west and north of road from Spotsylvania C H. to Fredericksburg.
The engagement indecisive.
Friday, May 20--No fighting Grant still swinging his columns around our right.
Cuts looze from Fredericksburg as a base, and establishes depots at Port Royal and Tappahannock
Saturday, May 21.--Grant occupies Milford Station and Bowling Green.
His breastworks in front of Spotsylvania a abandoned.
Sunday, May 22.--Our troops moving all day in a parallel line to Grant's.
Monday, May 23.--Fitz Lee's cavalry pressed by enemy's infantry at Anderson's Cross Roads. Enemy crossed the North Anna at Jerica ford, and encountered our forces near Nool's Turnout.
Repulsed.
Tuesday, May 24--Place Oxford Mill, three and a half miles from Hanover Junction.
Enemy attacked our left and were repulsed, and charged by Mahone, commanding Anderson's division.
Wednesday, May 25--Grant destroys Central railroad, and swings fortifications to our right — Lee's headquarters at Taylorsville
W E Roberts, co E, 13th; G H Rammage, co E, 13th; J Barker, Orr's Rifles; L A Griffin, co B, 1st; T J Tolbert, co E, 12th.
Virginia troops.
Wm L Talley, 12th Va; Madison Montgomery, co E, 6th; Lemuel Marks, co B, 31st; D Rosenbaum, co H, 37th; J W Racer, Fry's battery, left leg amputated, died May 27th; 1st Lieut John Latany, co I, 9th cav, wounded in breast; Virgil Carrol, Montgomery battery, Page's battalion, wounded in left leg; Jno N Aid, Carrington's battery, wounded and died May 23d; Jno W Douglass, White's battalion, Rosser's cav, died May 16th; Lieut N S Moseley, wounded in both thighs, and in the hands of the enemy; Wm J Morris, co I, 23d, wounded in the left shoulder; T J Shelton, of Patrick county, regiment not known; Josiah Bridgman, 37th, Washington county, well; David Thomas and Barnes D Colworth, 3d cav, well; Willie Godsey and Ben Morris, of Amelia, prisoners, well.
Other States.
A son of Mrs Annie C Robinson, of Richmond, Va, wounded May 12th, left
have been so amazed at the stolid indifference of the Administration as to have forgotten to look at its cost in blood — the very best blood of the army.
We propose, says the journal to which we have above alluded, to show that, in detail, by a brief mention of the dates and engagements, with the loss of men in each case:
May 5, Rapidan,2,000
May 6, Wilderness,15,000
May 7,skirmishes,300
May 10,Spotsylvania,10,000
May 12,Spotsylvania,10,000
May 18,Po,1,200
May 19,Po,1,200
May 23, North Anna,1,000
May 24,North Anna,2,000
May 31,Cold Harbor,3,000
June 3,Chickahominy,7,000
June 16,Petersburg,2,000
June 17,Petersburg,1,000
June 18,Petersburg,3,000
June 19,Petersburg,4,000
June 22,Weldon railroad,2,500
June 23,Weldon railroad,1,000
June 26, Danville railroad,3,500
Last assault on Petersburg,5,040
Absolute loss of men,73,340
The above may appear appalling to European eyes, as also to those on this side of the Atlantic, but it does not give the half of Gra
