Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1865-04-08
Account Of Thursdays Battle.
MEADE's HEADQUARTERS,
] f Up, NJ, April 9th.
Lieut.-Gen. Grant.

Lieut. Gen. Grant:
AT daylight this morning moved the I'd,
9TH and 9th army corps along the railroad
in the direction of Amelia, 9. Ii. Soon af-
ter moving intelligence was received that
the enemy was moving toward Farmville.
The direction OF the I'd and 9TH corps was
Immediately changed from northern to q
northwestwardly direction, the I'd moving
on Deatonville and the 9th corps, hereto
fore in the center, moved on the right of
the 3D. and the 9th facing about and moving
by the left flank taking position on the left
of the I'd. 1t was understood the cavalry
would operate on the extreme left. The
changes were promptly made-the I'd army
corps soon becoming engaged with the enc
my near Deatonville, driving him by right
across Sailors creek to Appomatox. The
9th army corps made long march, but its
position prevented Its striking the enemy's
column before it had passed.
The 9Th corps came up with the enemy
about o'clock p. NJ, and in conjunction
with the I'd on the right and cavalry on the
left, attacked and routed the enemy,
capturing many prisoners, among them
Lieutenant General Ewell and Gen. Curtis
Lee.
l transmit dispatches both from General
Humphreys and Wright, which, in Justice
to these distinguished officers and the gal
liant corps they command, beg may be
sent to the War Department Tor Immediate
publication. 1t is impossible at this mo-
ment to give any casualties on either side,
or the number of prisoners taken; but it is
evident to-day's work is going to be one of
the most important OF the recent military
operations.
Pursuit will be continued as soon as the
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the 9TH corps, will be moved by the left, and
Wright and Humphreys continue the di-
rect pursuit as long as it promises success.
[Signedl GEO. G. MEADE,
Major General.
HEADQUARTERS 9TH ARMY CoRPs,l
April 6th-l0 p. M.
Maj. Gen. Webb, Chief Of Stat, Arny of Poto-
mac:
In pursuance of instructions of this morn
ing from Maj. Gen. Meade, moved from
Getersville by the shortest practicable road
to the left of Deatonville, with the object
of taking position on the left of the I'd corps,
striking the road running from Deatonville
to Burkes station. AT a point little to
the southwark of the former place found
that the I'd corps was engaged to the front
and right and the cavalry heavily to my
left, moving down the road towards BurkeS
station, perhaps mile and running sharp
to the right. proceeded across towards
nearly parallel road, on which the enemy
was moving and on which he had thrown
up line of intrenchments.
AS soon as the leading division of General
Seymour's could be formed it was moved
up the road held by the enemy which was
carried, then turning to the left it was ad-
vanced down the road against a pretty
strong resistance. By this time Wheaton's
division wasput in position quick as posi-
BILE on Seymour's left, the lines were again
advanced and swept down the road for
a distance OF about two miles. Arriving
at deep and difficult creek we found the
enemy had reformed his line on the opposite
side, where we attacked and drove him to a
point distance of half a mile further. In
the first attack portion of the cavalry
operated on our right front; in its subse-
quent attack the mass of cavalry operated
on our left and right flank of the enemy.
The result has been complete success.
The combined forces captured five General
officers, among them Gen. Ewell and Gus
tbs Lee, and large number of other pris-
oners. | shall go in camp about two miles
beyond this point, and await instructions.
The 1st and Sd divisions, Wheaton's and
Seymour's, and the artillery engaged to-
day behaved splendidly. A return of cas-
ualties will be forwarded as soon as posi-
BILE.
The corps has nobly sustained the repu-
tation it earned on the I'd inst, as well as
upon previous hard-fought battle-tields.
(Signedl H. j. WRIGHT,
Major General Commanding.