The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1864-10-31
on 70 RtCnmonD.
Grants Whole Army II nleei>..
Headquarters Army Potomac. !
In the Field. OFT ~

4. Al tHe Iefu, Oct. II. I
The long looked for advance of the /.
m'e' operating against Richmon has
LAST taken place.
!, Yesterday the final preparations ver
completed by the Withdrawal OF the erea,
er part Of the army of the Potomac fror
tho trenches and massing it in the res
ready for the move.
The 6rst division Of the Cd corps, witt
part of the 9Th and 9th corps, held th,
entire line from The Appomatox on th,
right, to some three miles west of th,
Weldon railroad on the left. All the bag
gage wagons &C., we're sent to the rear
City Poiat.
At2 o'clock this moring. Gen. Hancock
with the 9 / and Sd divisioss OF his corps,
moved along the Vaughn road, running
southwest and after crossing Thatcher
kun. found the rebels entrenched in new.
iy made works.
Gen. Hancock at once charged them on
the flank aud drove them out taking some
~ prisoners mostly cavalry.
The 9th corps took the Squirrel Level
road aud found the rebels posted at It's
Junction With the Duncan road, which
runs North from the Vaughn road to the
boynton road. From this they we're
driven by our skirmishers, with some
loss. the FIRST division having about forty
wounded.
The sd division Of the 9th CORPS took
the advance and crossing Thatchers Run
connected with the I'd corps.
In the meantime, Gen. Hancock advan.
Gel along by road, driving the rebels BE-
fore, till be reached the Boynton plank
road where the column halted and formed
10 line OF battle, the left reaching some
distance west of the road ard the right
extending to thick woods on the right
The 9Th corps had also formed and ad
sanced through the woods two miles, bu,
the LETT OF the line failed to connect with
the right of the I'd corps.
The rebels fell back as We approached
until they came to Tha,cher's Run again.
when the rebels were found behind strong
ensrenchments and brisk firing epsued.
but without much loss on either side.
About o'clock D. M. the rebels takiuo
advantage of the break in the lloe be
tweea the ID and 5.h corps, massed Gen.
Addison 3 division of Hills corps and !
charged the right wing of the Cd corps.
which gave way and fell back q short dis.
tance, but being reinforced charged and
checked the advance Of the rebels ano
a number of prisoners
Our loss in the affair is not known, but
is not believed to be heavy.
A few minutes after this the rebel cav
airy which tad been cut off on the B,yu.
ton road, made an attack on Greeg's d.
vision directly 10 the rear of the I'd corps
and for time quite a skirmish was kept
up. Gregg finally drove them off.
In the charge made on the ed corps
two guns were SAID to have been taken of |
By the rebels but it is said they we're AZ |
tervards recaptured. Figh.ipg continued |
on this part OF the Iine till after dark,
When heavy rain pu, stop to it.
The 9th corps occupied the right of the |
advance. but did no, gain much ground
the object being 10 allow the left to get
fairly round on the Boyn,oa plank ros,i
before the right advanced. The colored
division OF the 9th corps had some .kr-
mishing with The rebels, but nothing ap
preaching fight They lost few wound
ed.
Gregg's cavalry had sharp fgh. with
the rebels this forenoon, when they at.
tscked the rear of his column. He chars-
ed and drove them back, capturing
Number of prisoners and eight or ten
wagons loaded with supplies, also some
horses, mules, dc.
The troops which occupied the coun.
try over which We passed to day we're
Youug's and Boeilsr's divisions Of South
Carolina and Georgia troops with part
Of Wilcox's brigade.
Our left wing gained about fifteen miles
OF country to-day and is now in position
to attack the euemy's works on the aank
Gen. Warren had a narrow escape while
riding along the liHss--a bali grazing Lis
cheek aud making slight wound.
Ihe number OF prisoners taken is about