The New York herald., 1864-08-26
THE FIFTH CORPS.
mr.. l.. A. Hendrtck's Despatch.
HRAporARrrRs FIFTH ARMY CoRPs,
LII. SIx MIII HOUSE, August o. 1874

HRAporARTERs FIFTH ARMY CoRPs, /
6 sa SIX MILE HOUSE,. August %, 1854.
Io-pAr'e OPERATIONS
AdvaDcug our skirmsh line three.quarters OF
mls sending the Third division 10 tear up tho
railroad track and completing the burial OF the rebel
dead, the three and only facts OF special ntercs.
occurring to-day This further advance Of our outer line
shows that the enemy s occupy the position chosen
after falling back the night succeeding the last fight
He busy nrenching, and everything indicates deter
minaton 10 make q staDd there.
ADDITIONAL DESTRUCTION RAILROAD.
Our entearng up the railroad presented animated,
though not aaogesher novel, scene. An attempt has
been made a machine brought here for the pur.
Ycse but the machine did prove superior manual
labor, and was abandoned Tor soldiers have had
perence this kind Of work before They do she work
@ery rapidly. The track mas been destroyed to
rithin tour miles OF Petersburg front u.s. and with
the assistance Of the Second corps nearly double this
distance in the opposite direction
WHAT GENERAL rEArREcARp BEFORE
1t conclusive from the statements OF rebel
wounded and prisoners that enera Beauregard whose
Iroops nrst confronted bore made them address
osfore leading them into action setting forth the nds.
psusaoie necessity to the confedeacy of recovering pos
session The Weldon Railroad Boys" said bc-for 50
she speech reported to substauce'we have lost
ehs railroad, and must get it back. You
you know, living hali ratnps II you don't get this
road hack you will be living quarter ratons
WITHIN four days. Boys, you know your duty; 20
tn The boys did 20 IN but they were soon glad to get
OUR rorcE AND TEE nxxxYs
will state tact connected with first advance aud
attack do think be cassed in category
o. coatrabsnd intelligence and am certain that knowing
tos act cannot give mucn ard and comfort 10 the encm
whcn General Warren attacked arrival he at
tackled with only fifteen hundred men, and vet, with
these fifteen hundred he whipped four Zines this mum
Der General Beauregard and hts brave boys stimulated
to rht TO themselves from starvation, put this
IN their pipes and smoke IT.
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Inave lsrned facts regardog late escape
OF Catpe' iden, Sixtcenih Maine, after his capture,
that worth giving. tavng on light colorcd and
Broad brumed KOssuth hat ana a rubber overcoat
unquest,onsoly his salvation The fact that IL ra,ned
nearly al the lime he was prisoner gave 10 look OF
straueeness ground eusp.cion his wearing his
rubbe cat, wnllc his PREDETERMINED beaver gave him
tile aud tone or true Souiherner TO the manor
born Al all events, he walked freely through the
etreets aud public places at Petersburg. picking up
the commanding generals When he frst struck the
rebel limos with yiew 70 get through hem he for
iuns,c enough in his llau Of conceanent and obscrva
ton to rrbel soldier remark % anoiher "rhe
fauks will have hard getting through three
battle lines here: but down below where there only
thn sklrmish ine u ann 80 SAFE reckon" The Colonel
slought be would take lonk after ''that thin
ssirwsh Inc" and he found H. The heavy
him through tho line. lie did not through any
TOO quick shots fred him while between
the cncmy's sklrmish nc aud orrs. lie came upon the
pceets u his brigade piece OF od fortune, pleas
iosly agreeable and cutie as remarkable as agreeable
THE SCR AND WOUNDED
An eddtticnal number OF sick and wounded
tsHen 10 day tcCity Point so there 10 the
washington and other Northern hospitals Only the dan
Qcrousy sisx aud wounded remain IN hospital here
Among still rema.ning ieutenans Catln and
Elliott, un,tery ". FIFTH United States regular artillery,
having leg the late fgnt. They are at the
quarters ct the regular Engineer corls at army head
quarters prcierrng 20 be taken there 10 being sent 10
wsnincion. Both n excellent spirits, and getting
coDg finely. they are among the recent graduates at
West Point and this introduction into the practice OF the
art of war has been an unfortunate one for both.
UNION rRisoSEts DrsrRuY THEIR ARMS.
IN recent despatch alluded TO the fact that some
faur hundred captured from the Third division were
armed with the Spencer rcpcptirg rife and tho fall of
into the OF the enemy was deerly
regretted. We have u from most positive sources
that having these pecosthe Bucktnii regiment
ncary ai hid them-broke and otherwise destroyed
every orc them before the enemy got them. II Was
thor thought and work finding that there was no
possibility o ovoidng capture II Is such men, COOL self
poescssed md thoughtful that ore lighting our battles Tor
aud IN the end--it IS immaicral whether we hSye
the beginning OF this etd yet or notwil accom-
psh the final victory that sh slI end the war.
CREDITED
lem apprehensve that Ia my accounts OF the late
dghts have filod to give suicicnt credit TO srtf
terry u conceded that in each OF the bat.
tlcs the artillery was the principal element nsuring the
brilliant victories achieved over the enemy.
CAp1Ais NATHAN NAyHRw.
tatc commanding First brigade Third DIVISION ress-
at,ou cent IN on account lihcaith, having &C
ccpted left 10 day for Portland, Me-. whore he resides