, 1865-04-06

Side Railroad, near sutherland's Station,
driving them back townrda Diuwiddie. The
fight with sheridnn's corps Is thus described :.
Having failed to gnin any advantage On the left,
me enemy turned his attention against our right,
and mored Pickca's division siong Our Honf
sltes. Np9sdi.covered The movement soi
attempted TO check i. at the furling piace
On The line o. the Chamberlain Run The
nghttng ct tho ford was severe. .Our men never
behaved better, but they had to give way. The
enemy Pressed on at this tune. No small portion
t q ihe % savalsy ~ b.sk On tho Varshtn road,
fon to participate. Aftcr the enemy had fsleu baeF
over the fold, he continued to demonstrate asainst
ttrs jnncturc Gen. Cn:tar arrived on tho A ~
with 1.-two bzsEadee Of his lighting division. 1t va
nt ILLS pcrsou tho real battle cou1rnced. Ths
FEW il aid dashed forward. followed by htg asa,
headquarters Gag and escort, and with his hxt
Of waving it fn The atr. cheefed the men md ther
Of the woods, our men made low hfe sstworka Of
tome fence ratls. which did not afford them any
particular protection.
vance IN two lines Of ba tic from the woods across
the aelds. Thereupon Immediately followed he
hardest fighting Of the dur. The enemy got across
he was checked. BE continued to hold lis line
for ZONE time, and had 10 much advantage Of id
in hie wey tl,at hts rtea out1anged our csraiaes,
and gave him odds In u1ttence.
By dr,k the enemy delivered one terrific volley,
secrius to be continuous line Of fame, As II
did not move our men the enemy broke and went
or position at D1nwiddle Court House.
The reads were in terrible condition,
making the movement Of trains almost I'M
possible Hsayy rains had swollen the
s'leame, keeping the engineers busy day and
night laying bridges and corduroys. The ad~
vance line on this day seems to have been
formed from left TO right as follows: shcri-
dams cayalry, 5th corps, "a corps, two dl-
vleions Of the 24th corps under Gibbon, and
two divisions Of the 25th corps, Gen. Barney,
In reserve. To the1ight of these the 9Th aud
9Th corps held the works before Petersburg.
The lines Of the 9Th and 9th corps were not
engaged. The rain ceased.
On Saturday, April 1st, Sheridan, reinforced
BY portion of the infantzJ Of Warlen's corps
t51h), supported on the right by the I'd, 3D.
vanced against the enemy, driving them seE-
e1a1 miles, capturing 1900 prisoners and
number Of pieces of ARTILLERY. They retreated
10 Five Forks. near the South Side railroad,
where they were Aanked, and the large num-
ber Of fprisoners taken, after which Gen: Sheri-
dan advanced, took possession, aud began To-
destroy the road.
The 5lh corps, supporting the cavalry, also
tnok fifteen .-nns and ahont . tr1o nr;snncrs
cno,,fnr sheriaan tn d,iv- h,rt 4h- torca
phich on Frid1y nftcrnoon chrcked hi. 3D.
xancc ncar D,nx;oa5e co,,r+ Hone.
1nmea,afe1v m rrce,.inr pax.rof orr e,,c-
cess under sheriaan on thc 1eft . simnltsnr-
ous attacl VAS ord .rcd a1onc onr Whole linz
including the I'd, 24th, 9Th aud 9th corps.
The order Yps riyen at o'clock at Nfrht and
~. +b,n an bon- a fnr;or. ..s.,,13 h.r,n
on The rehel iutrencbments. alone their rbo1e
line RESULTING IN thc enemy hc,ng d1Ircn into
thcfr Second line of vorrs With thn 1os, nj
revc,a1 f,rts ovrr nm 1r;soncrs and ahont
turntv n,eces of arti1,crr
m snrdov Anil ID bcforc dav,,rht tha
,4helt assaulted fnrious1v orr center. held by
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