Lamoille newsdealer. [volume] (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1860-1877, 1865-02-15
PROGRESS OF THE WAR.
Frsm Grant.

No fighting has taken place since Tues
day, the enemy not seeming to be dis
posed to interfere with our occupancy
Of the ground gained in the late move
ment
Our losses In the late engagement 1t
natcher's Run foot up as follows, not coun-
tirg the missing which do not exceed 200.
Fifth corps A.: Officers-lst div. 4 killed,
~ wounded I'd div killed 10 wound
ed Sd div. 5 killed, 81 wounded. Men
LET div. Is killed, IA wounded ; I'd
civ. Is killed, IT'S wounded Sd div. l9
killed, 598 wounded Second corps Of
6cers--2d div. 3 killed. s wounded men
-l25 wounded Sd div. officers wound.
cd, IA men killed. 81 wounded cavalry
div 4 officers killed, 9 wounded; 2 men
killed. 50 wounded Sixth corps: lst
div. no officers killed or wounded, no men
killed, but II wounded Total killed
and wounded, 81 officers, lib men.
It was stated that in the first day g
fight the I'd div, I'd corps, were the only
troops actively engaged, which report did
injustice to the Sd brigade, Sd div, COM
manded by Brig. Gen. McAllister, This
brigade was detached from the div. and
sent to the support of Gen Smyth. They
took position on his right near the Tuck
er House, where they threw up strong
breastworks. About the time they had
if completed they we're relieved by Ram
sey's brigade, but were ordered to occupy
the ground between the latter and Gen.
smyth's right. Before they had time to
get into position, the enemy made their
appearance in three lines of battle. evil
deutly expecting little opposition at that
point. This was where the desperate fight
Of Sunday afternoon took place, and had
McAllister's brigade not stood their ground
as they did, repulsing three desperate as.
saults, the I'd division would have been
aanked, and the enemy gaining the Vaughn
road, would have been in position to cut
off the connection with our main lines and
undoubtedly would have caused us much
heavier loss than that reported above.
Gen. McAllister was highly complimcnted
by Gen. Humphrey aud other officers for
the gallantry of his men, Humphrey him
self being present when the third charge
was repulsed
Deserters state that Lee was present at
the fight at Hatcher's Run on Monday.
Notwithstanding his personal efforts to
urge his men, they could not be induced
to fight with anything like the spirit they
did formerly. This fact was also noticed
by our officers, who saw the rebel officers
endcavor in vain to urge their men for
ward at different points.
The Richmond papers concede that the
late movement extended Grants lines two
or three miles, but say it did not advance
them. 1t is true they are no nearer Pc
tersburg, but they are now close upon the
Southslde railroad. which is of more con-
sequence. Our troops are busy building
works along the newly established line,
which will take some days to complete,
when they will commence erecting new
quarters for themselves. This will not
be difficult job, as there is plenty of ex-
eellent timber in the neishborhood and
the men have got so used to the work
that regular carpenters at the North
would be astonished to witness the rapid
ty with which whole rows of houses are
run up. some Of which are models of Ar.
ehitectural beauty.