The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1864-12-16
From Grants Army.

| Headquarters Army Of the Potomac,
| Dec. 9-p. m.-Another reconnaissance
was MADE this morning along the Vaughan
road toward IIatcher's Run, over the same
route The caYaIv went yesterday. The
! force consisted Of detachu,ents Of several
regiments Of cavalry, under Col. Darwin,
| Of The 13 h Penn, and three brigades of
The Isl div. Of the 2 corps, under Gen.
Miles. The videttes Of tbs enemy were
| driven across the run, Ken a sharp tire
was opened on the ADVANCE from line Of
breastw on the opposite side. Afle.
seme skirmishing, aud discovering tie
strength of the enemy, a charge was made
across the Run, and the works carried ty
assault but not until tie rebels had made
good theirretreat up the South Side road,
! Our men took position IN the captured
entrenchments. while skrmishers were
! thrown out on both flauks. Soon after "A
report came that the enemy were moving
up and across the Run, half a iuile west nt
/ the rOa !, where oGr troops were. On
evincirg an intention to attack on tia
right flank, Gen. Miles at once disposed
his command to receive them. lie al>o
/ sent back FOR rejHtJrcements, which wele
| given him at once bat the enemy did
not make their appearance during the af
ternoon, and it is believed they fell back 20
/ a stronger position At Armsu ong's Mil,
mile ant. half west The impression i,
/ that they had no large force in the vicinity
4 otherwise a more stubborn resistance 10
| our advance would have been m ade. Our
/ loss in the charge was II men wounded,
among them L;eut. Nald, Of the od IA.
cavalry. Loss Of the enemy unknown.
| Later in tha afternoon, reports came
that the enemy were moving towards the
left in heavy force Arrangements were
made 10 NEE, them, but up to this hour
(midnighD they have not appeared.
Richmond papers Of Thursday say Grant
has been reinforced by from COCO to l0,-
600 men from the Shenandoah Valley,
and that battle is imminent.
Headquarters Army Of the Potomac,
/ Dec 10 The demonstration made YES
terday towards lIa'cher's Run by divi-
sion Of the u corps cavalry did not result,
! in Bringing on an engagement, with the
4 tACtptlDG bi 4 SklI'illell III lilC crossing on
the Vaughan road. auA another in the af
teruoon lcar the Armstrong house. No
fighting Of consequence took place, the
rehcIs falling back as oar troops advanced
! The Object of tie move was evidently to
keep them from sending p force TO inter
cept Warren, md it Is believed 20 have
| been successful. Dnr css in the affair
amounted TO about j IS killed and wound
ed.
AT Two O'Clock this afternoon the COM
maui was ordered 10 return. and tonight /
the troops are bacl, in their old camp.
/ Nothing positive has yet been heard from
/ Warren Runner has it l!.at be has had a
fight At Garrett station, on tie Weldon
railroad, in which he gained victory and
Was pres>i"g the enemy.
e, Thetroops suffered much last night # ON
the change Of Weather. Yesterday after>
noon a severe storm o! hail, rain and snow
set in, freezing keenly this morning. The
entire county was covered with a sheet
Of ice. Tonight it is raining and the
roads are in verv bad condition. 1t il
believed tha, Warren viii have no diificul-
ty in reaching bis Destination, notwitl
/ standing the weather.