The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1865-04-11

staff officer arrived stating that Sheridan
had encountered theenemyi in small force
at Jettersville, had driven him aud made
important captures.
Our column had intended to go into
camp, but Grant thought Lees only hope
was in forced marches, and he therefore
ordered the advance continued The
men, who had already marched twenty
miles, on being informed of the stirring
news from Sheridan, clamored to march
all night and started off with cheers
Whenever Grant was recognized as he
rode along the line the delight Of the
soldiers was expressed in the most enthu-
siastic manner AS some division exhaust
Ell itself in cheering, another would
take it up, and so it went along the
whole column.
Soon another dispatch was received
from Sheridan, and its contents were
such as to cause Grant to leave the road
and cut across the country to Sheridan
headquarters. $50 a. '#.A.
On the night of the 9th the army In
in line of battle, stretching across three
or four miles of country aud facing Jet
tersville Clusters division of cavalry
lay on the right flank and McKcnzie's on
the left The infantry was formed with
the both corps on the right, the 9Th in
the centre, and the 2d on the left Dur
ing the night Lee moved of many oi
his trains, and it was feared he would
elude this column. Ord was 10 march in
the morning toward Lyuchburg and cut
off his retreat to any point south of that
| The whole army in the morning moved
five miles on tho road 10 DeatonVille.-
In the forenoon the the ID and 9TH corps
succeeded in falling upon Gordon's corps
guarding Lees army in the vicinity oI
Deatonville, stampeding a portion OF II
aud making many captures of men and
material Gordon took APP one position
after another on the hill tops, and sue
ceeded i'll retarding our pnrsnit to a linn.
tied extent Refugees and deSertcrS
stated that the rebel army was falling to
pieces. A refugee also said trains were
running from Richmond 10 nanvillc all
day, and that Jett. Davis and. Cabinet
reached there in the afternoon, and were
taken TO the residence OF Mr.. Sutherland.
This refugee also says Beauregard telc-
graphed that Sherman was on The Dan
vile and GoIdsboro railroad, tearing il
up between these two places.
The iIeralds correspondent from the
cavalry recouuis the movements of this
arm OF the service III pursuit of Lee -
Their rear guard was overtakenand dTiv-
Ell across Lamoo Creek On advancing
the enemy opened fire, which was return
ed with vigOr They were finally shell
ed from their position. A number ofmen
were vt once dismounted, The ohStruc-
tions were removed, and the command
crossed Evident determinations on the
part of the enemy were ut once met
with. The road was strewn vi Tia all
sorts OF munitions and debris Cannon
and ammunition were discovered srCrrtrd
in the woods
Pushing Oh, Barring's brigade Of cav
airy was soon encountered 10y our second
brigade, Col Wells cavalry. The rebels
scattered like flock of sheep on being
fred upon. In this charge Lieutenant
Custer, brother of the General, got de
tatched iromthe command, buI came III
with a rebel -Iattle flag aud fourteen
"Johnnics. Colonel Capehart. Third
brigade, about the same time oycrtool,
the rebels near Dennesville, spreading on
each side of the road Onr men won't in
under the widest excitement. General
Custer seeing that unless we covered
more ground with our cavalry many more
rebels would escape, sent back and hur-
ried up the Ist brigade. Several miles
were thus passed over and many rchrls
and munitions gathered up.
Finally the rebels rallied 10 make u
stand Our cavalry formed for Il charge,
when strong force of rebel infantry vas
discovered in our rear. Oar men fought,
slowly falling back, when they were re
inforced and the rebels driven again, fol.
lowed closely until night set in The
rebels had been drived - miles, r"utcd
at every point, and losing men, .uilleiy,
wagons, &c Our whole loss was not
fifty
On the lth the march was lcsuned
aud continued ill afternoon, when the
enemy were overtaken and skirmIshino
ensued which continued till night. On
the 5th the fight took place which has
already been detailed.