, 1864-11-03

Details Of the Movement Of
the 9th ult.
DEMONSTRATION OF TEE ARIz
or THE JANES AGAINST
kICaMOND,
TEE ENEMY HEAVILY F0RTI.
FLED AT ALL POINTS,
The Armies Resume Their
Original Lines
Correspondence Of the N. 7. Woria.1
HEADQUARTERS ARMx OF TIE JAMES,
Tn THE Fr1r nrtoAor 20

HEADQUARTERS ARMT OF TUE JAHEs
1 In TILE Field, October %,
Another movement has lust culminsted
Pursuant to orders from headquarters, two
corps-the 10th, under Gen. Terry, and the
16lhi under Gen. Weitzel-were, during the
nieht Of The 25th, removed from their In.
trenehments and marched behind them on
convenient roads; their places we're supplied
mainly BY newly arrived Kentucky coiored
troops, and some conralescents. These dis
poaitions were near1y all effected under cover
OF darkness, that the enemy might not get 4
clue, to our proposed movements. All daY
Wednesday the troops laid quiet.
THE MOVEMENT BEGUN.
Thursday was the day appointed for the
eAecauon Of the orders, and the troops were
e5t1r Defines even earlier than was REQUIRED.
The tTo Corps moV1d almost simultaneously
netcfe daylight, there being no danger TINT
tney;Wo1ld Interfere with each others move
me1t. The 10th moved out on small wood
tr fSaa Mn3s1 r,s paases through their works near
tion Until they struck the Darbytown road,
beyond the scene OF Gen. Kautzss late dght'
Here the enemy's pIckets were struck by
Ames, and under the direction Of Gen. Terry.
the Corps vas quickly dep1oyed, Ames hold.
Ing the extreme right, and extending from
point near the Charles City road southwest
Ws1dly toward the Darby town road, across
which Foster, holding the center, had formed
his division. Gen. HaWley, who, on this oc-
casion, WIS detailed to command Birney's Sd
division, held the extreme left. In this Or
der they pushed forward, ekirmlshlng with
the enemy's v1dettes and driving: them about
three quarters OF mile to theif inner line Of
picktta.
| TIE FIGHT BEGUN.
Here the enemy endeayored to hold Terry
in check, and fought his sklrmfgher5 with
great energy. Batteriss which covered the
rosd also opened upon our men at this time,
but, despite their best opposition. they we're
finally forced to fall btck to their line Of
works, Where they We're held by heavy fa-
silade which Was kept upon them. Our men
sheltered themselves as weu as they could
IN line Of gopher holes from which they
haa forced the enemy.
| 4 D1vERs1oN.
The 10th Corps was now In the position
assigned It, and doing all that Ind been re-
qaifea o. II IL creating diversion In favor
o. tne leth Corps, a portion Of whose dutY
T Mas 10 discover, If possible, the rebel lett
the corps had been moving many hours. and
| II Mas now afternoon. Firing heard aWay
| 70 the right Indicated that Weitzel was fesi.
1ng, aad, lnasmuch as the firing soon became
guile heavy, 1t was apparent that he haa mt
ms feelers ON something; probably these ana
other circumstances led Gen. Butler to be.
Heye so. ~ W.
An Assault ORDERED.
Nbethtr this WIS or was not the case. he
Crdsred an assault against the works covar,
1hg tht DArbytoWn road, believing me ma-
}o.lty PIN Of NJ troops to have witnarawn. as !
gade, Which rested With It's rirht on H.,
!oas, and Bells third brigade, which lay to |
tae right OF the first, Gevolycd the dntg If I
assauirspg, and right noblY did they rus6 to |
the Work- But courage was OF no avail |
Mct t1em frnm fhe ;5ont ~ ~ haG,hneuy ~ ,n,sy "9tch
til4erv from fhe f1anl-{1r h.s+, Das'o ~ r.
completely entiladed thEir % in. ~ attsas! Waacn
Tha rha-ra 1yas .1,aaas.s,1 unS VI Attack
inr the fa + thnt fhe e,s,1 1ny IN devlop.
heayi]y from this noIrt ~ na ~ ~ ~ avn SO
all, VI to materialIy weaker l. 1'A 3@A"o A.
rup n,,,,, g,
TIN .o,,,aoa .1n. 1 asFuLsG' n-.,
ape iepaseo' troops ie1l back to their for
heeo tn snh;.cfed - ~. nne a Meah ma!e Ames had
4n,s olo no1 aecrease IN violence
rna1, haEa t,n 1Gt.e ~ oaE Patt. however, his
nSh i,a uole IL unal1ehlngly, aad fiIed away
nraug ntan .us'I .t tues. na"ley did not become
es1sea' .na. u,s- 's. nos ahy way heashJ.
The 18th corps on starting atrnct tho
Kif.rslspd road md o,oua1 ~ e. +.a en ne
market road, thecce hy new - ,n;.,.s ~ .ue NV
they gained the Darb, town reau, along
which they rno1ro nortaWard. Reaching q
nafrow iane ~ nng~n pa as Whites Tavern road,
LEI aaeJ passso aS On II ny tee rear OF the 10th
c9tFs' aho aepouehsd on the Charleston City
pike. As they had bean Instructed to feei
a1 aas eaelny at tnie point, cavalry were sent
p nns 70 Pes1orm E.s me Operation Not wiahing
~ ha,a nss isoFement y showing his in
no nest2 so-co =, sae GaValfy report
n.y. sa,,, o1s ~ Weitzel pushed
III swamn ~. ~ +hc ~ ~ Wt,,s, ns, .nsongo White
0n1 no1sIfv ~ Eh,,h IN haa atsoIg tg siaye road
5ismonnted. ware INV mot eetrrn1.aiag sh1.snasaiag
nnicE Thev INA f"n,,S .usnlng donole :
abead and driven them off anu oaI.td 9s,, 1ofcs
oursue. II was ~ cssssrr tbaa anI m,enlne TO
!or the,r horsea- '' Lucy Ano"lo return 8
Wtt,zei raes r. +ba ,rort - ,.
BE reasoned lima. !, tnr,- tvor ~ resonnotser;
7nly hv rtismnnnted oara1r. ohen ~ ase >ne,a
n csrcr them win s1na1I !, 49, sasn oe aole
,dyantsee viii hnCe hosn ca,naa; az slsat
:ontrarr 1heV are hefd hv hsaT,c~ =. VI tne e
an1;cinsts +wo h1;a.gaa s,9,t u than
~ .nnsn. t%o ~ u!aausn ~ VIII De ~ care
or an stt:,ck Eere @ accorS,nns. m nispos1tlons '
on;. - eas a.sIH 1,., meas aeolotneJ MADE Mars- :
ro11arJ +; ~ Usa e5.lle divisions we're
j rs9ks Marstan ~ n4 w ~ aoht rIoh ol tne rep
~ ths ia1t -. ~ " @ eus f!sn1 ; and Heck
III h's asy!sia, " ~ t1s no,aoa' au' wnns aoiman
~ ns ai.,s,on u seoeea .foops was held
,rr,s supPois W tne aesau4tlng col
TIE ASSAULT Ii
stitt's battsry 4, First P.Lnsv1ya,,a or,;7. il
cry, Vas ordered Into aston Wi.E jnsrtnc. h
ions tu fire as quickly ae nossfhla A. snnn II
9 the battery appeared On the neld it sas Il
made the target Tor the concentrated fir,a nf hl
be 1ebel artillery. Immediately this diver .,
ION WAS created IN favor Of the iutantrv. :,
be aFeaulting bT1gades, com orising Colone1 u
'airctiid's commnDd Of Beekman's dfyisInn
nd Colonel CufIcn'R command Of Ma-stnn7s !,
1vlelop, dashed oIwatd on the char1re !. ANN q
tier Stiit's battery opened with ali tha fnre II
nd determination of tiger. but n5tw;t6. 81
taudlr q his attack the ene7nv e~s31 ts,;a1
Is guns agsinst the afsaultLng party. A. fn u
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