. Admiral Lee to Secretary Welles. Wasamncton, May 15, 1964 By the following despatch, which was recelved by Secretary Welles at hal!-past one o'clock this morning, it whl be seen that Sheridan, with his cavalry, has joined Genera) Butier. Their loss in killed, wounded and miss- tng since the cymmencement of their raid has been about ahree bunired:— 2 Fiacesme Matvers, Naan Brawopa Hewpnmp, May 14—8 P. M. } Hon. Gionon Ws1.s, Secretary of the Navy :— The cavalry corps of Major General Sheridan, of the Potomec Army, bas just arrived at Tarkey Island, left Dank, and came from Mechanicsville yesterday. This timely appearanco will relieve us from sharpehooters and facilitate our operations now in progress. 8 P. LEE, Acting Rear Admiral. CUR LATEST TELEGRAMS. itr. BN. Dav os Despatches. Prue Pram, Va, May 14, 1864, (08 ARMY 4GAm MOvING, A courier . «m the Fifth corps headquarters has just arrived (ten o’clock, A, M.) That corpse was, when he left, just about to move. It was believed that Lee was moving bis position to the southeast, Our whole army ‘was to move to-day. SKIAMI-MING ON FRIDAY. ‘There wae beavy skirmishing, but no fighting, yester- day, Tho road from this point to the position of oor army is now well guarded, and freab troops are march- fog 0 the front dally. BINH THOUSAND REBSL PRIBONERS AT BELLE PLAIN—WORE coma, Nive thousand rebel prisoners are under guard about 8 mile from this landing, Othere are expected to night. ‘TEE WOUNDED. ‘The wounded whe have arrived here to-day have all ‘Boen sent forward,many of them to Alexendria. It te arranged that hereafter no trains of wounded are to be started from Fredericksburg after three P. M. each day. We bave mo information of to-day’s movements of the army. BEOOND WRSPATOR. Brie Pram, May 18—5 A. M. OUR ARTILLERY OF CNS HTAVILY ON THE REBELS. A messenger from Gran\’s headquarters with govern- ment deepatobes has arrived, and is about to leave for Washington. * Both armies changed positions somewhat yesterday, ‘and about seveo P. M. our artillery opened heavily on the enemy near Spotteyivania Court House for about ap hour, The result is not known here, No more prisoners have come ince yesterday, Me. 8S. Oadwaliader's Despaten. ‘In tus Fiscp, Nean Srorrsyivamta Court Hovas, May 14—6 P. be. } Lan’s rosmon. ‘The glorious pews of our succcsses on the 12th inst. are fally confirmed by facts, Lee has been constantly, though slowly, driven from one position to another with great slaughter, but continues to fall back on new lines of dofences capable of offering resistance. His Present one is on the right bank of the river, ia front of Spotsylvania Court House, instead of ite rear, as stated in despatches to other papers, RANCOCK’S CAPTURES OF MEN AND GUNS, Bancock captured four thousand prisoners, as stated, and my informant counted eighteen pieces of cannon taken by him, and believes there were others. The prisoners and guns were mainly from General Ned John- son's command. Hie cannon hed been taken from their first position, by ordey ef Lee, to strengthen ‘another point, At Joheeoe’s urgent solicitation they were returned to bim on Wednesday night, and his men were engaged im putting them in position at five o'clock on Thursday morning, when Han- cock surprised them by a sudden attack, and captured the whole, The fighting was obstinate till night. Our successes were uniform along the whole line al day—no Fevorse at ary point. BURPMDR'S OPERATIONS. Bernside alo gained ground and took three hundred prisovers the same day. 1am RAI AND aUD. Friday was incessantly rainy, and all movements were and the roads varrow and miry, | , AM ENTENDED aTrack PoSTPONRD. | ‘The expected atiack by us at daylight thie morning wae | unavoidably delayed, owing to the tmpossibility of ge'- | ting up artillery trains, &c. To-day Lee has beeo busy tmtrencbing, and bis povition may have to be turned, sngtead Of atircked. Rain bas doen falling at intervals wi day. No fighting of moment. AM ATTACH ON Tie GXTU CORPS REPULSED. ‘The evemy made a dash on Wright's Sixth corps, and gained momentary advantage, at four P. M., but were gallanUy ropuleed tn a few minutes, with oonsider.ble Joes, A Battery was planted to annoy our centre, and & ‘column je now marching to capture or Ww away. No genera) engagement probable to day. THR BEWILDBX MENT OF Lay. Gon. Granta strategy has thus far bewildered Lee. He Bas steadily moved the entire army by corps by the fidok, from Wilderness Tavesm to thie point, and acted offensively the-wbole time, Perbaps nothing precisely ke & is recorded in hiewory. Wagen trains are running regularly from Belle Pain to thie place with supplies ef commissary stores. At one time eleven thoesand wounded were in Fredericksburg. ‘A)) Dat four er five thousand have been sent to Weshing- ton, and the Dalance are going daily. Everything ‘6 satisfactory, and éhe eitimate destruc- thom of Lee i certain. QROOND DRSPATCH. ' Is yas Fim, : * wo Muss Noam ev Erorssyzvanus Covar Hovss. May 15—1¢ A. M, CAPTURE OF A BTRONG POTION, Ab the date of my last despatch a column was in mo- tion, led by General Ayres’ Brigade, to recapture a trong position in front of our left centre, from which we had Deen driven by a sudden dash yesterday afternoon. ‘The affair was brilliant avd successful. The rebels were driven out precipitately; a large force was put i posl- tion, artillery, with infantry eupports, planted, to com- mand it, and bight closed with another decided advantage to pur arms, Our loss was light, General Ayres’ or- derly ard a sergeant commanding ® company of the Second United States infantry are among the killed. ‘THE POSITIONS OF THR ARMIES, ‘The Ny, Po and Ta rivers frem tho Mattapony, eight or ten miles southeast of this, Lee considered the interme- diate country susceptible of defence, and erected sub- stantial earthworks last year immediately in front of our present position, They are sodded,and seem to mount heavy guns. Our troops are betweem the Ny and Po rivers, from one to two miles north of Spottsylvania, THK LOSSR? OP THE DIFFERENT CORPS. ‘The Second corps has lost eleven hundred killed, seven thousand wounded, fourteen hundred missing, The Fitth corps bas lost twelve hundred killed, seven thousand five hundred wounded and thirteen hundred missing. The Sixth Corps has lost ono thousand killed, six thousand wounded and twelve bundred mise ‘Ibe total losses of these three corps amount to twenty-seven tieusand seven bun- dred, Burnside’s losses are nearly in the same propor- tion, and swell the total to about thirty-five vhousand. ‘The proportion of slightly wounded is extraordinary large. Fue management of the field hospitals ts admirable. The wounded are being seat to Washington by way of Fredericksburg and Belle Plain, Supplies and reinforce mente are going forward by the same route. The weather is warm, and the roads are io a bad oon- dition, SANITARY COMMDEION SUFFLIED. Ten wagon Joads of Banitary goods reached Fredericks- Durgh to day, and more will fol.ow when transportation can be obtained, ‘The Indiana State Agency, under Father Kilroy, has fed over ten thousand persons gratuitously at Bell Plain, ‘aod continues the charitable work. CAFTORES OF REBELS. « A rebel signal officer was captured near the latter place last Dight, and eight privates have boen captured or shot in that immediate vicinity within two drys; Tue ARMY TELEGRAPH. The erection of the telegraph line from here to Pelle Plain commenced to-day. At present despatch boats run from Washington to the telegraph station, twenty miles below, every four hours. None bot government despatehes are allowed to pass over the wires. Appearances indicate the making of Beile Pisin & permanent dase, SCENES ON THE BATTLE FIELD. Mr, L. A. Hendrick’s Despatch. Buapquarrens Fivrn Ansty Coars, ‘In tHe Finy, May 13, 1864, RETROSFROTIVS. Let me go back a little and give you somo of the inc! - Gents of the past week. Up at four o’clock each morving ‘and Drosk‘asting under the open sky in tho dim light of ap- proachiog dawn. While thus engaged Major General Warren Cavairy recounoissances to the right, front and 1e's of are made to discover the position of the enemy, and if we wouk! find him we bave sometimes to look for bim. Orders are given to the trains where to park, and our columns of infantry and batteries are soon in motion again, Fog andemexe fill the air, The column halts, then starts, and again halts, It is necessary to advance cautiously. A favoring breeze happily dissipates the fog ‘and smoke, and the sky is Gloudiess. Gen. Warren, ao- companied by only two orderlies, inspects the front, and makes disposition of our line, With their pieces just loaded—and to me there is an indescribable solemnity in the preliminary preparations for battle— our men, stout and fearkes, and nopeful, take the posi tions assigned them. a” IND OF RATTLE, 1 will begin my retrospect at the opening of the day line of the corps. On bis lett was that of General Wade" worth, next General Robinson's division, and Genera} Crawford's inst. U0 our right was the Sixth corps, and onour left the Second, The eky was cloudiess, and it was Jodeed a splendid May moraing—balmy, clear, and the air full of vital freshness. Tne dawning verdure made the forests beautiful, and the advance, even of our immense ermy, 41 mot frighten away the forest warblers of prevent their singing their matin songs. ‘Those bird songs, this Beauty and stillness and serenity 0, nature, bring back to many memories of home and youth and that glad Sime when Our country was at peace, and tho din and blood of war only the legendary tales of our ancestral straggio in the batties of the old Revolution. But the spirit of the ems is as unconqeers- bio as the spirit of thelr forefathers; and; with aoble sel sacrifwe, they are risking their lives to proserve the country and goverament won by the muskets and blood of their ancestors. Tam writing eventa as they ave transpired before me, The contest may bring forth events that will overshadow the trifles ‘writing, and this talk of the weather and birds, an thoughts ‘and words of our soldiers then in line of battle, and not vowing how soon the flercest conflict might open; how e008 they might be called upon to charge opon the ravns | ‘of fiendish foes; how soon these wooded hiile and valleys might be filled with the terrible roar of belching cannon ‘and murderous marketry; how goon the ground we trod on might be covered with dead foemen and wet with the , Diced of many ober: lives, A pocket foltor letters | was given me to transmit to friends, and numerous mes- | rer PRICE THREE CENTS sages to convey to loved ones at home. “1 may fall,” | Third, commanded by Col. Ray Sone (One Hondred and more than one has to me; but | have not scone blanched cheek or trembling step. SKIRMISHUNG KECWHRN PIOKETS. At thirty. nutes past seven o'clock of the morning Of the 6th the Grst shot was fired by our picket skir. Forty-ninth Pennsylvania), and composed of the One Han- dred and Twouty-first Peansyfvania, Major Warren, One Hundred and Forty second Pennsylvania, Col. biadie, One Bondred and Forty-third Penasyivanta, Col, Dana; Ove Hundred and Forty ninth Peonsytvania, Major Irvin, and mishers, This was before the fog and emoke bad lifted, | One Hundred and Fiftieth Penasylvanta, Major Jones. whieh occurred some three quarters of an Lour later, 1! rkirmishing was slow, with very little firing. 1s was even doubted whether there was much of a force in our immo: dinte front, Generals and staif oMeers began to ride lectly im every direction, To arrange our line in proper yonnecting position is eviaently the great preliminary work to be accomplished before every Aight. At voon the skirmmbing bec»me Hvely, and there was a cautious feeling for the enemy along the entire line. 7 TIRST CANNON viRED. f ‘The @rst cannon was fred at half-past twelve o'clock. ‘The shot was from our side, and from Captain Wiusiow’s Co, D, Firet New York battery. Two sectiona, one under command of bimseif, and the other of Lieutenaut Shelton bad gone to an advanced position, accompanied by infantry supports, and were feoling the enemy with a little grape'and eeniater. Only two or three rounds were fired, to which no respomse was made, COMMENCKNERT OF A GENKRAL BATHE —388 BATILB GROUND. Ht had been ascertained that the enemy was in frout of us In heavy force. Atene P, M. began the day's serious Through a dense thicket the column bad to prese ie way forward. The enemy luy bebind earthworks, apd ae the column came by rose and poured @ terrible volley into It, The shock startled Col, Stove’s brigade, causing them to make a preciptiate resrent, The rest of the divi- sion, however, marched unflinchingly om, and Col, Stone 8000 raltted his men and joined im the advance. General Cutler’s Wisconsin troops, knowa, ae wil) be remem- ered, ag the Old Iron brigade, were particularly brave and cool, as they always have been, REBEL FLsGS CAPTURLD—GEYERAL WADSWORTS. Tho Seventh Indiana ouptured two rebel flags. One ‘was that of the Filtieto Virginia regiment, and the pame of the other I bave act warned, On the former werete, scribed «-Carnifex ferry, Kelley %» farms, (banceliorsville and Gettysburg,” It very neat and pretty flag. General Wadsworth qhowed bimsel( as brave and coo? an in every previous fib in whieh he has doen engaged. They fought pevergi times during the day. Tt wis al- teruately driving and repuising the enemy, Many relia~ dle men and officers fell, Two hours before dark thie division and that commanded by General Robinson were conflict, But fires I will deseribe the position of the | sent to help General Hancock, who was very belly corps and character of the ground, Ae will be understood | preseea by the euemy. Here they fought with the from what fs written above, the Fifth corps comprised greatest desperation , and the conflict was a Dioody one. the centre of our attacking column, Our line was the GENRRAL ROMIN-ON’S DIVISION are of acirole, hke our battle line at Gettysburg, the | consists of the First brigade, Colonel Leonard commend- periphery towards the enemy. Here the paralel ends. | ing comprising tbe Thirtoenth Massachusetts, Vaptain We coupled 20 such commanding befht,and bad 0 | Hovey; Que Hundred and Fourth New York, Colonel meet and fight the enemy in dense woods, our forces ad- vanoing from opee ground, and the position every way to the enemy’s advantage. The ground was undulating, and our advance from e elearin g embracing several bun- dred acres of tne ofd Lacy tarm. TUB WILDBAESS. ‘The enemy were in the edge of the Wilderness, which, excepting # small cleared farm a short distance from our Jet front, extends back for miles, and it bas been rightly named ‘‘ the Wilderness,” and a wilderness It ie, indeed, made up of dense pines, except a belt of oak timber, fronting the centre of our corps. The Elwood House, as it @ called, the origival Lacy mansion, \s half a mile from the woods, its rear looking westward toward the portion of woods entered by the right of our corps. From this house, on the south and east, thero is quite an abrupt descent, around whose base winds Wilderness Tun, an insignificant and shallow stream, of very few feet ip width, Beyond the run js a plain of some fity acres, and beyond this, on the south, the laud rizes into quite a bluff, whose summit, for a short distance back, is covered with second growth timber, after which the approach is through dense pine woods. The edge of these woods extend round to tho front of the house om the east, crossing the Culpepper Court House and Fredericksburg plank road, and what ts called the Brock road, which intersect about a third of « mile north of the Elwood House. South of us a fow miles, and running parallel to the plank roid named, is the Orange and Fredericksburg plank road. Mine river is seven miles distant, almost directly In front of our centre, This wilderness was suflicieptly desorbed to both the Chancellorsville and Mine river campaigos to render further description unnecessary. I have only at- tempted to make intelligible our exact position at the commencement of the fight now beginning. TUS RATTLE, And how shall I describe the battle? ‘The air hot and foverish—not a breath stirring—and loud, among the forest, valleys and bills, sounded the roar of musketry, mingled with the fierce battle cries of the opposing cul- umus, Terrible and incessant waged the conilict. GENERAL GRIVFDU DIVIB:ON, This division, consisting of Brigadier General Ayres’ cavalry brigade, Second United States infantry, Captain Hovey; Eleventh United States infantry, Captain Cooley; Twelfth United States infantry, Major Brown; Fourteenth United States infantry, Captain Hudson; Seventeenth United States infantry, Captam Pease; Ninety-first Penn- syivania, Lieutenant Colunel Lenox: Ove Hundred and Fifty fith Penosylvania, Co‘onel Pearson; Ove Hundred and Fortieth Now York, Colovel Ryan; and Ove Hundred and Forty.sixth New York, Colonel Jevkins. Colonel Sweltzer’s brigade—Sixty second Pennsylvania, Lieut. Colonel Hull; Fourth Michigan, Lieut. Colonel Lombard; Ninth Massachusetts, Colonel Ewing; Twenty second Massachusetts, Colonel Tilton; Thirty second Massachu- setts, Colonel Prescott; Brig. Gen, Bartlett’s brigade— Forty-fourth New York, Colons! Connor; Une Hundred and Eighteenth Pennsylvania, Colosel Gynn; Eighty third Pepasylvania, Colonel Woodward; Eighteenth Massachu- setts, Colonel Hayes; Sixteenth Michigan, Colonel Welch; First Miebizan, Lieutenant Colonel Troope, and Twent'eth Maine, Colone! Chamberlain, were the most hotly pressed of any inthe corps at this point of the attack. The division drove the rebels beyond their Grst two lines of intrenchments into their third, Here they met a force three times their strength, when a fearful onslaught was made oo them, compelling a retreat. & was only superior numbers drove them back, OND OF M'CLELLAR’S ADS SHOT. The First brigade lost heavily. Captain Hudson, com- Mmanding the Fourteenth United States iufantry, was among the frst who fell, He was shot in the lett leg, below the knee—a severe but not dangerous wound. He will bo remembered es baving been ou Gen, McCielian’s staff through the entire Peoisular cam- paigo. ‘OTHER LOSER: . Sergeant Kyle, color bearer of his regiment, was shot through the head, aod killed instantly. I mention the fact here from remembering moutioning him at the bat- tle of Fredericksburg, where, while carrying the culors, a shell passed through the fisg, Killing three men bebiod him and he not turning bis bead. Lieutenant Swan, of General Ayres’ staff, was wounded, Dut not dangerously, The Une Hundred and Fortieth New’ York lost three red meu and ten line officers. Strange to say, all the officers escaped. ‘The old Second brigade fought most gallantly, as it always bas fought, Its records of mortality, as exbib- ited in the Hist of killed and wounded, show what it suflered. For « tong time the combat was terrific. Vete- ran troope nearly ali of them, they bebaved with tbe greatest coviress and bravery. Lieut. Col. Lombard felt mortally wounded. “1 have for my country fallen,” he fatutly whispered to me, as | ne#eed ta them. four litter bearers were bearing bim from the field, but there was that in his look and eye attesting a recompense for his sacrifice of life. A Draver officer never drew sword. He is the third commander of this regiment who has fallen in batt Col, Ewing, ® young, accomplished and brave officer, likewise fell. He was shot through the lower part of the forebead, and will lose an eye; but the wound is not mor- He was wounded while the coli was still ad “Never give up, boys,” were his werds as he fell—worde uttered when he thought his wound could hot prove otherwise than mortal, General Bartiett bed a horse shot woder bim, bis sabre bit in two places, and @ fourth shot grazed bis forehead. Colonel Hayes was bit in the head and Colonel Gyon to the leg—both wounds severe, but giving no grounds for serious apprebension. Colone? Prescott, as usual, did not get off without one or narrow escapes, Two bullets passed through bie clothes. GR BRAL GRIFFIN. 1 need not spesk of the gallantry of General Grif He was in the thickest of the fre, and he would no the afternoon. Prey; Sixteenth Maive, Colonel Tilden; Ove Hundred and Seventeenth Pennsylvania, Colonel MeCoy; Thirty niatb Massachusetts, colunel |'a' Second brigade, Genorad Baxter commanding, comprising the Fleventh Penney! vania, Colonel Coultor; Twelfth Massachusetts, Colonel Bates; Nivetieth Pennsylvania, Colonel Lyle; Ninety- seventh New York, Colonel Wheelock; Bighty-eightD Pennsylvania, Major Steeplo,; Kigmty-third New York, Colonel Moesch: and Third brigade, Colonel Dennison commanding, comprising tho First Maryland, Colone) ‘ourth Maryland, Colonel Bowerman, Seventh Maryland, Lieutenant Colonel Phelps, and Eighth Mary- land, Lieutenant Colouel Johounes, GENERAL CRAWFOKD’S DIVISION. There are two brigades of thts division only at presen® with the army. The /irst brigade, consisting of the First Pennsylvania reserves, Col.nel Talley; Second Penn- sylvania reserves, Lieutenant Colonel McDonough; Sixth Pennsylvania reserves, Colonel Erst; Seventh. Ponnsyl- vania reserves, Coloue! Bolinger, and the Eleventh Peon- sylvania reserves, Colonel Jackson; ana the Second brigade, Colonel Fisher commanding, in which aro the Fi(th Pennsylvania reserves, Lieutenant Colonel Dare; Eighth Pennsylvania reserves, Colonel Bailey; Ninth Pennsylvania reserves, Major Barnes; Teoth Pennsylvania reserves, Lieutenant Colonel Ayer, and Tweifth Peonsyl- vania reserves, Lieuter Gusteo, This Givigion advanced near store, where it bad been ordered to go, when an order came halting it. THR FPrH NEW YORK CAVALRY were then baving quite » brink engagement with the enemy, Soon the rebels drove the cavalry, who came pressing through bis column, when the Bucktail rifles, whom General Crawford had sent to the aid of the cavalry, poured a wolley into the pursuing foe and emptied « large number of saddles, The enomy pressed bard upon the Orange and Fredericksburg plank road, As this was tho key to the position, General Crawford de- termined to hold it. On receiving orders to eounect with General Wadaworth be sent back one brigade, and with the other held Parer’s store, and thus beld the plank road. ‘TUK CAUAE OF THR CAPTURN OF THD SEVENTH PENBSTLVARLA RESERVES, ‘The retreat of one of General Wadeworth’® Dri- gados loft a gap between the two columns, and although the rear brigade double quicked to fill up . the gap, Colonel MeCandlees’ brigade came very noar being cut off, As it was the Seventh was eaptured, all but thirty-fve men—a regiment, by the way, whose time expires in @ few days. The Kleventh regiment came back, side by side, with a rebel regiment, for some distance, and they were so close to each other that neither dared to fire into the other. Fortunately, we Eleventh escaped, however, . GEN. CRAWFORD SURROUNDED, At one time the eremy was all around Gen. Crawford; but he managed to cut bis way through them. There was a good deal of briek skirmishing, About six hundred, including thoee takeu prisoners, was (be loss of the div sion during the day, At night they fell back to Intrench- ments on the main line. ‘TWO GUNS LOBT, In the advance of General Griffin's division Captain Winslow, First New York batiery, bost two guas. Be managed to get under an cofiiading fire. Hie horses were shot, which compelled him to abandon the pieces, due. not, however, until after they were spiked. Lieutenant Shelton and six men were takes prisoners. Captain Wins- low was wounded, Dut not so severely but that he suc~ ceeded in making good his escape. Lieutenant fbeltom had only reported fur duty the €ay before. ‘THE FIGHT 4 MORKRTRY ONE, ‘The fect that the battic field was mainly in dense woods prevented the use of much artillery. This was empbati- cally a musketry battle. While the battles of Malvern Hill and Gettyedurg will be memdrable for their terrible canponading, the first day’s battie of the Wildernese wil be momoravle as almost exclusively @ musketry contest. OUR Losans, There are various entimates es 40 our lossep, some, placing them as high as fiiteen thousand and others at. half this number. I think the latter ie nearer correct. It is noticeable that most of the woucds are of slight character. Tne prisoners we have taken will double ours cap:ured. THR nosrrrais, More perfect hospital arrangements were this time made than at any prior battle. Dr. Milbau, corps surgeca, bad the matter in charge, and had all bie bo:pitals loca. ted, and complements of surgeoos and nurres detailed hours before a single gam was fired, There were special hospitals for each division. That of the First division under charge of Dr. Chamberlain; the Second, Dr. Ward; the Third, Dr. Norgrist, end the Fourth, Dr. Forbes. I will pot attemapt to describe the nsoenes to be wit- It te gu Old war story, sad, sickening Captain Duma, obit of ambe they were bosy all night. He bao under bis care eighty-five yalances. An bite the ambulances were running, and the greans and shriens of the wounded filled the air, the pickets still Rept Oring ‘on one another, and thus gave token of # renewal of the fight at day brea General Warren's headquarters om the night of the 6th. wap at the Fiwood House, General Grant and General Meade’s being but a short distance from it. Tan nce OF em Orn, ‘The break of day brought a renewal of the contest. if anytbing, i was e more terrific contest than that of the previous All the divisiona were engaged, and their lowes buve been severe, General Wadsworth's and Robinson’s divislone remained all the night of tbe 6th with Geveral Hancock on the left, and were fighting at intervals during the next day. This battle ground wes the same an thet of the. previous day, and the success varying. At one time rove the enemy and then they drove us. We had the best of it in the forenoon aod theenemy the bet in 1 peed not describe the batties—for have fallen back, unless ordered, had not theehemy in his | several distinct Dattien they certainty were—ss they immediate front proved to have beem three to hisone | were only repetitions of the previous day's fights and It was afterwards ascertained that the whole of £weil's corps was thrown upon this single division, Several dkirmishes ensued botween the falling back and dark. GENERAL WADSWORTH'S DIVIBION. Thin division also had bard work before it, and right gallantly, with a fow exceptions, did it set at it, There aro three brigades in tho division—he First, uoder Brigadier General Cutler, comprising the Second Wiseon- consin, Col Mansfield; Sixth Wisconsin, Col. Brags; Beventh Wisconsin, Col. Robinson; Seventh Indiana, Col, Grover; Fifteenth Indiaoa, Col, Wiiliame, and ‘Twenty-fourth Michigan, Col, Morrow, The Second, un. was heavy. Wadsworth, whe fell while leading his colume in a grand assault. He was shot through the head and instantly 4s be fell, He had previously |b under him, General Cutier took command of the divi fell in the oariy part of the day. be dor Mrigadier General Rice, consisting of the Fourteenth } tor General and a most repetitions of each other, The severest lore was that of General ise, caught wo horses killed *. Lioutemant Colonel Allen, of General Robit staff, He was riding fc the General when be wae killed. Hoe was Juspec- je and popular officer, He Brooklyn, Col. Fowler; Fifty-aixth Pennsylvania, Col. | game out as captain in the Twelfth Maseachuseite reg Aiofenour, One Hundred and Forty-seventh Now York | meng, Fletcher Webster's old regiment. Be bed beer Col Milier, Ove Hundred and Sevensy-mxth New York,” Col. Cook, and Ninety-Arth New Yor&. Col Pye, The (CONTINUED FROM FIFTH PAGE)