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The readable lines mention Magadan Culpeper and Rayppahione with scattered names, suggesting a damaged report of places and people without a coherent event or outcome.
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Newspaper
Moline Review Dispatch
Location
Moline, Illinois, United States of America
Date
May 10, 1889
Page
8
The readable lines mention Magadan Culpeper and Rayppahione with scattered names, suggesting a damaged report of places and people without a coherent event or outcome.
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Dispatches describe Hancock and Warren forces pushing along the Brock road with Getty ordered to strike. Hancock joins Getty as Birney leads a Confederate advance, while divisions under Wilcox and others maneuver to attack, amid ongoing coordination and pressures on the front.
The narrative describes Hancock and Getty leading forces along plank and Brock roads. Union troops press the Confederate line, with batteries, ambushes, and repeated assaults as brigades push, fall back, and reform. Generals Kays and Carroll are noted as casualties while reinforcements strain the combat line near the dark of day. The phase ends with fresh orders to close gaps and prepare for night positioning.
Reports of a fierce Union assault under Sedgwick and Hancock repelling Ewell and routing Confederate right near the plank road. Wadsworth’s detour and Birney’s command decisions affected line integrity as Hancock’s corps breached rifle pits and log intrenchments amid heavy combat.
The passage notes Longstreet weighing the issue amid a tense moment as Birney’s unit advances unevenly. The center area shows Hill’s forces meeting a cleared ground, with troops on the flanks moving more rapidly than those in the center.
The article details Federal and Confederate actions at the Wilderness, noting Burnside's advance, Shaler's troops, and Longstreet’s wounding. It cites Union and Confederate losses, strategic moves toward Spotsylvania, and Grant's planning statements, highlighting Wade Hampton and Gen Wade Worth's deaths and Longstreet's injury.
Troop movements and rising casualties unfold as Hancock and Longstreet clash near the plank road. Sheridan, Warren, and Sedgwick coordinate holds while reactivating lines. Wadsworth falls as Union forces attempt a flank, and Confederate brigades shift to meet Burnsides and Hill’s troops.
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