Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1864-11-03
THE LATE BATTLES NEAR RICHMOND
THE BATTLE OF HATcHER's RUN.

THE BATTLE HATCHERs RUN.
The battle of Hatcher's Run was fought Thursday,
October "a, between the Second Fifth, and Ninth Corps
and the enemy the principal part of which, our side,
sustained by the Second Corps
1t had been determined for time past that
ment should be made to strike and cut the Southsde rail-
road and every thing having been prepared to effect the
object the movement commenced the night of the 26h
At midnight the second and third divisions Of the Second
Corps, commanded by Gems Neal and Mott started the
Vaughn road and, marching all night reached Hatchers
run, the Duncan road, in the morning, where they
found slight line Of works occupied by the enemy,
which they took with little opposition The column then
took wood road running west called by the White
Oak road, which they followed driving the enemy before
them. About noon the advance reached the Boydton
plank road having marched distance of about fifteen
miles. Skirmishers at thrown out, and two
lines of battle formed, facing west and the other
NORTH and in short time the enemy driven
the run to their works on the other side.
The Fifth and Ninth Corps ordered to attack at
dayreak and keep the enemy engaged while the Second
Corps took them in flank.
The Ninth Corps (except two three regiments left to
hold the lines they had been occupyng) took the Squirrel
Level road and passing the Duncan road met the enemys
administers beyond and drove them into their enrench
ments, sustaining very slight loss
Inc r1Itn OorPs tnh Dut ONO prigndeD moved hlong
central road running southwest and reaching the Dun
can road commenced diminishing with the enemy The
first division lost sxy seventy at this point
killed and wounded The division pushed some dis
lance forward, and fighting kept up but not very
severe.
The rest Of the Fifth Corps moved down the Duncan
road and about faced west and advanced in line Of
battle through the woods toward the Boydton road with
orders to keep close to the Obeyng these orders
implicitly, these troops followed the windngs Of the
stream which very crooked and they had to pene
tate thick woods and ugly ravnes great deal Of
valuable time lost which really the main cause Of
the failure Of the movement. When they arrived almost
within striking distance of the Second Corps the course
Of the turned of to the right and in following 1t they
marched away from the Second Corps instead Of toward it.
This of course left wide gap 10 the line, Of which the
enemy were not slow taking advantage and they accord
npy mssscd heavy force there under OF the woods
and then made their successful assault on the Of the
Second Corps It was impossible for our men to stand
6rs from the front and at the tme and some
rave way while others faced about and attacked
thu enemy in ther rear One Of batteries had two
gums at this point and, most Of the with them being
either killed or wounded the guns had to be abandoned
The rebels confident OF victory advanced in time
TO cut of and capture large number Of men, whom
they thought they bad surrounded and to take all the guns
Bat they were met by deadly voeys from Forces
who had faced TO the rear that they broke and reeated
to the woods In disorder allowing many OF the prisoners
they had taken to escape They atcrward attempted to
re gain the ground but failed owing to the superorylof
numbers on our side Our troops then fell back short