The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1865-03-29

ro.k. uiun the rieht while these rrcp1fnti'i,
NeTc cline leAv- masses OF rel iniAu'r. moN,i
u9on bi0ltdks light. and lsit 'uc,eed'l ~ ~. i'
ius as LlAk. Col Jotdsn'- lnsI,dc ut ca'Aiy con
'st.ng ot TIE Ninth lCuus, lvaina' tlthlu ihHlaI'
nnd second and lnlrl hettucNl, "as pune ~ V''
out 1Fht 10 prevent this moNciacnt lLe hth .u- ~
this p ut very severe. The enemy r J.. .It.'}
eharsed ovr cavalry rpeaeily lu he i'fh,h lhg..
uountei,htld the po.it aud res.stcd cvcry mtul'
o. the enemy TO drive them fou tho trees and th,ii
Maiof.Generh Williams came urou the fcd ith
portion OF the rweuteih corps, and soon aier 'en'
sherman and slc,um strived In person. and ihe n
fsutf, uIon the ett vas ordered to advance. The
enemy's woris wefe carried and he ras iu' IN
one diyi,ion afpr nnother OF our infantry sa4 nov
pushed In upon the right and lett.
REBEL riASEtSa sovsNrSr DETECTED.
KnpstrcE, cavalry had gone 20 the rich', and l''
succ, cded in reaching the Goidsporo road, vhicu
plsced him directv IN the rear Of TIE cucmy, Nhtn
heayy tody OF Ttei infantry, evidently rinloiN
tank, and noivith,iaudinc the cycf'ion ot Colonel
Hamilton, and the bravery o' HE mon. BIZ itIimtAt
un forced huck urou the Niuih Perns, ~ ami, cavs
~ which also forced to retire hut a slu. ly ~ 60
give time ioI Colonel seiSidyc ,oinmnnnnr the ifh'
81 81 oai infant, to chsnse iron, WIN ne .r'.a,'
the iele infantry IN advancing received ciOss re
rom Col, seiyidges brigade when hi'patiick' WIN
Vol yordAnt brigade chased strnirht upun the enc
ny, driving him la VUntusinn down upnu the "ain.
torl foed and back TO his original po'.uon: ~ ~
tion.
RTrpEu W ruE FrnEt..
The enemy s'uhiortly fell back before each sttacs
and ~hen night set In stll he'd the Grove --oH'-
During tue night hoveVer, be retired iu the di.ec-
tion VI Raleish leaving he killed and wounded cr
the field. IAs tAe tt-t real hsri hehtins OF 90,
3Smpaifn ne troop did splcndidly. ! he caIa',N
iought side BY sidt Will Tie infantry, mouhEl hilH
dIsmouuied tad won the admiration u the entire
arty The rebel t4Oops opposed Ia thu rsit ~tit
Ehett,s sr,iiir, -is.t, 80 No., ,5t.ll,r,
ihey ccnpo,cd the sortlcn s,rrisons, and fou
Colonel khe!t commandant at .or Sumtel' ~ 'at,n
nra At "
tons vcto very full his ON u ieglugnt iol instance
a. ono time numbering not less shan l,5Do.
MARCH or rmE LErr Hr-INEp.
Tho road to Coli,horo being nov apparently c9cn,
the lcf wing continued its mach, ithOut oWori-
ton, until the 18th. Meanwhile, Johnston. ha',ur
become completely satisfied that Gold Va. thc
real otlect ha,tily called Ia Iafdoe and moved nom
smithhed down the road ~ BentonNilie, whero he
irtr ched himscli lie line Of works eItendinr from
lare, .e'un.cd to the creek asau 1hr position the
fouftcenth Corps ia advance ditcoyercd ten. s'o-
cum iilmt diatob formed ~ell chosen line, hhhk" B.
lrr' and upon the risht by swamp aud osen ii,d.
THIRn nArrIE AT sonEIs's YARN
Tho third battle Il called u, battle At Morris Farm.
Prom this admirable linr, MoFsn'' division having
another line hall mile in advance the enemy. ~ho
had been retiring toward their own line ior 'c,cral
NUM- ers aud attacked the bresdc q ten. Eohiusou
and Gen. Bucl, comprising Morfnn's divhon, and
aiY'" iatm basS IN sone S,n'n,ioh Ne l,h' on w.
AM skiliu eye a. the proper raj, inr round for All
and tie great bravery OF the men, the enemy vc,t
checked a har'y work o. rails and dit WIZ n .os
Mp and The whole Of the folrteenih co'p' ani CO..
! kiratnck's cavalry, arrived and took w position
Col sei'iise urou ~ lait ih9 cayalry ' tie Ir.r
| de.pcrstc chArges by the eucmy, only cquallcd D.,
Lho-s a Franklin, and meinly directed esan,i th,
before been iiaHked aud doubled Gown 70 tls line.
| prrEAr ~ JOHNSTON.
The enemy charged In three columns, one afinr nn'
other each following upthc others r,pu.-g, u'iint
with such despcraiion that when night co-'l n pl"a
their defeat, not only wns the ground 10 our 'on
| in nuinl-rs within Lnos, even around q head
quarters OF the reuerAls. un the other and our ,r
hir po-t IN line Of battle, and each time the rr'n,
Wnr hurled hcck In confusion ron IN front o Tho 'CrJ
| men whom overwhelming and olth nkiuf uuiui"u
bad only forced TO f'tie in the in"fuihs me ifht
| inc IN this engagement haH tDtn Fufpgstst ~ u'
other duiirr tho vAr ltwlr -ttud spectacle ~ de-
| ,crihed 70 your cofrctpondont uy fyncid ONCE
himself from HI. position on The left "a eye-wi,ncs
OF lLe "hol. ht next mo- h'nt' N'th a. uc.P 10 ID
stnrtnR At O'clock an, ulo tehi Sas bioigh NJ
from its camp IN the uciehlorhood Of F1hu'
Church and bynlshtA Iusi'iou had been l.'rn, di
rectt by General Sherman IN person ne tliteenil
And seycn'"'uth co.I~ upon tho right and NJ
p.tdcka cavalry UPON the extreme leii' Teach'd 4
Mil CTeek, and vi eIe ready 10 take the Offensive.
Tur TNFHY FLAsKEp.
Tuosday was suent In nireuchinr. With the sLiun
ishing attendant upon feeling the enemy In counn
| and when uiCht came dow hOVArC's gIn-, Tar UiD
'he extu right could -'l be heard long alter dark
Late In the evening the pLo9ranue ior IN" follow IN
| DAY reached the rear, which was for an advance !
bp co cred in the hy the cavalry and brigade
| infantry This amounted 10 a flank movement, Tia
virtue OF which ~as apparent when. in the morning
| the enemy found 10 be TrtiInr, without rkl
| mirh, 10 Smithhed, leaving Shorman's progress
his base unopio-.d. Tho order OF approach 10 Old'
toro was, then, that the left wing, the Fourteout
troops that hAd borne the battle, should pass IhToug
| the right wing and cross the river int.
| All dav Wednesday, til midnight, ] stTaddled
sded horse 10 kinston. The railroad bridge coust uc
| log n. the river 10 Be ctorred Nith = truin
| tiodsofo IN thC morning. The construction ne
, we're on SATURDAY under orders 20 repair the Wi
mington road, and by this time probably, both road
As In operation w GodslorO pouring in needed rt
tiour and supplies 10 the rhyved aud -hocle hut pei
icctly undAunted and nov luhlnpt arLy OF sherman
In TACT doubt II any army IA ne heli IL nov hAli
lavpy "a that which over two months Aso, with Uni
| tftTen dAys raons at out into hostile wildernc
| with no other guide than their crafty Old Tycoon
clcs have heen encountered md overcome Nlthul
detriment TO speed hitherto uucIualci upon ~
march Of similar Ungth.aud difficulty. No lAud in l
world IL less fAvorNhe to forced march ihgl thi
which has been trAyersed by Hheunnn'H noble arm
The rains OF winter and spring caught by the clay ~
deTyng the land, 10 ms one yast and horrible qua
mire, utterly imIAssbie except In the way the ma
vel was Aecoulp iAhtd, hy almost ono entire hndi
from savannah 70 the present base over i'Icd, tran
, pied forests ioipuei Joel, quhIt'ruH-t'f ui q
, Seventeenth eoryt, tOld me that .rOm Iasett"'ii
not ess thnn thirty out Of hit mile lad been cOrdi
cd. aud yet without retardng the miraculous ia
1 OF pIogTeAs-moTe than two milea day.
: GENERAL GRANT.