The daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1863-1864, 1864-10-31
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The long looked for advance of tho ar.
mics operating sx61nSa S1ichin6nd, elias at
lat stal51 Ep]sce \ Tpstefflsl the Cad pre-.
psraEi0dIg tefs cemplet ed by Tie WITH
drawal ofths ersstsnrRt- aofGthe arIuygoi
the Potomac from the trenches and massipg
it in the gesr breadyu for the move The
lst Division Of the I'd Corps with part Of
the 5th and 9TH Corps held the entire line
from the Appomsttox on right and
some thrse miies west of the Weldon Rail
road 00 fhateek AN nj wagons, &C..
were sent to the rear Of City P lint. At 3
o'clock this morning Gen Hancock with
theg2d and Sd Divisignypf his Corps moved
along the Vaughn road fuuning. south! west,
and after crossing Thatehersa Run, found
tho sRebels Eeutrenchedc in .neVlysnade
works. Gen. Hancock AT once charged
them on the flank and drove them out and
took some 800 prisoners,a mostly gayslry.-
The 5th Corps took the Squirrel Le7eifoad
and found the Rebels posted At the juno
tion with the Duncan road, which runs
north from the Vaughn road to the Boyn>
ton road; ffomdthis they were driven By our
skirmishers with some loss to the 1st Diyi>
sion of about go wounded The Infantry
Divisions Of the Corps took the adyarce, and
crossing Thstcher's run. connected with the
5th Corps. Meantime Hancock advanced
along . by road, driving the rebels before
him, till he reached Boyntons plank road,
whore the column halted ind formed in line
of battle, hsitipg some distance west Of the
road, snd the right extending TO the back
woods on abe right. TE-I
The Sixth Corps also formed and ad
,vanced throughsthe woods two miles, but
the left Of the line failed to connect with
the night Of the Second Corps The rebels
fell back, as we advanced until the line
reached Thatcher's Run again, where the
rebels were found; behind strong -entrench>
m.nts, and brisk firing ensued, but without
much loss on either aide. At iabout P.
NJ. the rebels, taking advantage of the
brsskin the line between the Second and
Fifth Corps, masssd General ,Andersop's
division, of Hills corps, and charged the
right wing of the Second Corps, which gave
way and fell backa short distance, but, be-
ing reinforced, charged, and checked the
advance Of the rebels and captured num-
Der Of prisoners as qASN1 "a ezasas
Our loss in the affair is not known, but
it 10 not believed to be heavy h ysgy-e.s
A few minutes after, the rebel cavalry,
which had been cut of on the Boynton
road, made an attack on Gregg's division,
directly in the rear of the Second Corps,
and for time sharp skirmish was kept
up. Gregg finally drove item of.
In the charge made on the Second Corps
two guns are said to have been taken by
the rebels, but is stated that they were re-
captured. --3s- /
The fighting continued on this part of the
line until after dark, when a heavy rain
ended the fight for the day. The Ninth
Corps occupied. the right of the advance,
but did not gain much ground. The OBJ
jet was to let the left wing get we'll around
on the road before the right advanced.
The negro division of the Ninth Corps
had some skirmishing with the rebels, but
nothing approaching fight. They had
butia few wounded. u ! TIL GA
Gregg's cavalry had q sharp fight with
the rebels in tho forenoon, when they at
tackled the rear of his column, He charged
and drove them back, capturing asnumber
of prisoners and eight or ten wagons loaded
with supplies, also some horses, mules, dc.
8 The troops which occupied the country
over which we have to-day passed belong
to Young's division of South Carolina
and Georgia troops, with part Of Wilcox's
brigade. 4o1&g EELH E-E4.l5 @aE
Our left wing gained about fifteen miles
of country to day, and is now in q posti on
to attack the enemy's works on the flank.
General Warren had q narrow escape
while riding along the line to-day, ball
having grazed his cheek and made slight
wound. -
i55sEs LATER. - &c =aa se-. a1E
.sEt2yd gfkC2 e. In THE FIELD,
.a1EAg October 28-7:30 P. nj.
The number of prisoners taken yesterday
is about three bundled.
WARRINGTON Oct. 29--There seems to
be NO Tipubt, from Aconcurring testimony,
that GrSDt's recent movement was intended
only as reconnaissance, to obtain . know
ledge of the situation and strength of the
rebel lines sxUe 4
TI,n Nom Hnpvl0nh GOnstitu.