Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1865-03-30
WARRINGTON. March 90


Information from City Point, dated yes
terdav, saws the losses in the 9th corps arc
much larger than heretofore reported.
The lst division have in hospital 100
wounded. and 30 are known to have been
killed In the ID division hospital there are
1876 wounded and about 80 killed. The I'd
division was not engaged, but in their hos
pital they have 10 wounded.
Picket firing was kept up all last night,
yesterday and the day before.
Tho killed on both sides were exchanged,
the enemy showing more courtesy than here
tofore.
The following are the essential points of a
General Order issued 10 the army yesterday :
The enemy, with temerity for which he
has paid dearly, massed his forces and sue
cceded, through the reprehcnsible want of
vigilance on the part of the I'd brigade, 1st
division, 9th corps, in breaking through tie
lines, capturing Fort Stedman, and batteries
No. 2, 10, and II.
The prompt measures taken by Maj Gen.
Parkc, the firm bearing of the troops of the
9th corps in the adjacent portions of the line
held by the enemy, and the conspicuous gal
lantry of the I'd division OF this corps for the
first time under fire, together with the eTler
~ and skill displayed by Brig. Gen. Hart
siff its leader, quickly repaired the disaster
and the enemy were driven from Fort Sted-
man and our lines, with heavy losses in kill
I'd and wounded, leaving in our hands eight
battle flags and over 1900 prisoners. Tie
enemy being driven from the front OF the
9Th corps, the offensive was assumed by the
9th and Cd CORPS The enemy by night was
driven from his entrenched picket line and
all his efforts to recover the same, which
were particularly determined and persistent
on the 2d corps front, were resisted and re-
pulsed with heavy losses, leaving with the
9th corps over 400 prisoners, and with the
I'd corps battle flags and over 300 prisoners.
The troops Of the 9th corps reported by Maj.
Gen. Wright rs engaged in these operations
were 0ettys division, Knafe's brigade. 6ey
mOur's division and namblin's and Edwards
brigades of WheAton's division Of the troops.
Ofthe teoops engaged belonging to the ID
corps Maj. Gen. Humphrey mentions Miles
and Motifs division, and Smyth's brigade of
Hays division who were supported by the
9th corps.
The result Of the day was the thorough
defeat of the cnemy's plans, the capture Of
his strongly cntrenched picket line under
the ftre OF hts main works, and the capture
OF 10 battle flags and 2, 600 prisoners, result
on which the Lieutenant General command
ing heartily Iongratulates the army. The
order says: Two lessons can Ike learned
from these operations-one that no fortified
position however strong will protect an
army from an intrepid and advancing enc
my, unless vigilantly guarded; the other
that NO disaster or misfortune is imparablc
when energy and bravery ID displayed In the
determination to recover what IS lost and to
promptly assume the offensive.
Another Of the defenders of the Confeder-
acy has just come in. He Is IL years old
dwarf about 81 feet high and slender in
form. His father Is represented TO be (
wealthy man. He ays he enlisted 70 b
| sent 70 the mont % he could escai5e ana
thus IA something 70 eat.