Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1864-10-07
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We have just received detailed accounts of
Gen. Meade's operations south Of Petersburg
last FRIDAY and Saturday.
The Times dispatch says the lst ard 2nd
divisions Of the 9th .sevgs with HOfmau's
Brigade Of the Sd division moved out on the
road toward Poplar Tree Church, with the
intention Of striking the Southside railroad,
On arriving at squirril Level road, near Peb-
ble's Farm, an enrenehment of the enemy
was found and a small unfinished work noun
ting six guns. Our lines we're ordered TO ad
vance and after brief defence the works
were carried by two brigades capturing one
gun. ana a few prisoners. be line was then
thrown forward and position taken which
was maintained until near dark, when the en-
envy made flank movement and succeeded in
uucovering our left, doubling it up, and cap
turing a few hundred prisoners. At this crit
ical juncture the troops from the 5:h corps
we're ordered up and checked the further ad q
vance OF the enemy and they srlleniy retreat
| ed. ur troops busted themselves all night
throwing up entertainments.
At daylight Sa,urd y the enemy again
made an assault, having however a very small
force, showing that e. ey had sent large rein
forcements to their left-2o meet Butler. Rain
soon set in and made it impossible for either
army to make decisive movement.
A little after eight O'Clock, the rebels made
another light attack upon Ayres' front, and
accomplishing nothing again fell back. To-
ward noon they determined to pierce our line
somewhere and suddenly struck out to the
LETT of the Weldon road, but they contented
themselves with quietly establishing their
old line.
As our line now stands, we have extended
or swung around our left toward the South
side road although that road was not reached.
The Tribune's Martinsburg dispatch of the
! 4th, says
On Saturday morning Gen. Sheridan's in
fantry were at Harrisonburg and the cavalry
were east Of the Blue Ridge accommodating
Charlottesville. The report Of disaster to our
cavalry is untrue On the contrary they had
a victory, capturing 100 pris oners, and driv-
ing the enemy through Swift Gap which they
had fortified Rock Fish and Browns Gaps
are strongly fortified by the rebels and de-
Tended by considerable force, but if they at
tempt to stand they eaW 70 Asnked' on both
sides. Gen Max Wehber has been ordered
to report to Gen. Sheridan.
The Heraid's City Point correspondent
says in the fight front of Souths side railroad,
almost 1000 prisoners fell into the hands OF
the rebels belonging principally to the 5lst
New York, 2lst Massachusetts, 45th Penn
| sylvania, and 7th Rhode Island
The Times and Worlds correspondents at
the scene OF action put the number at only a
| few hundred.
The Herald's correspondent says of the
cavalry hght on he left of the army on Fri
day: The rebels were led by Hampton, Lee
w. H. reering aud Young, each with a
brigade they thought to secure an easy victo-
~ hey succeeded in driving our small
force which was under Gen, Dawes from two
lines OF slight delences and dismountiug,
three brigades attempted TO dislodge us from
a lhiro. Our force consisted Of the LIST M,
LIST Mass, 9th Ohio. 40th N. Y. and bat
tallion of the LIT Mass, 9th Ohio and a bat.
taliOn of lst Penn. with four gans. The
hght was terrific time aud again the rebels
charged up TO within few feet of the line
and we're hurled back with deadly shower
Of bullets. They then attempted flank
movement, at the same time charging the
breastworks, but they met such reception
that they were glad to retire.
Their loss was heavy. As soon as it was
discovered that the rebels were failing back
our men climbed their breastworks and with a
cheer charged the retrealing rebels. Our
loss was slight.
The Herald's City Point correspondent
says it ia reported that our cavalry re-took