The Lansing state Republican. [volume] (Lansing, Mich.) 1855-1874, 1864-10-05

! III TIE OF SlauAlou Wis luT /
the use OF Early's army All in the lower /
part OF the Valley was shipped 10 Rich I
mOnd for the use OF Lees army. The cOun- /
Try from here 10 stanton was abundantly /
supplied with forage. grain. etc.
(Signed) z. II. SHERIDAN.
MOI Gen
OPERATIONS OF TIE 10TH AND STH CORPS.
NEW YORK Oct. ,.
The HeralTS 10Th corps correspondent
SAYS Of the operations OF the corps in the !
advance on Richmond: The corps broke |
camp al P. N, on the 2Sth. and by rap
i'll march reached and crossed the James
River AT daylight on the 29th At Deep
Bottom Immediately on advancing the corps
met the enemy. and Skirmished up the
roads and across the fields 10 Newmarket
Road This road was occupied by the enc
my strongly intrenched on the nights. which
the advance ObSunateiy contested. The
position was rendered doubly formida-
ble, almost impenetrahle by slashing OF
trees that covered the slopes The cOlored
troops. under Gen. Paine were ordered 10
carry this position. The charge was one OF
the grandest features OF the operations OF
the day. They never halted or faltered
though their ranks were sadly thinned. as
they advanced 10 the successful accomplish
ment al their task. which put the enemy in
10 confusion and sent them rapidly down
the road toward Richmond.
Gen. Grant AMI Butler came on the field
during the struggle and We're enthusiastic
: IN received by the troops When the for
r. mer rode along the lines the shouts and
\ cheers OF the men were beyond example.
Z Three miles above Newmarket the enemy
- have a very strong work, but Birney press
e ed his advantage and pursued the retreating
= rebels so closely that they could not stop 10
= reform In this work, two miles further
b on. the rebels have a strong line OF redouots,
2 very perfect IN their character, embracing
\ heavy artillery and locateda Al such brief IN
I teTyals that il Is impossible 10 force col
Y umn of troops through them. These works
cross the Newmarket Road. Just beyond
the Laurel Hill Church, their guns swept
the roads in all directions Gen Birney al
once determined 10 carry such Of these
works as lay in his front by general assault,
Il accommodating the ground himself amid j
: storm OF shells have never seen surpassed
/. They were met with a murderous fire OF
l. grape and canister, and al unceasing vol
= lev of muSketry that worked terrible havoc
q in their ranks. still unfinchlngly they held
e their way In issuing from an IN ervening
/ crest Of open land, they were exposed 10 4
Il frightful eniilading fire Of artillery, and The
casualties were terrible Still the line
"a pressed forward. On approaching the red
r Oubts they were found even more iOrmida
re Die than al first supposed. Apertect abat
81 It's held them a bay while the rebel infant
~ literally moved them down. the fort
10 were surrounded 10y a ditch feet deep, int
* which some Of the cOlOred troops leeped
Is only TO 1indthemselyes penned without wal
ne OF retreat. These works had no sally ports
A. rl.,rf.I
- over the bitches. These, of course, were
e. drawn up The line was drawn 10 the
g. further side of the crest, which position
was held until night, when demonstration
~ was made against the works, in the dltcl
~ of which our men were cOOped up, thu
nj giving them an opportunity 10 escape, ant
i'll advance up the road Of from one-half 4
m three-quarters Of "a mile. Ii cost Us dear
j. IL. The corps lost over 500 men killed ant
is wounded. Al the same time this was 80
inc on Kautz's cavalry dashed cOOly up 4
the very gates OF Richmond, which fact h
reported 10 Gen Butler, who al once dis
patched division To his support. His Ill
vision marched unObstructed 10 within mus
ket range Of the city and probably Nigh
have marched into the rebel capital, thong
IL it is clear they could not have held il. d
y arriving in the suburbs OF the city they fOun
ell Kqutz had Withdrawn Tor wise purpose
On The division was then ordered 10 return
VI although our advance was checked at Iau
TO rel Hill Our expedition is by no mean
cu terminated
WASHINGTON, Oct. ;.
AZ To Gen. DIX.
4. 4 dispatch from Gen Sheridan, date
ho Harrisonburg, oct. lst $3.50 p. ~, ha
~ been received by this department.
- -. how. kfQnnfpn
H. Waynesboro with the cavalry, destroye
49,, the iron bridge on South River, at Waynes
- bOro, throwing it into the river; also IN
bridge over ChTlstiana Creek, and the raj
- road from StauntOn 10 MaynesbOrO. Tn
details for future operations are, for OF
"a iOus reasons. omitted
~ The following is the latest received frOI
- Gen. Grant:
- CRY PoINT, Oct. IS 30 T. No Ma
~, Gen Halleck-Gen. Butler, on the right {
James river, and Meade, southwest OF PC
tersburg, occupy the same positions a
Yesterday There has been but very littl
lighting to-day; and few prisoners wer
captured. Last evening Gen. Butler sci
de brigades Of infantry with a little cavalr
bt within few hundred yards Of the inns
he line of works east OF Richmond, meetin
re with no opposition
n (SignedD L. :. GRANT, 1t. Ger
III No dispatches have been received I,
W three days from Gen Sherman, but vig'
on rOus measures. which il Is believed will l
n successful have been taken by him 10 pr
Els tect his communications from rebel raidin
zee parties under Wheeler and Forrest
nj, lSigned L. VI. STANTON.
ne FORTRESS MoNRoE, oct. 2
IN Rebel fugitlves Of all classes are pOu
les celvable manner Some are coming dow
no the river on RATS in their eagerness 10 e
IS cape from the perils Of the COnfederacy.
ic- Rebel officers. now prisoners in our hand
'er say they think Richmond cannot niue
IN longer Withstand the siege now in progress
hu All here are full Of hope Of success. o.
NJ soldiers are in high spirits, expecting SOC
hu 10 achieve the greatest results
AZ NEW YORK, Oct. 3.
A special says that our lines now exteI
- from Chaplin Bluff to the White Ga
-, Swamps, al a distance Of from five 10 3
81 miles from Richmond and from the Blu
=. We command the enemy's lower pOntOO
"a bridge across the James.
-, The Herald has the following special a.
20 count OF the fighting north Of the Jane
a. River: On Friday three desperate enOr
= were mabe by rebs 10 retake the work ca
- tured from them by u on Thursday Gel
- Lee in person commanded, but the rebe
~ were each time driven back with cOnside
~ able loss. The enemy were discOvert
=" about T. NJ massiDg in a road direct
~ opposite tie fort captured the day beiOr
-, and IA half an hour they charged with
~. wild yell in three heavy columns Of attac
~ The rams al the same time opened upC
III our position, and our line was enfladed
- the ire from the rebel battery on the rive
=. The men, however, stood steady 10 the
IN posts and received the rebels with 20 DO
-. well-directed and incessant fire, that Tbs
7"' broke in confusion and retired 10 the wood
a. Twice again they were rallied by the on
~ GERS and returned 10 the charge. but on
with the same result, until finally, broke
aud dispirited. they 1ell back in irretriev
bic confusion, leaving the ground cOveTt
with their dead and wounded. The prisOl
ed ers report al least a thousand killed an
S. wounded. Over 300 prisoners were take
a 81 oil .