The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1865-04-02
Position or our Armies in FlF
ginla.


Ahc 81 AiDAilS AaldcfS.
HzADQUAn1Ras, Dprncg or East TsrE.l
BOOKS. n G., Aarsh :ls.-Tas advance O.
Gen. slonemaa's forces commanded b
Ma. Klogh, A. b. C., entered and captured
the town Of Boone, NC, q IL O'Clock to.
day. The rebel force was routed with :
loss % ten men killed and sixiy-fvs
wounded and priso6srs. Maj. Barass'
battalion, l2lh Kentucky cavalry, Lost .
fen 1tsp wounded. General stonemaa'a
eommasd is now we'll into North Carolina,
and viii Be hoard of son ia the heart Of
rebellion.
Signed, Lnuss.
Approved BY command Of Gen. ssoNEnsx.
Signed r. MoaRow, Capt 1 adj.
WAamsoros, April I.-AIAs. ezs. Dix
The following telegraph IN reisiion 70 mii-
stsgy operations nov going on as tie front
MAS received shis morning. Eosbing latar
has reached this department.
signsd. e. s.. srAzsok
Crrr PoiSr, $50 A. II March slst.-Hoa.
E. II. siaal5n At l.sl ?. NJ to-day Ger.
6laAs islegraphsd uis j. follows
There hiss been much hard sighting.
This morning the ensny drove our loft
from near Dabney'z House, backwards 20
wards the Boydtown plank road. We ere
now aboet to take the offensive a the point,
and hope viii more shan reeovsE the less
ground.
LA7En.-He telesrspaed again as follows;
Our troops ailer being driven back 70 Boyd
town plank road rallied, and dfovs the
enemy ia surn, and sek the White Oak
road, which we new have. This gives Us
the ground occupied BY The enemy this
morning. / VIII send you She rebel aas
eaptures 81 our troops in driving The enc
ny back. There have been four aags cap
tured sO-dsy"
Judging BY the I'VE poiats from which
Grant talegrahs, info that he moved his
hssdecartsrs about ore mils since be aeas
she arss Of the two dispatches.
rsigneal A. LIEcoIs.
HnAroranrERs Aanv PoroN1c, March 80 !,
8P. Observation-Disclosures heavy rain
Storm which set ii, last. night and oontin
ued until three P. NJ. the army has TO- day
advanced about two miles, and The
5th corps has reached the Boydtown
plank road near is junction with the
white Oak. This i he place WHARF the
second corps had sn engagement with tho
enemy lass autumn, % which il suffered
severely. The ground gained to-day cost
ia bat few men. Tbs rebels making but
very alight restraints at Hatcher's Run
whieh /, onlya short distance farther On.
The ensmy have strong earthwofks srscted
and defended with heavy guns. and here
they win no doubt mako stand 10 oppose
our further advance fom this point The
new lins extends 10 the Armstrong Mil.
The "a Corps heldins ths right Of he po-
alton 81 tho engagements Of yesterday. The
number Of prisoners taken was us With 8
commissioned officers. They belonged 20
Boshrod Johnsons cavalry and were pars
Of the force that made the stack upon Bar
lines last Saturday. The rebels made
DEMONSTRATION at several points on the
old line last night for The purpose evideEtlI
CT ascertainiag Whether the works we're
hsld IN force. They did not gain anything
however. excepting the inforniation thar
he line vss strong enough 70 defend r.
self This explains Che firing heard
a. city Point on Wednesday, night aud ear
y Thurslay evening.
Nothinr hes been received hare as 70 the
operations Of no esislsy, bas they win
no doubt give a good ssconnt Of themselves.
4 battle Is expected 4. morrow for possess
sion Of South Side Rsilsosd, and judging
from the condolences ara high Spirits Of On
Gers and men there via b god result
Wnulss1os. April 1.-The Riehmond
whik, Of thursday, hia bsos 1seeizsd.
The Psisrsbuss Express, Of yesterday,
remarks thai quiss has been restored On our
lines. Scarcely san VS. Cred yesterday
from the ApPolamox q. slzlchss'ai1un. Thu
old condition Of aaairl IL resumed.
shsridsns esvslry hns Errived within
these iinea. and the suppression Is shas be
will soon 30 heard from.
Large bodies q cavalry vsrs ssen Jester.
day morning toward sur right
me fact . reli knoFn that large body
Of cavalry vent down. the plank road two
o. lh1ae dsys since.
Il IS highly probable that Sheridan, IN
GATED BY re resent successes, may sttsupi
rta sIhi1g similar e. .his lide q The llzssl
Hs freai. l.f hia g inslefleaz defsst.
Hsliab intoiii ssac, lFem c'ly Paint r..
presents Be- ps1ssaes q aflssn fsoniseI'
snd ior'5 iron clad lssssis IA tho james
f besides IN hAEEnnefablc feet d
1tI '.sf a1d ls1a fosnidaeis botia.
Since shs 1tssmpt a ine c5aie1sftiss 3.
pass the Ihatsa sbsfnesisss. ne snsny
! ha doubled his Tigilsuse, ana largely ii
creased bis naval force.
Comaoi1re PorGsf i il command of "a.
james river deet aad dis dag ship pooa
piss pfouineus petition arasps tss res
ssis.
! The Esraid's Eobils Boy esrrespendsnt
says iae advance On hat ely fommencs'
On lhs lG,b. Very llllis apperision VA
met with. The 18th ind 1slh sofra CON
Pose ibs army Of advances. aud 6shsrss
cefbT, ortinssr asf 4. J. suila are al Il
The LEAD. The navy ,Fzs fully pEnPafed &
co-operste. ~ serisus efpoaili7n VS. a.
Ecipaiei until rsach ihs .tAs Horks atoa
ne cisy, rhieh are sA 4 e Be ssrfisonsa b
hassn ihoalspd rsbela, Who VIII pzaks
slrtboin rsaistancs.
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ing wa heard On ihs rs. ssss Nosils.
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