Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1865-03-15
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OFFICIAL WAR BULLETIN.
Dispatch from General SchofieId-
Fight between wade Hampton and
Kilpatrick-Re ebeI Accounts.
WASHINGTON, March 13-945 PM.
Major General j. A. Dir:
The following dispatches have been re-
ceiyed by this department.
[Signedl Il. NJ. STANTON,
Secretary of War.
CITY POINT VIRGINIA, March 49,
Hon. 3. NJ. Stanton, Secretary Of War:
The following has just been received:
WIsE's FORK, March 10.
Lieutenant General Grant:
The enemy made heavy attack upon
our center and left to-day, but was decisive
ly repulsed with heavy loss. His dead and
badly wounded were left upon the field.
We also took several hundred prisoners.
Our loss small General Couch is only
twelve miles from Kinston tonight, and
will be up early.
In the morning we took prisoners from
Lees and Stewards corps. They say that
two corps are here, and the rest of John
ston's army is coming.
[Signedl j. NJ. ScHoFIELD,
Major General.
CITY POINT, VIRGINIA, March 13.
Hon. E. M Stanton, Secretary Of War:
The following items are taken from to-
days Richmond papers:
We have some good news this morning
news of victory in South Carolina. 1t is
announced in the following official dispatch
from Gen. Lee. Though the dispatch is
rather scanty in its particulars, enough is
given to show that Fitzpatrick was badly
worsted:
HEADQUARTERS, &C., March 10.
Hon. j. C. breckenridge, Secretary of War:
Gen. Hampton attacked Gen. Fitzpatrick,
at daylight this morning, and drove him
from his camp, taking his guns and wag-
ons, many pieces, and several hundred pris-
oners, including great number of our own
men who had been captured. The guns and
wagons could not be brought off, ior want
of horses.
Many of the enemy were killed and
wounded. Our loss not very heavy. Lieu
tenant Colonel j. S. King was killed; Brig
adler General Hume, C0lonels Kmgan and
Morrison, aud Majors Davis and Ferguson
and others were wounded.
[Signed] r. L. LEE, General.
1t will be observed that the locality of the
fight is not named in the dispatch. This is
for prudential reasons. Sherman has no
communication with the North, and it
would be imprudent to publish where he
was, as it would be giving news to Grant of
his progress.
Matters are beginning to look decidedly
better for us in the South. In the last three
days we have had news of two victories;
one in North Carolina, and one in South
Carolina.
We alluded in our last issue to a move
ment which was being made for the pur-
pose of recapturing our prisoners who were
taken from Early in the recent fight near
Waynesboro, and who were being conduct
ed under guard to Winchester. The fol-
lowing official dispatch tells of it:
HEADQUARTERS, March 9.
Hon. j. G. BreckinridJe, Secretary Of War:
General Rosser reports that on the 9th
inst, with few of his men, he attacked
the enemy near Harrisonburg, who were
guarding the prisoners taken at Waynes-
boro, and captured few prisoners.
On the morning of the 9TH he again at
tackled them, near Reid's Hill, having de-
tanned them for day andnight, and caused
Cnem TO reJlre In naSte, abandoning the
only piece of artillery they had, and their
ambuances. He annoyed them a good
deal, and enabled good many of our men
to escape.
[Signedl r. e. LEE.
The Northern papers claim to have cap
tured about 1000 prisoners In the fight with
Early, and report that most of this number
had reached Winchester.
CHARLOTTE, March 9.-The Southern
Express Company's messenger from Au-
gusta, Georgia, brings advices to the Sd
inst. No news of interest had transpired
west of the Savannah river.
The Georgia State Legislature passed
resolution declaring that it does not concur
in the recommendation of Governor Brown
for Convention, by vote of twenty yeas,
against eight nays.
Several extensive fires had occurred in
Augusta, supposed to be the work of an in
cendiary.
-Four hundred Yankee prisoners will leave
Richmond this morning, on return home
by the flag OF truce boat. Among them are
thirty-three officers, including Generals
Kelly and Crook, recently captured.
[Signed] U. S. GRANT,
Lieutenant General.