The New York herald., 1865-01-01

covered order battle al s.eiue Hevy
stnn'.hns c.m@eneed lasting un.i, two o'clocs I. NJ
and disslsy er general sctnn ~as At once m do Al
four o'ckek the IA wing masses OF tue enemy ~eTe seen
approaching. Franklin failed with his troops,
aud a'isr m"st ces crate hsht General Hanks whpis
i ~ 5 a.sssa kshI ssa-d the genie, .or sns '.
$500 lrsysss sr.ops from Fort smith Joined Gene
81 --ge. >Ss ~ = x seupca of var. bsId during
~ <N.z &sH9scs @.96s &|*hAse~ bis army 20 Pleasant
& & = ss :ss'.x ssa. sss %.FSas r. ~. oy ss .ns
.s-1ssssta 1:s.., szas slnlssssy ar.y s;s4:saa
s % - s:sssssss z: ssss si Ssss ss ss ss
valeae ensivs captnred 80 hu1dref - sgnr s~pb-
nsiss ~ ~ 81 y sss = arm, cross
ing thc wscn'!a river sod sewcned rs IAulc Rick.
osDsra Price sheeatne rlver, Asksesse. The ca
Esxemens was d~sperit~. aaa the sne'nv Disastrous
defeated losing three pieces OF ery and nearly
thous nd men all told tue n.iioaaiicss was six hun
dred. -
THE disastrous useless originated In that
old order whieh diverted exuaIe,ed large
fu ther abe aud cstrnapng results. Shreveport was
undoubtedly ne OBJ ecvep'int OF the campaign, T we
columos were directed up'n Il. the m'iu Co unin.
under Bauks. moving aeox the limo o. The Red
Little Rock. aai 1hayer from Fort smith 10
verge at .amder. Ark thence, all beng right with the
other cuumD. they we're to push 70 SHREVEPORT Tar
distant. At AeSapdria Gerera anEs arrived aud took
command Q tue army 10 psrssh Hitherto victory b
aenceiorlh The army sirsgf!ed forward with blind
dvs wss sh1own s.ss tho Whole oroo q hs
. emy In Q regiou where cavalry useless
HIS troops naturally driven back and his trsia.
wh,cn vsia EMILY req osted stou permitted
70 remain WITH the niant'y, was clrtHed. April |
found the whole army sad pill ht and ID ry.lye |
mites In tho &C tie battle ncd o the diy before
Meanwhile Rrg Gen. hiby smith. wh, Erd been |
river with Instructions 10 ascend tho sreai oued him
sell deserted by toe army, hrmreJ in h7 !aige body
OF the enemv, aod let ~ take red hrsef A;or |
e
General Smith hid THE good furtaBo ~ Endinz hiuias
back at Grand Eeoe hogt the. loss oi s.ueia laa,
The failure Of Banks noscastatod the w!thdrsss o.
Eteeio spd lha er IRON Catndrn no hasey eic Little
Rock ia tune 10 save 10 irom tie enemy.
The latter TART of AnriI fou Esnksi Aiexan.
dra cnver ns the gG boats wnch we're uuah 10 descend
Rcd tho snnlo~nees the ws,er. The |
army now 10 from TOD eneuy, "a q. .h.v damned
the Red rtvor q asw tne guuboss p1ssage ever the
fails the whole arny fell back to the aississ haviug
lost at e,si four thousand Ieu, thry Ged gums and
tvo hundred and ~ Wagons, withou, accomplish.
orssISa on TINS o.apAcvs
The ls of Nsy onnd AL tho designed 10 ops:
raosn simultaneous advance against the sironghods o
the rebellion in state OF concentration aud erduess.
The grand mpatlns were conGocd % two immense |
sceres OF oper oas having each distnctivo oolecsve
pont-the one Richmond and the other AtlaIsa
msn's "grsnd march through Georgia. 10 which |
Thomas operations 10 Tennessee we're ecccndasy can
hardly be constlcsed Campaign, but m7story raid.
the parsllels q wtscn are lew II h,sl,ry We ~i,e-
lying the actions not re siing TO thcm directly under
their respective departments. A4
NATION AGAissT HNoND.
Tho general outlines Grant's pans we're 70 force
srons ceomn nao Army o, the l.omISJ. directly
army 10 tie Shenandoah valley 10 deren.
soemy possible. But Ter, on the Jamos, tc mako
m advance along tho uih sd o. Ito river threatening
ehermsr cnmandins tue m liia'y dyisi'u of the MIS-
sssIpf, ~ The eme tim was 70 set his army n
sosa.4rd. .ska,ass Atlanta sssrtng the souhwesisrn
S@5mmnuders were E,fuctcd 10 occupy al! the force
such as The spri,ed Introductory sccue presented by
the theatre Of war; sucn the prologue 30 ihe great
martial drama OF tte year.
So snE Army oFa Tns roIoxAc.
Lieutenant 6eoeral T. ;. Grant commanding the move
/, Zaa or Gessrs Nsade commanding the army
second r. s--W. ) Hsncock-
Ftfin corps-C. X. warren.
sixth corr.-Jonn Sedgwtcs.
Nmtn corJe trcscrvcs) s)-A Burnside.
CAvuIry-M Major General 4. sheridan commanding
rus CAM AGs AGAissr RICHMOND.
Sbe iptroduc,ory ferisn which oseucd tho cimpaigu
q tho army OF the pusomcc wa. Tue movs'sn. % =,
tue enemy Madison Court boiise. Toe enemy, &C.
seved ty sns s,as" @ eS ii.
. advance by the lett My the Amy of TOO iotoaiac
moved ,ow,rsa ihe Ns.s.a. tt.e s-les2 ~
The passaes o. tue sire wss objected wlthou. op
tin. Meade Issued add'css 70 hm irocrs, and tie
campaIgn s,riy lcauso sted. Tbc fame day Burn.
sies reserves Ninth corps. advanced 10 Braudy
:qp, pnd Asy 6fktmlshed with the enemy At Thorough
fare Cap a. wing towards Lees main force The same
day Iiaac OK warren and So g@ick engaged Lee
Wide aess sberd routed tho enemy VI haaeeln r.-
TOO enemy attempted flank movement Burnsidc'sr 70
serves were putty thrown INTO the action. Genefns
wsdsw rsh and HAYS killed. The enemy lost three
Rs nj officers killed. Ou May the army moved BY the
LETT towards spstsyivsna May tho enomy US engax.d
at laurel Hui. General Sedgwck wns killed AID sue
tod BY General Wright command of tho sixth corIs
1hs ssme DAY fredericksburg was occrpicd Nay " the
tEtlon al laurel HILL was rssumcd Drri'g tho
action Sheridan moved around tho Sighs hstr
desilnirg 20 STRIKE the enemy In the reap lac /
pspcd Onward North Anna river, arriv!p~ m. same
evening. VITA slight opposition. Ia S~ n,sht hs de.
sroy ed Beaser iam stat on, ocSnao.~ over hrndrea
.-s two nup rcd thsus md povo> "a bacou ana other
a,ntss stnountng 70 mpi~ aud half O. rslisue ibe
railroad track. peiuss ssscung tire hrndl ed and
seventy egnt prmono's taken NJ the Widerucas. On
May 10 tne bat.ls .. Laurel Hill enmed the na
soss, army i've thousand prtsoners shorid'n
crossed ypy South Anus river as Grand Squirrel
bridge May III, Sheridan captured Ashatd ss
In dnklrn IL H. nnahad IntertnA aud