Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1865-03-30
Large Failures have taken
Place.
London Papers on President
LincOlD's inaugural.
GOLD CLOSES At l51.
Associated Press Report.
FROM TIE POTOmAC ARMY.
WASHINGTON, Mach 20

I
Information from City Point dated yes
terday, says the losses in the 9th corps are
much larger than heretofore reported.
The first division have in hospital leo
wounded, and 30 are known to have been
killed. In the Sd division hospital there
are l66 wounded and about 80 killed. The
| I'd division were not engaged, but in their
hospital they have 40 wounded.
Picket firing was kept up all night, yes
terdsy and the day before.
The killed on both sides were exchanged,
the enemy showing more courtesy than
heretofore.
The following are the essential points of
general order Issued TO the army yesEer-
day.
The enemy, with temerity for which
he has paid dearly, massed his forces, and
proceeded, through the reprehensible want
of vigilance of the Sd brigade q the lst
division of the 9th Corps, in breaking
through their lines, capturing Fort Stead
man and Batteries 8, 10 and IL. The
prompt measures taken by Msjor-General
Psrke, the firm bearing of the troops of
the 9th Corps in the adjacent portions of
the line held by the enemy, and the con-
spicuous gallsntry of the third division OF
this Corps-for the first time under fire
together with the energy and skill dis
played by Brigsdier- General Hartsuff, its
leader, quickly repaired the disaster, and
the enemy were driven from Fort Stead
man and our lines with heavy losses in
killed and wounded, leaving in our hands
eight battle flags and over 800 prisoners.
The enemy being driven from the front
of the 9th corps the offensive was as
sumed by the 9th and I'd corps. The enc
my by night was driven from his en-
trenched picket line, and all his efforts to
recover the same, which were particularly
determined and persistent, on the I'd corps
'front.' were resisted and repulsed with
heavy losses, leaving with the 9th corps
over 400 prisoners, and with the I'd two
battle flags and over 300 prifoners.
The troops of the 9th corps reported by
Msjor General Wright, as engaged in
these operations were Getty's Division,
Keifs Brigade, Seymour's Division and
Edwards Brigade Of Wheaton's Division.
OF the troops engaged in the I'd corps,
Msjor General Humphrey, Generals Miles
and Motifs Division, and Smiths Brigade
of Hays Division, who were supported by
the 9th corps.
The result of the day was the thorough
defeat Of the enemy's plans, the capture OF
his strongly entrenched picket line, under
the artillery fire of MS msin works, and
the capture of 10 battle flags and $500
prisoners, a result on which the Lieuten-
ant heartily congrstulstes the army. The
order says: Two lessons can be learned
from these operations: one that no forti-
fed position, however strong, will prevent
an army from an intrepid and audscious
enemy unless vigilantly guarded. The
other is that no disaster or misfortune is
irreparable where energy and bravery are
displayed in the determination to recover
what is lost, and to promptly assume the
offensive.
Another of the defenders of the Con-
federsey has just come in. He is is years
old but looks much younger, being dwarf
about three and one-fourth feet high, and
slender in form. His father is reported to
be wealthy man. He says he enlisted to
be sent to the front SO he could desert and
thus get something to eat.