| From the Richmond Dispatch |
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| May 25, 1864 |
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| From Gen. Lee's army |
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| The following official
dispatch was received yesterday morning: |
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| Hanover
Junction, May 23, 10 P. M. Hon. James A. Seddon: |
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| About noon to-day the enemy
approached the telegraph bridge on the North Anna. In the afternoon he
attacked the guard at the bridge and drove it to this side. About the
same time the 5th corps (Gen. Warren's,) crossed at Jericho Ford, on
our left, and was attacked by Gen. A. P. Hill and his advance checked. |
| R. E. Lee |
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| The telegraph bridge,
mentioned in the foregoing dispatch, is the bridge on which the
Richmond
and Fredericksburg Railroad {Richmond,
Fredericksburg & Potomac RR} crosses the
North Anna, some twenty-six miles from Richmond. Jericho Ford is a few miles higher up the river. We are informed
that the bridge was defended by the 37th and 22d
North Carolina
regiments, and that the fight was of the most desperate character. Our
men stood their ground manfully, and only retired after nearly all
were killed or wounded. About a hundred of those wounded in this fight
were brought to the city yesterday. |
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