VOLUME 1.
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Interesting Incidents of the Battles.
Ftom the Boston Journal, May 12th.
WASHINGTON, May 11, r. M.—One of
the greatest battles of the war was fought
yesterday near Spottsylvania Court House.
1 left the field at 9:30 this morning, and
am able to give a statement of what took
place. One week ago to-day the army
moved from f'ulpeppcr. It has had six
days of continued fighting, in which there
have been three great battles.
On Saturday laming Lee retired from
the Wilderness, leaving but a small force
to keep up appearances. Grant imme
diately ordered an advance to Spottsylva
nia. The sth Corps taking the lead, con
fronted Longstreet three miles northwest
of the town early on Sunday morning,
skirmishing all day, ending in a hard
fought engagement. Sunday night the
rebels were pushed back a short distance.
The Sixth Corps arrived near the close of
the battle and participated. The Second
Corps arrived in the evening. The Ninth
Corps, marching by a longer road, did not
arrive till Monday morning.
The battle field is a series of ridges
mostly covered with woods and fine thick
ets, in which the rebels lay concealed
with batteries masked. Standing in the
centre of our line, between the sth and 6th
Corps on l'iney Grove road, looking tow
ard the Court House, you see a gentle
slopi' with a series of undulations, marked
with rifle pitsand batteries, which defend
all approaches. Togain them, there must
bo hard fighting at every step. The
thickets are not quite so dense as the
Wilderness, but most of the ground is cov
ered by a forest. General Robinson, com
manding the second division of the 6th
Corps was wounded in this engagement.
Skirmishing commenced again on Mon
day morning, and by reports of prisoners
it was ascertained that Kweil was also i.i
front. Leo had pushed his troops rapidly
into a strong position on the south bank
ot the IV The courthouse is on an
elevated land, and the village is a collection
ot half a dozen houses. Three roads radi
ate —one northwest tip Todd's Tavern, one
due north to "t'moy Grove Church, and
one northeast to Fredericksburg. The 2d
and sth corps covered the way to Todd's,
the 6th the road to l'iney Branch, and the
ilth the road to Fredericksburg. The
Gathargen road leading westward was
used by Lee to reach the position.
A. I*. Hill reached the bitttlo-field on
Monday night and took his position on the
rebel right, confronting Burnside. Ewell
had the centre against Sedgwick. Long
street stood against Hancock. The lines
were in form of a burse-shoe. It was Get-'
tysburg reversed—Lee having the inner
half circle.
Skirmishing commenced on Monday
morning and continued through the fore
noon. Sedgwich, while planting a bat
tery, was picked of by a rebel sharpshoot
er, at a half a mile distance. His death
cast a gloom over the whole army, but did
not diminish the ardor of our men. They
burned for revenge. Gen. Wright was
placed in command.
In the afternoon Hancock crossed to
Creek Branch of the Po River, turned
the flank of Longstreet. and pushed him
toward the town, and held his ground
(Longs treet's).
Yesterday (Tuesday) skirmishing com
menced at sunrise and continued through
the forenoon along the whole line with in
creasing intensity. The pickets on both
sides gradually approached nearer, shor
tening the distance between the two ar
mies.
Gen. Grant spent all the forenoon ex
amining the positions, and was frequently
on the line with the pickets. He issued
orders for a general attack at 5 o'clock, but
the rebels grew uueasy, took the matter
into their own hands and moved in heavy
columns against Hanooek's left and War
ren's right. The first division, 2d corps,
(Barlow's) was fought back to the north
side of the Creek to a strong position.
The rebels were elated and attempted to
cross the Creek, but were repulsed.
Up to this hour there has been little ar
tillery used on either party, but battery af
ter battery was brought iuto position, and
the wild general uproarat last began. At
1 o'clock the rebel infantry surged against
Hancock and then against Warren, but
wore immediately rolled back. Gibbon,
commanding the 2d Division of the 2d
Corps was withdrawn from Todd's Tav
ern road and sent t« Warren's aid.
At 3:80 the rebels made a terific charge
against our right centre. Their hurrah
was the war-whoop of the Indians, but it
did not intimidate the brave men of the
2d and sth Corps.
I never heard a heavier fire than that
which burst ftom Harney's, Cutter's, Gib
bon's, and Barlow's divisions. The rebel
cofumns polted air Ay, and, after oue of
the most desperate fights of all time, were
forced back under the tremendous lire
and uufliuchiug praveryof the divisions
already named. Parts of other divisions
were engaged, but not to such an extent
us these.
]i was Hancock's tum. His troops ad
vanced with cheers. Barlow's division
fell upon Heath's division of Ijongstreet's
corps like a thunderbolt, cutting it all to
pieces. Rebel prisoners say it was the
greatest charge of the war. The rebels
were literally piled in heaps. The advance
of other parts of the line not having been
made at the appointed moment, the advan
tages gained were lost, and the 2d return
ed to its former position. There was no
further attempt on the part of the rebels
to push the 2d Corps.
Just before sunset Wright and Hum
side attacked the enemy with great fury.
Wright carried their riflepits. The 2d
Vermont held one against all the efforts
■of the rebels to retake it. They said they
would hold it for six months—only give
them plenty of ammunition and rations.
Gen. Wright, at 9 o'clock, went to
headquarters and reported their gallantry,
asking for instructions whether they
should hold it. " Pile in the men and
hold it all hazards,,' was Grant's reply.
Gen. Wright went back to execute the
order, but found that a subordinate officer
had ordered them back for fear they
would de cut off. Glorious sons of a glo
rious State ! Their honor is untarnished.
Their laurels can never fade.
Burnside pushed theenemy back almost
to the Court House, and held his ground
when I left the field this morning. The
colored troops were not in the charge.
ILrnpton's brigade of the 6th corps, cap
tured Dale's brigade of Ewell's corps, but
in the melee wore able to bring off only
twelve hundred
Gen. Rice was wounded and his leg
amputated, but he died in the afternoon.
Just before he died he desired to be turn
ed over. Which way? the Chaplain
asked. "Turn my face towards the en
emy, " were his last words.
('apt. B. F. Davis, of the 12th Mass.,
captmred the flag, and was mortally woun
ded, and died last night. Up to ten o'clock
to-day there was constant skirmishing, in
dicatingthat he was going to attack. Gen.
Grantwas ready. The troops are in excel
lent spirits. They have fought six days
and gained all the time. Lee will fight
long, and with desperation. There will
bo other great battles, but officers and men
alike feel shurc that it is the last great
struggle. They have perfect confidence
in Grant and admire Meade as an execu
tive officer.
We have lost twelve Generals. Sedg
wick, Wadsworth, Stevenson, Hays and
Rice killed; Bartlett. dotty. Robinson.
Morris and Baxter wounded; Seymour
and Shaler missing. Our loss of men arc
very heavy.
Rebel prisoners report that they have
been on half rations, and that rebel officers
told them their next rations must come
from Grant's stores. None has been is
sued except to prisoners up to ten o'clock
this morning. On the contrary, thirty of
Lee's wagons fell into our hands last
night.
We have about four thousand prison
ers.
An incident will show the enthusiasm
of our troops. A soldier with his arm am
putated said: "1 am very sorry I lost my
arm. for I want to be at them again."
He then sang*" 1 ' Rally round the Flag,
boys," and a score in hospital joined in
the chorus.
To sum up—the rebels tried to stop
Grant at the Wilderness, but, after fight
ing two battles, retreated. Lee has tried
to stop Grant at Spottsylvania, and has
had both flanks carried back—his outer
line of rifle-pits carried—and has been re
pulsed in all hisattacks.
I think it is Grant's intention togo to
Richmond at all hazards, ami 1 have great
confidence that he will succeed.
STA?" A correspondent,in his account of Fri
day's battles, writes: "Far down the plank
road where Hancock fought, beyond the
thickest rebel dead, lay a boy severely
wounded, perhaps not less a soldier that
he was but a boy. He had fallen the day
before when we were farthest advanced,
and had remained unmolested within the
rebel lines. They had not removed him,
and he was alone with the dead when I
rode up. The poor fellow was crawling
about gathering violets. Faint with the
loss of blood, unable to stand, he could
not resist the tempting flowers, and he
had already made a beautiul boquet. Hav
ing caused a stretcher to be scut for, I saw
him taken up tenderly and borne away,
wearing a brave, sweet, touching, smile."
Spottsylvania Court House,
mentioned in the dispatches is the
seat of Spottsylvania county. It is a
village of less than two hundred in
habitants, situated on the Po (or Ta)
river, a branch of the Mattapony.
It is twenty or twenty-two miles east
of Orange Court House, about four
teen miles southeast of Fredericks
burgh, and by the course of the roads,
sixty-five miles northwest of Rich
mond.
Through private dispatches, we hear
that there was hard fighting at Dalton. (la.,
on the 12th in which the 29th Ohiosuf
fereiisovcrely. Colonel Fitch and Lieut.
Col. Mays, of that regiment, were severe
ly wounded, and Adjutant James Storer,
of Akron, it is feared mortally. Mr. Lance,
of Akron, was killed. Webster R. Stor
er. father of Adjutaut Storer, and the
brother of Mr. Lance, were in ihecity last
evening on their way to Dalton.—Cleve
land H-rald, 13M.
" 808, who was the first liiau ?" asked
one juvenile of auother.
" hy, Adam, to be sure."
"Well, then, who was the first wo
man W
" Why. Adam'p mother, of course "
"Let us have Faith that Right makes Might; and in that Faith let JS, to the end,dare to do our duty as we understand it -- v '' ,N<OLW -
BUTLER, BUTLER COUNTY, PA., WEDNESDAY, MAY 25, 18(>4.
Sheridans Great Cavalry Feat.
WASHINGTON, .Midnight, May 14.—T0
Maj. Gen. Cadwallader, of Philadelphia
—An official dispatch from Gen. Sheri
dan, dated at Bottom's Bridge, via For
tress Monroe, May 1-ith, states that on the
9th inst. be marched around the enemy's
right flank and on the eve of that day he
reached the North Anna river without se
rious opposition. During that night he
destroyed the enemy's depot at Beaver
dam. three large trains of cars, and 100
ears, two fine locomotives. 200.000 pouuds
of bacon and other stores amounting in all
to a million and a half of rebel rations.—
Also the telegraph and railroad track for
about ten miles, destroyingseveral culverts,
and recaptured threehundredand seventy
eight of our men, including ten Colonels
and one Major and several other officers.
On the morning of the 10th, he resumed
operations, crossing the South Anna at
Ground Squirrel bridge and went into
camp about daylight. On the 11th he cap
tured Ashland Station. At that pointhe
destroyed one locomotive and a train of
cars, an engine house and two or three
Government buildings containing a large
amount of stores; ho also destroyed six
miles of railroad, embracing six culverts,
two trestle bridges and the telegraph wires.
About 7 o'clock of the 11 th ho resumed
his march on Richmond. He found the
rebel Stuart with his cavalry concealed at
Yellow Tavern and immediately attacked
him. After an obstinate contest he gain
ed possession of the branch turnpike, cap
turing two pieces of artillery and driving
the enemy's forces back towards Ashland
and across the north fork of the Chicka
hominy, a distance of four miles; at the
same time a party charged down the Bro
kel road, and captured the first line of the
enemy's works, around Richmond. Dur
ing the night he marched the whole of
his command, between the first and sec
ond lines of the enemy's works, on the
bluffs overlooking the line of the Virgin
ia Central Railroad and the Mechanics
ville turnpike. After a demonstration
against the first, and finding them very
strong, he gave up the intention of assault,
and determined to recross the Chickahom
iny at Meadow Bridge. It had been par
tially destroyed by the enemy but was re
paired in about three hours, under heavy
artillery firing from a rebel battery. Gen.
Meritt made the crossing, attacked the
enemy and drove him off' handsomely,the
pursuit continuing as far asGaines' Mills.
The enemy, observing the recrossing of
the Chickaliominy, came out from his sec
ond line of works. A brigade of infan
try and a large number of dismounted
cavalry attacked the division of Generals
Gregg and Wilson, but af ter a severe eon
test, were repulsed, and driven behind
their wiirks. Gregg and Wilson's Divis
ions, after collecting the wounded re-cross
ed the Chickaliominy on the afternoon of
the 11th. The corps encamped at Wal
nut Grove and Gaines' Mills. At niuc
o'clock a. m.of the 13th. yesterday, the
march was resumed, and our forces en
camped at Bottom's Bridge. This com
mand is in fine spirits. The loss of hor
ses will not exceed one hundred. All the
wounded were brought off, except about
thirty cases of mortally wounded, and
those were well cared for in the farm hous
es of the country. The wounded will
not exceed two hundred and fifty, and the
total loss not over three hundred and fif
ty-
The Virginia Centeral Railroad bridg
es over the Chickahominy and other tres
tle bridges are sixty feet in length, one
thirty feet and one twenty feet, and
the railroad for a long distance south of
the Chickahominy were destroyed. Great
praise is given to the division commanders
—Generals Gregg, Wilson and Merritt,
and Gens. Custer and Davis, and Cols.
Gregg, Devine, Chapman, M'lntoish and
Gibbs, Brigade Commanders. All the
officers and men behaved splendidly.
12:30 A. M.—ln a dispatch this mo
ment received from Admiral Lee. He
reports to the Secretary of the Navy that
the llichmond papers of yesterday men
tion the death of Gen. J. E. B. Stuart.
He was shot in battle. This, no doubt,
happened in the battle with Gen. Sheridan.
(Sigucd,)
EDWIN M. STANTON,
Secretary of War.
REINFORCEMENTS AKI> LOSSES. —RC
inforcemcnts for General Grant are go
ing rapidly forward. At least ten thous
and men have gone to the front within
the last forty-eight hours. Over twen
ty thousand have joined the army since
it crossed the Rapidan. Others are yet
to come, and a column, moving out from
the I'otomac, will soon, it is said, strike
a poiut which Lee wiitby no means like
to see In our possession. Grant's total
losses up to the present time are not far
from thirty-five thousand. Possibly they
may reach forty thousand, but Gen. Grant
has to-day as almost as large an army as
he began the campaign with. He has
not ten thousand less soldiers than he
had when he crossed the Rapidan
A SONG.-Air, the Sailor Bride's Lament.
BT L. WISE.
The moon was shining in the distant west,
My head lay on my true loves breast,
Twaa scarce nix months since we were wed,
And oh! how swift the moments fled.
I*, La. La, La, La, La, La, lA,
la. La, La, La, La. La, La, I-s
'Twos scarce six weeks since we were wed,
And oh how fast the moments fled.
Sweet love said we soon must part,
But let this cheer your saddened hoart,
That to protect our rights and laws,
I'm lighting in a glorious cause,
La, La, La, Ac.
The morning dawned —a sleepless night,
We spent beneath the moons pale light,
Th«« drums did beat—the hour drew nigh,
When we must kiss the last good-by.
La, La, La, 4c.
My love said he—then gave a *iph.
But could not say the word good-by;
His tine brow wore a marble hue,
And short and quick the breath he drew.
La, La, La, Ac.
lie gently tore himself away,
Hut oh! the parting on that day,
I'll ne'er forget 'till life and breath,
Are in the cold embrace of death.
La, La, La, Ac.
Ah! little thought 1 then, so soon—
That ere the burning skies of June,
The weeds of mourning I should wear,
All braided in my auburn hair.
La, La, La, Ac.
The crimson tide of battle poured.
The muskets rattled ami and the cannons roared,
Our ■tarry banner in victory again,
Waved hfgh, but oh! my love was slain.
La, La, La, Ac.
Ami now above the silent grave.
Floats that banner he died to save,
I wish I soon in my grave may bo,
That proud flag waving over me.
La, La, La, Ac.
Penn tp., May 10,18M.
WIT AND WISDOM.
THE shrewdest reasoners are oftener
the most unreasonable.
THE soldier in war and the farmer in
peace alike win their triumph in the field.
THE best of friends fall out. Our teeth
are no exception.
THE most winning creatures in the
world next to women, are the faro-dealers.
A GOOD strong adhesive plaster to make
busy bodies stick to their own business, is
much needed.
MANY an author who isn't long-head
ed may console himself with tho thought
that his head makes up in thickness what
it lacks in length.
A VERMONT paper says that a man in
that State, who was lately drinking tliro'
a hole in tho ice, caught a big trout with
his nose. lie probably had a hook-nose.
TP this world is a show, what is the
price of admittance? Sin, sorrow, a small
trifle of sunshine, and a good deal of
shadow.
" BEAUTIFUL weather!" as ihe gentle
man said when he chanced to get a ten
der piece of mutton 011 his plate one day
at dinner.
THE Christian hath such a harvest of
glory and happiness coming, and will nev
er bo fully got in. It will always bo reap
ing time in heaven.
THERE is no fault so small that it will
disappear of itself. You must make a
business of pulling it up by the roots, and
throwing it away.
" There's a sweet music in dreams," said
an old gentleman. " Yes, there may be,"
said his wife; " but I hear nothing of it
except a snoro."
WRITE your name by kindness, love
and mercy, on the hearts of the people
you come in contact with year by year,
and you will never be forgotten.
THE body is the soul's house, and, as
the house grows old. it often lets in upon
its inhabitants light from heaven through
the chinks made by time.
BOASTINO seldom or never accompa
nies a sense of real power. When men
feel that they can express themselves by
deeds they do not often care to do so by
words.
WE should have nothing out of place
or out of season. Let us play in the
play-ground, not in the churchyard, and
sleep in the bed-chamber, not in the
church.
QUERIES. —Somebody wants to know
the name of the tune which was played
upon the feelings," and also if the " cup
of sorrow" has a saucer. The same in
quisitor would like to know if " the light
of other days" was gass or electricity.—
Also if the girl who " clung to hope" had
not a slippery hold, and if people do not
get fatigued by " the exercise of endu
rance."
A MAN passing along the street, with
a looking-glass under his arm, met a lit
tle boy, and thought to be witty at his ex
pense.
"Here boy!" said lie; just come and
look in this glass, and you'll see a mon
key."
"Ah 1" said tho boy. " How did you
discover it?"
Tho answer ij> not recorded.
"Mr dear hearers," said a preacher,
discoursing ou the awful subject of death,
there's nothing destroys so many lives
a.- death. Some people are killed by ac
cident, and some in battle ; some arc lost
at sea, and some are devoured by wild
beasts; but, my hearers, it is a solemn fact
that nothing kills so many as death. Aye,
death has been at work ever since sin en
j tered the world, and hah destroyed luill-
I ions and millions of the huuiau family.
The Dress Reform Movement.
At a meeting called by some of the
best known ladies of New York, for the
purpose of discouraging the use of arti
cles of luxury, particularly of foreign im
portation, during the coutinuancc of the
war, was held Monday afternoon at Cooper
Institute.
The great hall of the Institute was
nearly filled at one o'clock, which was the
appointed hour of meeting, and afterthat
time scarcely a seat could be found-unoc
cupied. It was strictly a woman's meet
ing ; not one man was in the room at oue
o'clock as an auditor; but it was evident
that the class of persons who should make
the chief sacrifices suggested by tho or
ganizators of this movement were not the
majority.
Only a few of the persons present came
in carriages; nearly all these were com
paratively late and took the back seats;
so that the body of the hall was filled by
women who came from curiosity or from a
laudable desire to assist in the movement,
but whose moral aid will be more import
ant than anything else they can render.
There was continual whispering and the
buzz of conversation was interrupted on
ly by the impatient persons among the au
dience, who expected the proceedings to
begin punctually at one o'clock; they
stamped visibly and sometimes audibly.
Many specimens of American manufac
tured goods were suspended to the railing
front of tho platform.
At a epiarter past one o'clock, Wm. E.
Dodge, Jr., appeared, and said that the
gentlemen who were to address the meet
ing would be very much obliged if the la
dies of the committee who were in tho au
dience would confer with them for ono mo
ment.
Peter Cooper also came forward and
pointed out the way by which persons iu
vited might como to the committee room
in the rear of the great hall.
The recognition of the influence of tho
ladies produced applause in all parts of
the building; and there were many smiles
and consultations. The number of per
sons who arose, as if togo to tho commit
tee room, suggested the idea that the com
mittee comprised-one-tenth or at least one
twentieth of the entire assemblage, which
must have numbered two thousand per
sons.
While the consultation was in progress
the demonstrations of ladies, who tlio't
the exercises of the meeting should go
on, continued and became louder.
A few minutes afterwards tho proces
sion of speakers and others appeared 011
the stand.
Among tho number were President
King of Columbia College; Rev.l)r. Os
good, Rev. Dr. Hitchcock and Rev. Dr.
Vinton. There were several others, and
a few ladies had places on the platform.
President King, of Columbia College,
was called to preside, and on taking the
chair bespoke briefly, lie said that "we
of the other sex always assume that the
ladies dress for us; and when we ask that
they should, during the continuance of
this war, abstain from luxurious dress,
and present themselves to us as American
women in American clothing, I venture
to say in behalf of our society of the mas
culine gender, that tliey would be more
lovely and more loved. [Laughter and
loud applause.]
Mr- Peter Cooper spoke as follows :
This meeting, called together by ladies,
has for its object the formation of a union
—a union which is intended to commend
itself to the intelligent heart of every pa
triotic lady of our country.
At a timo like this, when all our hopes
for freedom for ourselves and our posteri
ty are threatened with destruction by the
vilest despotism that ever disgraced a civ
ilized nation—at such a time it is honora
ble to the ladies to joiu in a union of ef
fort to economize the labor of the country,
so as to make it all contribute strength to
the arm of government. This should be
done to enable our government to with
stand the desperate men now at war for
its destruction.
You may all have noticed that high ou
the front of this building stands a word—
a single, solitary word—it is a word en
graven in stone, and should be deeply en
graven upon every American heart—that
word is L'niun. It is a word that embod
ies in itself the only hope of our imperill
ed country, and the only hope for the final
triumph of freedom and free government
throughout the world.
It will require, my friends, a union of
science and art, with all their powers of
combination exerted, to enable us to with
stand the terrible euorgy of men who
were born and brought up under a sys
tem where men and women arc bo't and
sold like cattle in a market.
It is this system that hue corrupted the
deep fountains of the Southern heart; it
is only such a system that uoold make men
willing to wads through seas of blood to
maintain, extend, and perpetuate a power
that enables thousands to sell their own
children to be enslaved; withal, their
posterity is a continued and hopeless bon
dage. Had as the Southern men now are,
we of the free States have nothiug to boast
over them, for if it had fallen to our lot
to be born and brought up under the same
corrupting power and influence of such a
system, wc, instead of them, would have
been the demons in human shape who are
now struggling to take the life of a na
tion, for no higher or better reason than
the one given thirty years ago by Jolin C.
Calhoun to Commodore Stewart, when he
said "that they of the South were an aris
tocratic people, and that theirs was an ar
istocratic institution, and thatjust so long
as theyol the South could eontrol the ac
tion of the General Government of our
country, just so long they would remain
in the country, just so long they would
remain in the Union, and when they could
not they would break it up." This the are
now straining every nerve to accomplish.
What can be more terrible to contem
plate than the triumph of such men, with
such a government growing out of such a
corrupting power—agoveruuient claiming
it as a right, in tho face af high heaven,
that property shall own labor, and thus
outraging all the dearest rights and inter
ests of a common humanity. When such
an institution can bo allowed to live and
flourish in our country, it may be taken as
a sign in tho heavens that the sun of
American hopes is fast setting under the
clouds—darkness of a despotism, to be
followed !iy"a wide-spread ruin and deso
lation. Tho'speeches said that extrava
gance is now spreading its baleful effect
over the land, aud the question is what
can we do to remedy the evil. It can only
be affected by a consolidated effort, and
such a union of effort is needed now, when
every resource is strained to preserve our
nation's life. It is the proud privilege of
the ladies of America to exert a power
ful influence when they unite in a good
work. The speaker closed by paying a
compliment to the ladies.
Rev. Dr. Hitchcock, William E. Hodge,
Rev. Dr. Vinton and Dr. Kirk were then
introduced and made remarks.
[The meeting had not concluded itspio
ceedings, when the Evening I'ust, (from
which we take tho above,) went to press.]
From tho Philadelphia PrsM.
Honors to the Hero.
The work of engraving the gold medal
for General Grant, in accordance with an
act of Congress passed in.Dccombor last,
is in the hand)} of Mr. A. C. Pnquet, en
graver at the United States Mint, this
great artist having been chosen by Mr.
Antropus, tho designer. The medal is to
be made of pure gold, to weigh thirty
ounces. It is four inches in diameter.—
The following is abrjef description of the
designs; On the center of the front of
the medal is a correct photagrapliic pro
file of the General, partly encircled with
this inscription on the top: " MAJOR
GENERAL ULYSSIS GUAM." On the
lower part are the following words: "Joint
resolution of Congress, December 17th,
18(53." The embellishments are as fol
lows : Near the outer edge is a circle con
taining two American flags, the staffs
crossing each other. Tho folds of the
great national emblem are entwined around
tobacco, cotton, sugar, and rice, the four
staple productions of the states wherein
General Grant has planted the flag of our
country. On the top is a wreath of oak
and laurel neatly entwined. On the rim
outside of these embellishments, are thir
teen Stars, representing the original
States. On the other side of the medal
the design is beautiful and appropriate.—
It represents the Goddess of Liberty seat
ed on a sphere, her right hand resting
gracefully on the national shield, with
the word "Donelson" thereon. To the
right of this is an eagle in the act of tak
ing an upward flight, with the American
flag pending in festoons from its beak.—
The sacred emblem being thus raised dis
closes a view of the city of Vicksburgou
one side, aud ] -ookout Mountain and Chat
tanooga valley on the othor, with scone
in frout. The river Mississippi, bearing
on its bosom iron clads, transports, and
steamboats, is also well represented in tho
picture. On tho lowercentreof the med
al is a pyramid of war triumphs, dividing
tho views of Vicksburg and Lookout
Mountain. The base of this part of the
design is a field piece, near which may be
seen a couple of soldiers. The outer rim
of this sido of the medal also contains
thirteen stars, being the number in the
galaxy of the origiual Confederation.—
There is no other gold medal of this size
in this country, excepting the Ingraham
medal. Tho engraver expects to have tho
work completed in seven months, for which
he will receive tho sum of 8-,200. We
may say that iu response to the resolution
of Congress, a number of beautiful designs
wero submitted; that of Mr. Antrobus
being the most appropriate and beautiful,
waa selected. There will be a lumber of
bronze medals made from the dies after
the gold one shall have been completed,
NUMBER 23
Winfield Scott Hanoock.
Every reader of this paper, we feel sure,
will read witlijprido the following tribute
to Gen. Honeook. It is tjoin the North
American.
The splendid achievements of General
Hancock's corps in the present campaign
in Virginia are again attracting attention
to one of the finest soldiers in the Army
of the Potomac. Since McClellan's brief
telegraphic dispatch respecting the battle
of Williamsburg spoke of Hancock's deeds
on that day as superb, his name has been
a familiar one in his native State, Pennsyl
vania, rendered so by his soldierly quali
ties in the field and his heroism wherever
he has served. It is not necessary to re
iterate the long catalogue of hisgallantcx
ploits. They are now well-known in this
commonwealth, and they must cvereontin
ue to be.
To the people of Philadelphia Hancock
had peculiarly endeared himself by his
noble bearing, frank and generous man
ners, and his uniform courtesy. Ho re
viewed the local militia and volunteers
here on Washington's birthday, and as lie
rode along the line on liroad street, with
his brilliant staff, the citizens who wero
thus enabled to form some idea of his ap
pearance on the battle-field, hailed him
with onthusirstio acclaim. lie seemed,
indeed, the beau ideal of a soldier on that
occasion.
Since the opening' of Grant's campaign
in Virginia, however, Hancock has been
in his true element. Largely backed by
men of his own State, enlisted to servo
under him especially, and" whoso confi
dence in him was unbounded, he has ri
valed in his dashing charges and constant
and fearless exposure the most famous
leaders of Napoleon. Always brilliant
and successful, he has, in tho present cam
paign, made two desperate charges, which
must long be remembered in our military
history. The first was in tho battle of
the Wilderness, where ho drove the ene
my before him for a distance of twomilsn
and held his position for hours, vainly
waiting for the supporting columns which
would secure his advance.
Hut his last and grandest exploit was
reserved for the terrible battle of the Po
where he made a charge which crushed
one wing of the rebel army, carried thoir
rifle pits, and captured between 80 aud 40
cannon and one and a half divisions of
Hill's corps. Ho took the division of
Gen. E. W. Johnson entire, with all its
officers, including a Major General aud 2
Hrigadicrs. This was tho division for
merly commanded by Storiowall Jackson.
A year ago Jackson himself was killed at
Chaneellorsville, and now his division is
annihilated. These rebel troops once so
much dreaded for their fierce and sangui
nary charges, have now met thoir match in
a General surpassing their old leader in
impetuosity and daring, and commanding
a corps which secerns endued with his own
enthusiastic spirit. All honor to the he
roic Haneock and his noble corps. As
I'ennsylvanians, it is impossible to avoid
feeling a just pride in their valor and
achievements, however much we may de
plore tho cost to many a family at homo.
Christian Commission.
PHILADELPHIA, May 14.—The Uni
ted States Christian Commission wish
tho friends of our brave soldiers to
know that in anticipation of the great
struggle in Virginia they had a largo
number of delegates, wagons and bat
tlefield stores on tho ground, going
with the army on the march, and pres
ent during all the battles. There are
now 204 delegates at work on tho
field, most of them clergymen and
surgeons of eminent character, giving
their services gratuitously. Thirty
seven choice boxes of hospital stores
were shipped today More stores and
men will be sent forward daily, our
Government doing every thing in their
power to relieve the wounded; and
with entire appreciation of our work
gives every possible facility. Intel
ligence from the General Field Agent
states that on the way to Fredericks
burg and wherever the wounded were
lying, arc found delegates of the Com
mission. They were binding wounds,
aud doing all in their power to relievo
the wounded. Hundreds havo alrea
dy been saved through their instru
mentality.
V* hen the present campaign began
tho Commission found itself with au
empty treasury, but relying on God
and a generous American people they
resolvod to do their whole duty to the
noble men who have sacrificed all for
country. The emergency is great.
Victory to our arms should stimulate
the people to meet it.
GEO. H. STUART.
Chairman Christian Commission.
•ay" Tecuinseh, Michigan, is, or should
be, a happy town, for there is not a single
place within its limits where intoxicating
liquors are publicly sold.
fctF' Henry?>aig^iHvector of the cel
ebruted Craig luicroecope, died last week.
' iu Cleveland,