The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1865-04-08
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HnADouARTERs Army OF THEPoToxAc,
April 1.-The greater portion OF this army
has mot been engaged with the enemy to-
day. The time has been occupied In erect
Ing works on tho new line and repairing
sAhe rooda connecting the different Corps.
The late rains had rendered IL impossible
Tor The wagon trains To move ~ fast - the,
i t<oppe advanced. Que train took AZ hours
70 move 6ve miles with the assistance Of
ono thousand men, but through the untir-
Ing industry and perseverance OF the OFF,
aoets in charge Of the Quartsrmasters q and
sc0Mmtsaary department. the armlv has
been alraost a. we'll supplied az while in
their old quarters
When the news of Sneridan's repnlse
reached here last night part OF the 5th
Corps was Ut once dispatched 70 his aid,
{. and IL is expected that tonight or In the
morning We shall receive good news from
that quarter.
Itappears that Sheridan was moving on
the road leading TO a place called the three
forks. About three miles from the South
Side Railroad. two cavalry brigades, Of
picked divisions, which had bee1 moved
1 out In great hurry, came down on .
xoad running from Sutherland Station. "a
Shsridan's cavalry had most Of them pass
ed the junction. This movement Of the en-
envy to cut him on, however, he discovered
in time to get his command back with on
about one hundred prisoners. Both the
Lees were present. but one Of them was al
. respectful distance. On being reinforced
this morning by the 9Th corps, the enemy
fell back 60 rapidly that their dead aud
many Of their wounded fell into our hands,
- we'll ~ those Of our own that were una
yoadably LETT behind yesterday afternoon.
The attack made on The enemy's line in
front Of the 24th corps was by Fosters di-
vision, and about two hundred prisoners
were brought In, the lA6th New York TAX
ing most Of them. Some 500 or 100 yards
OF ground Was taken nom them. Our
pickets are much further advanced. At
assaulted and Q few Of our men captured,
but In very short time It was re-taken,
with about sixty prisoners and stand OF
col0r1,
Our losses up to this time will not exceed
800. while that OF the enemy, on some
parts Of the line, at least. was greater than
our own, but Of course the total cannot be
given.
., MIDNIGHr.-A courier from Sheridan
has just arrived with the most cheering
news. The combined forces of his cavalry
and Gen. Warrea's infantry adyanced
against the enemy this afternoon, driving
them several miles aud capturing about
1900 prisoners and number OF pieces of
artillery. They refreshed to Five Forks
where they were thanked by u part of the
= 5th Corps, which had moved down White
Oaks road. It was here the large number
OF prisoners were taken.
The rebels then reiterated south along
White Oak road, and were vigorously pur-
.snsd by Gen. Sheridan, while McNenoe's
cavalry from the army Of the James, ad-
vanced on the Ford rOadtowafdS the South
Side road, and when the messenger LETT
was ouly about three miles from It, and
would undoubtedly reach it before morn
ing.
The last great line Of railroad that sup
10 be severed, and it Il believed they viii
Immediately leave their present position
st Petersburg and Richmond.
Sharp OannOnadiug il now going on near
the centre Of the lines by the len Of the
9Th cOrpe,