The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1865-04-05

we inc ntatN OF habhcfh KUN AUD tonth oi ino I
Duncm rosd. ,onncc,ns With the sixth Corps on the /
nsht- and the Second on the left advanced At day
over one thousand prisoner, .cre captured here. !
he troops rere fostets and Turner's divitiunc, UNI
cred Division Of the fSsnty .i,i 15Jv snt ihc s,tcr
did not get into seti'n Tic Stroui torpe " hlCh /
the Hoyiton road 10 over . mile west Of h. DELAYED
advancing until sheridan, with the tiOh corp. fOt
within ruppvrtnf d.sance Oh the extreme left when
the entlIe line moved forward, car, Ing the workI
s'nost without opposition. The enemy va found TO
he sixth Corr, cutting them OF they having reached
the souh'ide road early in the otenoon, and we're
IN tro, and the two divisions. thus caught tcisocn
the Stth aud second coIr ~ once started Aeos
allie to lord It, and thu, esrsp. capture Brt Il sp-
'Ls they an ntaln.t shendan, ana, Puuus on
bold aGpearanee made show " nsht. Ncrs TO this
,deci Iea1hins headquarters, two divisions OF tho
s,c"nd .otps se5e once sent 70 Hans. and, II poss-
ble capture the entire tomtuGni our lurses dutinf
the day cannot b, gwen. hut It 70 believed HCJ will
cover th,u.. Nau' "a liable ofrccrs ae among the
uumlet vhose uaines bow even not outauatlc To-
night. oar captures will um w about nine thousand
prioner sud thirty et ht guns, Including those laten
enemy IN sill and vountci i not imat' 4. hut Ia
front OF the Ninih corp thcl lie au tuc etounr V0y
rsd a. each sOn IA fosain thor lost 90 ound. Gen-
e.ui EAr,em 10 badly wounded and isoner In our
IOad, iron which IL vs DANCE uu. IN move him
Iegeia 4. J.. hiil Ia ienoited kuled b, pironcn,
| lie second Brsade. Fii.l Division. Nin,n cops.
| iooA possession this morning O., ia iisht.
shcricnn's Grand Movement on tho Left.
The details Of the mi itary opeAton. Tie lett VI
oar line, during the succession Of battles At Peters
burg, show tha, General sheridan ,.suod to the
most importau, duty IN the s,tack, sud that he
! complished bis part In manner that rehec's the
highest ercdn upon his previously bright military
cord. hi part Of the Work break throulh the
eusmys nue our len, hank him out Of b.. de-
ielses aud render tho position At Petersburg unton-
| able. IL upon the slccoss Vi this undettaAi ing
that everything depended, aud since It ~s the
eIounns Nstur. of tho bGIte tho details Vi 1t are n
paramount interest.
! shcridAns force. on being transferred 70 the
tIsme left, sas con posed eNcluriNciy VI cNaD The
advance commonced wedue'dsy, hut ne 'her on
that day nor Thursday any Gshtuf d1no, vl'h
hv ,Icept'on Of some trne hirmsacs GA the latter
da and the troopers dashed through all the roads AZ
pleasure until they came In the n,shborhooI OF llt-
10 Forks near tie south,ids railroad. Al this
point they me; a strong iuf,ntry force Of 10.
lc's on Friday, AM ~ NsIyo battle fo.oNei.
S'crdsu's co.ui'n cons .'ol Of hi. old SL'ntu-
dush con mpnd, II, l3ed into two cotp-, aud CONE
nanded W. Gen rails D.vin snd Custer. In addition
" this, the cavalry of the rotomsc had reinforce
HIN uader Gcntru Crook, Andslso The cavalry Of c
.lziuo. uuieI General MAeSenzie. There were there
ioie, thee distinct commanders and the result was
arevorie There seemed to be no harmony Of acton
between the respcctive commands and the necessity
fl- one governing mind Na. At kinsy apparent TIE
rehe de the attack In 'plcn style the cehtrc o
their column striking II. at Little Five Fofkf, and
their LOT extending ont toward Dnsiddis Court
House Very spon forcos we're turned hack aud
driven prec cpitstely ard the woods In the nsirh
hofhood Of Graulby Run. Our troops rallied several
tines, hu all 10 NO puIrsr. The rebels came stc al
H on shelteliuf h"iu-eI'os from tue "a bnes Z" ne
e., Try o., iul the li' q, rop-, alonf ~. cut
sud poutlur 10 constant yoley nom ther lone I"n
ti.r.. me .'u"It Nas finally cnc kod, hos e' er,
tie rehes tu ncd hsrk. and our roons held The
,tuuuj. ltiing tie drv The cavalry los ah"ut eght
% tuuiied W"n, aud Nautu's Cops, which Wa Opr'
lA.iug II conjunction ritl s4cudsn or the rirhL
ior' about thirteen huntr.i. The ic'"l force con-
ra fcset totether ith several spare brisades lion
! otler coipi
only chAgIined. but indgLant al this result o IN,
atlrk Oh the left patcuafiy ttoAue cfthe ilns that
Il ,hr oprrstons 10 that quarter. lie quickly dsrov
eted the uoui!e and ON fnday night save sheridan
" uc. Ihil ave him, IN sd.ition to 'he caVA ~ be
:. ip.t mcutioucd, the uholc OF Marron's corp' NE
iOf the Gscn that HE conduit dulng tho prrHiiJ
ol fridnv was regarded a. tie cause oi hs reverse
y, With thsstrons addition 70 hi, command. sherdAI
" r,oO.nmcuced the ught gu Saturiny mo IA nR. h
try TO one Of cavalry Tie c,valy marched sissdil,
f1rwaId. the reles tsiur slowly lack up'u lh'
2. Nh'e OsL road running northeS'efly toaaid fe'
n tcitbuIgh. The TtHt,r part Of the ct'aliy "or
tisn ouni"d alter tie t.hunR became i've I, An
- ianir, Vue Kept out q sght Of ho enemy, Ia
IN they voc pYdns an inIotiant part IN sheridan,
~ u,hr Ot attnrk. The VI lut 90 p va advanced tulet
- ~ toward the Wno usA foa1, % point rthin hal
L. me o. the lclc. rorks and these see COM "h.o
the enemy bacl uian the iOt'. This position place
tue luiantry column WITHIN stukins distance Of th
-, 4shtls a. they .e buck upln the Wh'c oAk road yc
ol they .new noLung Of our iuiantry force tonf In tn
l. iume Late vieinio. The hFhtlng bo;rcol the r.b
force aud the cavalry lad en- up tO thlA time yor
y severe and on -evCra occasions tho enemy had mad
/" charge that thTea1euol 10 eNiy ny D.,oie E,h
lo the time the pIiut W. Teached tot the infantIy
nd come into scton he caYI[, ws IN lninlrent dang
p', l,u+ or, although tie wte iOt moneut Hank ol
re- TIC Infantry nov wheeled into Inc on tho reh.
he iu,te,d OF c.nsinf tie rebels 10 hicak AM
ye rapidly retreat oud naturally DE pre- uned hon
nm the sudden tltrosu'e o. "Hq'e ,opi OF htstiu
by moe uriousy, und stood theF ground Againsi on
4. nov greatly p,cpynas siins force, Win stubborn
Ics. IuulaIk abe. Po-tod IN strong POSITION, the
pH ,.ened to dciy ircts aud stood uniiiuchingl
nd under the leadeH shoN er from cuTlues ana iiie
A. They had no chance OF escape Tor mo infantry ha
80 clu.elv hnmned them IN, And IIey had nothing to
INT hut fight luuuu4et. nus lhe afternoon Of
nd away and at mean 'g iInf%, nu No. hhains y.e
N cor about uyu .L0uaaLd LlSiod, aud tue rest,
ng Loln escape was p.ss'ie itI AZ ptut ltty cou
-" .tated 4 "a Officers suieied eavly ami II
IN Allied 1. Lirlgaiirl G,noTa inthrop DIotheT-tI
Try | Law Of August B..uiUut f-t. lie sai in Ayre
- Iiyisinn and AAl iiscu TO A,s position from that
color-lesTeT, in NLieA caplclV 10 entered the 70
no vice 49,,
on ths move, ard i'd anced down the White Oak o,
20 70 ia the direction OF ietet-1urs; me ies rebels
s his immediate front Continued 10 Au lack until
llt Tcarhed the ronthsds railroad, which he pOcoed
III 10 destroy. ON sunday Lght no had reached the
fp, pomAtoN nyer above & io'nsa Junell'
- grand attack In tAc lnOiulu-, ioH he necessity
'sd this avoided W the Io'fsA1 OF Lee u droa'
hii This,p,endid .rhievement Of sheridan shows III
md Gehefnl hIanEs coll"ehg' ~ TX i apllue. NA u