The Goodhue volunteer. [volume] (Red Wing, Goodhue County, Minn.) 1861-1864, 1864-06-22
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Richmond papers have nothing to indi-
cato suspicion Of our crossing OF the
James,. ;They expect to be attacked from
the direct ion OF Malvern uill. ..........
CRY Po1Sr, June Is, $50 p. m.
] Our latest report from Smith was ut p.
N He had carried line OF entertainments at
3eaty,s House, the col.red troops assaulting
and carrying The rifle pits with great gll-
lantry but he had not yet carried the main
line. He describes the rebe1'sa artillery fire
as very heavy He expected to make an
assault on the line just before dark.
Hancock is within three miles Of smith.
Fl 4, Cry POINT, June Is, Z L., N, -
via Queenstown Island las q. m.}
AT 7:2o pm, yesterday, Smith assaulted
and carried the principal line Of the enemy
before Petersburg, taking ID cannon. sew
eral stands of collors and between 800 and
4O0 prisoners E.% n %
This line Is two miles fro II Petersburg.
Hancock caIne up and took position on
Smiths left at 3 p. NJ. to day. :.
There Was heavy firing in that direction
from five to six O'Clock.
No report has been received yet;
Don't HARD LANDING, Va. 16, I'm.
After sending up my dispatch Of this NOR.
ming from the heights southeast of Peters
burg. went over the conquered line with
General Grant and the engineer officers.
The works are of the very strongest kind
and more d :fficult to take them was Mis-
sionary Ridge at Chattanooga. The hard.
est fighting was done by the black troops
The forts they stormed were. tbs worst o.
all. After the affair was over Gen. Smith
went to thank them, and to till them
he was proud Of their courage and dash
lie says they can't he oxcelled az soldiers
and hereafter he will send them in = diff
cult place as readily as lie would the hes,
white troops. They captured six out Of thu
sixteen canwon.
The prisoners which. ha took were from
Beauregard's command. Some of then
said they had just crossed the James Rive,
above Drugs Bluff: e
I don't think any of Lees army had reach
ed Petersburg when Gen. Smith srormcd it
They seem to be making arrangements tt
hold the east side OF the Appomattox. Tho
town they can't think Of holding, as it lies
directly under our guns.
The weather is splendid.
CRY POINT, June 1914: Is .. m.
Gen Butler reports from, Bermuda Hun
'dreds that the enemy have abandoned
the works in front of that place. HIS troops
are now engaged in tearing up the railroad
track between Petersburg and Richmond
The following dispatch docs rot desig
nate the hour, but is supposed to be- late
than the proceeding ones: C.
.fex ~,.z JAMEsrowN, Vs., June l6. :,
I came down from the 'pentoon abov
Fort Powha.tan with dispatches from Sec
retarv Stanton. just as lef Capt. Pitki,
reported tc me that Petersburg wss in on
poses>ion.. Ia r.5AzH s~ni. c....7z.5a:i
NohiDg ofrecent date has ben heard from
Con. Shreidan. but the Rcmond Wing Of tn
l 9Th contains a sdispAtch; for Leo, stating
that Sheridan had bee" routed in an en-.
sagement with Fitzhush Lee and Hampton
losing 50O prisoners; and leaving his dead
and wounded on.,hs held.> - SIN
J. From Con, Sherman. distatch sdstsd
at 9 o'clock has been received. it onl,
states the. reletive position 81 The forces.
No serious engagement hadayes occurred
L. (Sign dl .sE N. STANTON
Ssc'y Of War.