The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1864-11-05
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Result u the tWO 00ysO Rl0hfane
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HEADQUARTERS ARMY or rHs PoronAc
IN THE FIELD, Oct. "a, : p. m.-The lon
looked for advance ofthe armies opofn13s
against Richmond has ct last taken plsoS'
Yesterday the final preparations wsrScom.
plessd by the wit ~ e. pn o. the
trenches and massing it on the rear, recdv
The firat division Of the and CORPS vith
part of the 5th and Sd corps, held tie sntirs
line from the AppomattOx on the rishf n
sOme three miles west Of the Weldon IN.
road on the left. All baggage wagoua ~ |.
were sent to the rear at City Point.
At2 O'Clock this morning Gen. Hancoct
with the I'd and Sd divisions Of his Cor,
moved along the Vaughan road, runniae
south. west, and after crossing the run 1oun3
NE rebels intrenched ia newly-ms1s
works. General Hancock at once Chm
them on the flank, and took some 200 ~
ouers. mostly cavalry. The 9Th corpe tcoi
the Squirrel line road, and found the rehss.
posted at its junction with the Duncan 49, /
which runs north from the Vaughan ~
to the Boynton road. From this they VUrs.
driven by our skirmishers with some Ia
the LIST division having about 40 woun6ad.
The Sd division of this corps took thsad.,
CVU0D4&~
ed with the I'd corps. h6 1~'fl
In the meantime Hancock advanced
along by-road, driving the. rebels befor.
him until he reached the Boyton plank
road, where the column halted and forune6
in line Of battle-the left reaching 800
distance west of the road and the right e
tending 10 the thick woods on the right. !,
The 9Th corps had also formed and a.
vauced through the woods for two milee.
but the left of the line waited to connect
with the right Of the second corps. Tn
rebels were found behind strong entr>nch.
ments, and brisk firing ensued, but Win.
out much loss on either side!
At p. m. the rebels, taking advantam
OF the break in the line between the ID sni
5th corps, massed Gen. Anderson's divisioa
Of Hills corps, and charged the right VIM
Of the ID corps, which gave way and "a
back short distance, but being reintbrCea
charged and checked the advance Of tn
rebels and captured . number of prisoner,
Onr loss in the affair is not known, but 4
is not believed to be heavy. A few min.
utes after the rebel cavalry, which he'd
been cut off on the Boynton road, madsaa
attack on Gregg's division, directly in IL
rear of the I'd corps, and for q time quits
sharp skirmish was kept up. Gregg finally
drove hem of. Inthe charg made on IL
ID corps two guns were said to have ben
taken by the rebels, Dur II Is stated ven
subsequently re-captured.
Fighting continued on this part Of t.
line until after dark, when heavy min
ended the fighting for the day. The "a
corps occupied the right of the adva1cA
but did not gain much ground--the objs6
was to allow the left to get fairly aroundAA
the Boynton plank road. Before night n
vanced the colored division Of the 9Th cerp
had some skiYmishing with the rebels, but
nothing approaching fight. They loss 4
few wounded, rs soiSGf
Gregg's cavalry had sharp fight with
the rebels in the forenoon, when they ~
tackled the rear Of his column, he charged
and drove them back, capturinga number
Of prisoners aud or 10 wagons loaded
with supplies, also some horses, mules, IL.
The troops which occupied the country
over which we passed to-day were B0teler's
and Iopngs divisions Of South Corolina
and Georgia troops, with q part Of Wilco1b
brigade. -el .5adt
Our left wing gained about Is miles q
country to-day and is now in q position b
attack the enemy's works on the flank. b
Gen. Warren had a narrow escape Will
riding along the line to-day, = ball grazing
his cheek and making slight wound.
In the field, 18th, $50 a. m.-The number
Of prisoners taken yesterday, is about 400