The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1864-06-24
THE MOVEMENT AGAINST
RICHMOND!
Fighting at Petersburg!

!
clock on Tuesday afternoon. At the time
our informant lett. Grants advance was on
I the march in the direction of Petersburg,
/ where Gen Kautzs command of cavalry
were then sharply engaged in The inmed-
/ ate outskirts Of the town.
! Fortress Monroe June Is.
The steamer from Bermuda Hundred
! arrived to-day.
Two army corps crossed to the south
side of the James River las. night. Other
| portions of The army were also crossing ss
various points.
There was Sighting this morning in the
direction of Petersburg. The result is
unknown.
War Department, Washington, I
June $50 P. NJ.
To Maj Gen. Dix:
The following dispatch from Gen. Grant,
dated yesterday, u A NJ, at City Point.
has been received by this department:
1.-The oh ccrps, this morning, carried
two mole redoub's forming part Of the de-
! fences Of 'etersburg, capturing $50 pris-
oners and four guns. Our successes are
| being followed up.
{" Our forces drew out from within fifty
yards of the enenys intrenchments at
| Cold llarbor; made a tlank movement Of
about fifty five miles march, crossing the
! ChickahomiEv and James Rivers. the lat
ter 1900 feet wide and 81 feet deep At
the point of crossing; and surprised the
enemy's rear at Petersburg. This was
| done without the loss Of a wagon or a
piece of artillery, and only about $50
stragglers were picked up by the enemy.
{" In covering this move Warren's corpa
ard Wilson's cavalry had frequent skir-
mishing with the enemy, each losing from
so 10 SO killed and wounded, but inflict-
! ing an equal, If 20. a greater, loss upon
/ the enemv
The 18th corps. Smiths, were t.ans-
ferred from the White House TO Bermuda
Hundred by water, and marched out near
Peter burg on the night Of their arrival.
They surprised, or rather captured, the
very strong works northeast of Petersburg
before a suthcient force could be got in
them by the enemy to hold them. They
were joined, the nigh; following this cap
ture, by the 2d corps, which, in an hour.
captured more Of the enemy's redoubts
farther south; and TIL. corps was :olIoWe
by the oh, with the result above stated.
GAN .he troops are now up, except sew
en- divisions covering the wagon trains,
and they viii be up tonight.
"Tbe enemy, in their endeavors to rein-
force Petersburg, abandoned their inlrench-
ments in front Of Bermuia uundIed.-
They no doubt expected troops from north
Of the James River TO take their place be-
fore we discovered it. Butler took advan-
tsge of this. and moved force at once on
the railroad and plank road between Rich
mord and Petersburg, which hope to re-
tain possession Of
TOO much praise canno. be given the
troops and their commanders fol the ensr-
gy and fortitude displayed during the last
five days. Day and night have been all
The same, no deiars being allowed on any
account"
Later unofficial dispatches show that, at
o'clock this morning, the enemy still CO.
cupied Petersburg.
(sjsned) E. NJ STANTON,
Secretary of War.
New York June Is.
The Uera2d's correspondent with tbs
h eor,s ,iya. fla fol}nwirr account of
fcht na,r Lone Hfidge: In CROSSING
tie Chirkahoninv a, Long Bridge, Crnr.
ford's division had ,he advance. After
crossing lie at once pushed forward to the
heiohts on the orhcr side. firmly establish
;r,, himself AID there remained until dav.
FaI.,. when other divisions Of the 5 h
cr,as tool, nosiiirns near by. Here tho
com. remained all dav, bat not without,
ON io,IarcnAant apl most brilliant fioht bv
Crsvf,Id's division. The cavalry was
still in bis advance. A portion was sen.
in lIa direction of Turner'S FOrd across
tie Chic,ahoniuy. and scne toward ths
. White Oak Swamp crossing. A1,he lat
Ter rro.siur tie cavalry came uron the Ist
and q Sou.h Carolina reo;ncu.s Of Uamp.
toms bricade. and. teinr Inferior in rum
hers, s,nt back Tor infantry surpor,s.-
Craw fosd sent Gen. Bates brigade, with
Instructions % all the cavalry 10 Get pos-
Session Of he roaI and iutrench. Verv
shortly AC..r, Lyle's brigade vent TO the
assistance Il the l., brigade, followed by
Col. Carries brigade In some redoubls