Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1865-04-04
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Nsv Ysax, AMI 4.--Of Saturdays OPP
eratious the Tribune's corrssps ndent says:
At 7 A. n. the 9th corps was again mo-
ton, passing TO the left along White Oak
Road to join Sheridan, executing the diff
cult movement Of marching tanks in the
presence Of the enemy, Withdrawing the
Divisions in the rear Of each other, and
marching them;oif sucee ,sfully fiom right to
left. The left Division in Crawford execut
ing same movement by brigade, while this
was taking place the I'd corps moved toward
White Oak Road, by n more direct route,
and established connection with the right
of the 9th corps. Meanwhile Sheridan with
the 4th cavalry Division, passing around the
left Of the whole army, went through Din
widdie Court House, towards the south side
Of the Railroad with his usual rapidity.
The force which drove Crawford and
Agrcs across Gravelly Run, however. vt once
turned their attention to him, moving rap
| idly TO the right; and after a desperate con
| fict, he was forced back within mile OF
Dinwiddie Court House; but beng joined
by Warren's corps, he again took the often
| sive and in turn drove the enemy, captured
| position known as the Eve Forks, together
with about 4. 900 prisoners and several bat
teries and artillery. He was then Joined by
Miles Division Of the I'd corps and pushed
westward for the south side Of the Railroad
this he soon reached, and took position
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also took fifteen guns and about 1000 prls-
ers, and enabled Sheridan to drive back
the force, which on Friday. checked his ad
vance on Dinwiddie Court House.
| On receiving this news, it was determined
to give the enemy time to send troops 10
their right and at once simultaneous az
tack was ordered all along the line 10y the
9th. 9th, oath and Cd corps An orcer was
given about 0 o'clock at night, ana IN 'eSs
,han an hour furious assault began in the
rebel entertainments IN front 81 their several
commands. resulting in the enemy being
driven in confusion from their first and sec.
ond line of works with loss Of over 5 900
prisoners, several forts and about twenty
pieces Of artillery.
The I'd corps was engaged all day in their
front and IN spite Of the terrible fire Of mus
kerry poured into the ranks behind their
works, succeeded in maintaining their main
line. Several squads in advance of the line
they occupied in the A. NJ. The oath corps
occupied the centre Of our line. Its left con
Meeting with the I'd at Hatcher's Run, and
its right going to the left of the 9th coros
Before daylight Sunday morning the reb-
els made a furious assault on the position Of
this line, driving portion of the Sd brigade
from the breastworks, and capturing about
one hundred prisoners. Their success,
however, did not last ong. The Goth Penn
sylvana, by a gallant charge, drove them
back beyond the first battle line.
A sharp fire was kept up all day by both
sides. Owing to the hot fire by our sharp
shooters the enemy was unable to work his
guns, consequently very few casualties oc-
CURED to our SIDE The batteries, however,
rained an incessant fire into the entrench.
ments. There was little fighting in front Of
the 9th corps until night, when considerable
saellng occurred. Quiet also reigned in
front of the 9th corps.
So matters stood until 10 o'clock, when
the I'd corps was startled into sharper atten-
ton by few shots on their front, soon
swelling into battling volleys. Batteries
joined in the clainor, and the firing spread
rapidly to the front Of the oath corps and
on the 9th then away TO the right until it
reached the 9th about o'clock, at which
time the fighting was at it's height.
Presently cheers broke OH the front Of the
I'd corps as the fire slackened. BY 2:30 A.
NJ the fire had nearly nearly ceased along
the whole line, but at 4 A. NJ. it suddenly
broke out again nearer than ever to the I'd
corps, while sharp artillery practice was
heard far to the right, and again the crash
of battle SPED from end to end of the line. -
At o'clock the battle was raging fiercely,
but our colors are advancing all along the
line.
The Worlds correspondent rccounts the
attack on the Petersburg detences.
1t was 10 take place on Friday A. NJ. at 4
O'Clock, but the failure on our lett was doubt
less caused by the postponcment of the plan
Of this last phase OF the action.
Gen. Grant, on receipt Of the news Of
Sheridan's victory at Five Forks, imme
datcly dispatched couriers in conjunction
with the Telegraph leading to his heasi9uar-
tiers, to each corps commanders, desiring
them without loss of time to open with ar
tlllery upon the works of Petersburg. Sher
idan, it will be remembered, attained his
success by u o'clock Saturday MI hit, at
Grant hearing it, and before 10 our columns
had passed the picket line, and were on the
way to the rebel entertainments, Parke on
the right, Wright in the centre, and Ord Oh
the left, marching almost at the same in
slant.
The 9Th corps, Wright's, were arranged
in double line Of battle, and without cere-
mony they threw themselves On masse into
the ditch and up the parapet. The con-
test was short, though terrible and desper
ate hand to hand conflicts occurred The
deadly bayonet lunge, the impu!sive and fit
tul crashes OF musket and revolver, the eros
sing Of swords, the volley now and then
when our troops poured enfilading fires
down inside Of the parapet, the yells and
groans, the ga'loping Of couriers to and
from end to end of the lines In places the
bitches were heaped with living and dying
combattants, numbered together promiscu
ously, but every now and then Northern
cheers told how the conflict went On each
side Of the 9th corps the scene was the
same. Opposite Fort He'll the rebels had a
Fort called Fort Heaven, AT which they
fought like Satan's legions.
CINCINNATI, April 4.-The whole Union
ticket vas elected yesterday by about 1000
majority. Only two third vote polled at
Columbus. The Union men elected six out
Of nine council men.
The vote for Mayor was close at Day ton.
Entire Union ticket elected
The new Tennessee Legislature convened
at Nashville, yesterday. Vim. Heiskill was
appointed chairman. Four ballots cast for
speaker without result
New YORK, April "a fire occurred in
Furman street, Brookly, last night in the
Parafne Factory Of Sanders & Co. The
roof fell in and it is reported buried from
8 to men in the ruins, mostly firemcn.