, 1865-06-15

Reports OF Generals Meade and yhera.
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Especial DIspatch 10 The Chicago T1ihune.l
WASHINGTON, June II.
GEN. xzApr's EXPORT.
Ger. MeAde has made his report OF the cau.
p7;-u sgs:net Richmond and Petersburg, which
Terminated in the capture Of those p1tcea and ths
surrender ofIec's army. Il Is brief and suc.
cinct record Ct the operations Of The army, but
g1res no ftets 1ot heretofore generally known.-
Tie awards special praise to the 9Th corps for the
ehare 1t had In the campaign. Tha following Ia
the concluding paragraph Of the report:
II would call special attention 10 the hand
some Iepulsc Of the enemy BY Grttlth's division
ofthe 8th corps On The 79th nlumo; to The In
FIT foff X Z 'se hs !:s 81 sPF a II s
the I'd inst BY the 9th corps-1n ny Judgment The
decisive movement Of the campaign: to the enc.
sss;t1i ss3sS Of the esn eorps IN he eala Of
inst, Of he 9Th corps, End tho rmue.s and tena.
city With witch the advantage. then c3in,
~sIs he'd ss'f9st 'se q sss, sss'u s,,s
q Miles s1ytslon SD corp. a. sutarfiand's ia.
ton; Y thc ene:gcnc pursuit and attack OF tue
F Z E e. s bste sso G1 e 6 se I 1Ra q A.
aaeEt al ali e7ineang tse iast t'G III tdia a1a
army, of1eess and men, ~ lobly did their duty,
could cxseed II cheetfolnt Is vish which ali sn6
m.tttd to fatigue and prtyattons 10 secaee the
segetfs 9.e the capture Of the Army Of So
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Gen: Sheridan has also made his report Of the
oprratlobs Of tue caralry, and euch other forces
nsten +; W,f1a ns n the elottng can
Togfa n msps 1Snn+ ,5ro osa.s date NY lesh and
yenr paper. i T. ~1itt.n il biz spirited style.
ne Eye me enec.tTe cavalry 1ofee was niue thou
90 ~ Ea. ELL III H. uIst oIoefs we're 70 make 5ait
She,lnan. Or retu!n % PeteEsoarg, as clseunn.
e!anees alfnt oieate: hnt afssI he bad started,
ana ont1nE @ me nignt OF March Ssth, Gen. Grant,
plated raid. and oct with the Infantry under bis
;Mne1ists ~ Cp4mana. anu Il possthle turn the
NE9t uaek q VI re atny:
tn a; ~ 9ne1iasn s taen aetas s9c operations q
nnn pafEAt otseomntnrco OF our forces. He thca
ccntlnues;
,o,5oa.s 5EaI,ns me n'sh1 Of re s1st Of A.rco, my
tae u Meotsn!nt @ GensssI notified ne hat he eth
~ ~ p rc9io Rot1 70 me. ana saond reach ne
~ ~ nya ~ toe folps nan peea eaese1 70 ne
~ ~ tas az. s!a ans5 ~, xesJ mnco dfsiIns the
asSsa ios Il oas o. account q tae de-
n1.,tiU ~ IT. a u moFlnR tnat Gotps rom ne
fnniS MT ia sa1. ne ne ~ 1fen1 o4 Fe'e1eouse, II
Hfaa ~. ~ No nn S9hs tn2,' 70 n E. ch,, ,.,
Vicosous!y Al daYi,rht "a h. IA, ".s t 70 aaSK I;
warren moTed ncrnriinn ~ ~ ~. aes .aas ~
the Ieutepant General. there wonfd snneae T m n
hare been but little tnsnce far fhe esrsp;nr ~
Hnuae. A"'1a3' e'"4'
Gen, She1tdan's report Of this d,v,e ora-s+fo-s
--kpovn a The htttle Of Five Forks-is Writton
In his best rtJ1 ard IL most eraphfc nIctnrea
lis plan l. best told in his own Tortfs. ~ 5a1oT'
mined that would dave lhe enemy with fhs ~.
slry to the Five Fork. p9es5 them insn fhefr
vcrks, and 1askc 10 tdort TO turn thttt r:eht
corps, with view to attackinx their frrt a,nF
cueh the Ehole torcc d poseihle ani t,r,re vs.t
Esrd tnoee who might escape, us T isolat,nc tam