The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1864-10-07

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from Gen Grant, announcing the move
ment OF our forces against KIchmoud has
just been received:
Headquarters. Chapin's Farm,
sept 20, lO:45 a. ID. (
To Maj. Gen. Haleck: Gen. Ord'.
corps ADVANCED this morning. and carried
the very strong fortifcalions an, hsav,
line OF en,renchmenss below Chaplin s
Farm, with some fifteen pieces Of s,tilIery
and from 900 to 800 prisoners.
General Ord was wounded, though not
dangerously.
Gen. Birnev advanced at the same tim e
from Deep Bottom and carried the New
Msrke, road. and sntt enched and scatter
sd The enemy in every diisciion, though
he captured but few. lie is now mar, h.
ing on towards Richmond
left Gen Birney where the road inter
sects the New Market and Richmond .sil
road. The whole country is filled with
field forliticallons thus far
(Signed) U. S. GRANT.
Z. N. STANTON, Sec. Of War.
w ashlngtoH, Sept. 81.
Passengers from City Point re por, that
early on Wednesday, night the 10th corps,
under Gen. Ord, began 10 move from their
old position to Jones Neck Oh tn. james
river, where a pontoon bridge had been
thrown across the river and at once began
To cross. BY twelve O'Clock the advance
guard had succeeded in etfecring the cross.
| ing safely, and before daylight Ihe whole
corps WAS over. An advance was imms-
diately ordered, and the enirenchmpnts on
| Chapin's Farm we're carried with bu, it,
| tie loss. There appeared TO he but few
rebel troops in the enlrenrG ments. and II
is thought ihal they had heen withdrawn
either TO be sent up the valley to check
Sheridan, or to the Weldon railroad fear
ing blow from Grant We have, how
ever. captured from 300 to 400 prisoners
and fifteen pieces Of artillery The 18Th
corps. under Blrnev, advanced from besp
| Bottom abont the same tins that Ord
moved mp to the New Market road, and
carried The ert,enchments with ease. The
rebels showed 90, IiltIe disposition to con
ties, the ground They appeared 10 be
completely surprised. OF subsequent
movements Of our forces nothing ua>
! known at City Point, and there was nolh-
ing to Indicate that the advance of Ord o,
! BiIney bad been checked. I. coufi,.ent-
! ly believed At City Point that the rebels
have withdrawn large numbers Of troops
| from the deteuces Of Richmond and SEM
! them up the valley 10 aid Early. Thi,
being the case Ord and Blrnev csn make
considerable progress before the rebels can
concentrate their forces.
On Wednesday night the rebels made a
! furious attack on our advance and the
ear,hworks in front Of Fort Sedgwick on
the Jerusalem plank road. These en-
trenchmepts were hello bv portion of,h
81 brigaia. 81 division. 9th corps, and The
! rebels were handsomely reyul>-d With con
! siderable loss. These are the work>
which were captured from the r, bells seye
| raj weeks ago and this ia the second un~
successful attempt Of tie rebels to retake
| it. Their troops which attacked were
commanded hy Col Russell.
Fort Sedgwick opened fire on The rel.
els and accelerated their retreat. Ru.se'l
had his men in line Of battle in two min.
u,es after The attack.
Baltimore. Oc, l.
The following additional particular.
have been received from participant in
the fight a, Charin's Farm. Cen Ord, ot
! the 18th corps, with small division,
! pushed tow ards Richmond on Thurs,.s,
morning. hyhin. his wa, anu driving il,
| the enerl,'s trout until he reached Cha
pins Bluff. Here were heavy works *
tenping TOR miles around TIE rebel gun.
boats were near and below them. The
rebel garrison. though vary email. had
been reinforced from kichm"nd One iii
vl.ion, Gen Stannard's, took the salen,s O,
/ the main works. thence swinging around
inside Of and in the rear Of the enem,',
other, and drove them ont before them -
hlle ihls WAS going on heavy repforce-
ments arrived from kichn"nd, which
were all driven out The division which
did thi. lost every brigade conmnnde,
killed or wounded. Gen Burnhsm wa.
killed. Colonies Stevens aud DonAhue
were wounded, hu, not dangerously. -
This division behaved mos, caIlsntly, los,
ing some 600 officer. and men killed sna
sounded. The works taken were the
stroDgest 80 far seen around Richmond
We have a strong hold near Richmond
al d Ger. Gran, will, i, is believed. ke.,
it. Heavy fighting was going on when
our informant left!
New York, Oct. 2.
The Herdids 10th corps correspondent
says Of the operations OF that corps in the
advancs on Richmond The co,ps
broke camp q, 3 l.. NJ on the 2slh, and
10y rapid march reached and crossed the
James at daylight Of the 29h at Deep
Bottom. Immediately on advancing met
the enemy and skirmi>hed up roads and
scross fields till near the New Marke,
road. This road was occupied bv the en-
emy s'rongly eh,rrnched Or heights
our advance vas ob>,ina,eiy contested -
he positlon, in addition TO strong nat,
ural character, Was rendered donhly for
mdsble by almost impenelrable slsshi,p
that covered the slopes. The cu!orel
troops under Gen. Paine were ordsre TO
carry this position. Their charge was on .
OF the grand features of The oper rations Of
the day. fhey never halteI or taltered
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