Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1864-06-20
PUBLISHED (DAILT( 8y
EDGAR SNOWDEN, JR
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Mr. STATIONS DISPATCHES.
WASHINGTON, 10 P. NJ, June IS, lS64.-
u.;or General Diz, New York: The following
3snatcb frou General Grant, dated yesterday,
IA NJ, &C City Point, has been received by
this department:
The 9th corps rhis morning carried two more
redou}es forming part Of the defences OF Peters
hurg, CAPTURING four hundred and fifty prison
ers and four guns. Our successes are being
allowed. Our forces drew out from within
fifty yards OF the enemy entrenchments at
Coal Harbor made a flank movement OF an
syerag5 Of about fifty five miles march, crossing
The Chicka houliny and James rivers, the latter
two thousand feet wide and eighty four teet
deep, at point OF crossing, and surprised the
eoelnys rear at Petersburg This was done
without the loss of wagon or piece Of artillery,
and oplv about one hundred and fifty strag
gers picked up by the enemy In covering
this move, Warren 5 corps and W llson's cav
airy had frequent skirnnishing with the enemy,
each losing from fifty to sixty killed and wound.
ed, but inRIctlng an equal, II not greater, loss
on the enemy.
The 18th corps (Smith s. were transferred
from White House to Bermuda Hundred by
waec; moved out near to Petersburg the night
Of their arrival and surprised, Or, rather, cap.
rured the very strong works northeast OF re-
tersburg before sufficient force could be got In
Them by the enemy to hold them lie was
joined the night following this capture by the
I'd corps, which In turn captured more OF the
enemy 5 redoubts further south, and this corps
vas followed ~ the 9Th, with the result above
stated
All the troops are now up except TWO dlvls
IONS covering the wagon trains, and they WILL
be up to oight The enemy, in their endeavor
to reinforce Petersburg, abandoned, their en-
renchments IN front OF Bermuda Huudred.-
lhey 10 doubt ex vected troops from north OF
the James river 80 take their place before we
discovered it. Butler took advantage Of CHS,
and moved force at once upon the railroad
ana plaukroad between Richmond and ftters.
pafg, which hope to retain possession or.
100 much credit cannot be given the troops
aad their commanders tor the energy and for.
Wude displayed the last five days. DAY and
night has been all the same, no delays being
alI'"ed On any account,
Later unofficial dispatches shoW that at el ht
yclock this morning the enemy still occupied
Petersburg.
Major Morton was killed 10 an assauIs yester-
day. ~''A N''N0@ 50 S'N' '''~''>'' ~
Nothing TO day from Sherman or Hunter.
EDWIN NJ. STANTON,
Secretary Of War
:, NAsHISeToN, June l8, 1854, II ?. NJ.
;S'lof General Dix, New York Dispatches
0'n " General Sheridan have just been received.
;,i ie reports a victory over the enemy at Irevv-
'aa s4a Station, Oh the Virginia Central railroad,
Ts NV mules south of Gordonsvile, where Gen.
Ts' T6s' "a a few days ago, reported rebel victory
0ue ,sr ronclal report Is as follows:
Of ~ nave the honor to reportto you the arrival
oos4 -? command at this point, ana also to re-
P,,s.u e. us operations since leaving New Castle
I1rb Ky crossed the Pamunkey river On the
'DSS' marching via Aylett $, and eocampel