The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1865-03-28
By Telegraph
MIGHT DISPATCHES.
Sold Sea Ter.
Sherman at G, d arc on the ssa.
The FightIm sbe re feteFsbHT;-.
0alelal adyIees fFem sherman.
Hard Fighting between Eayelte-
eOId Sc uer.
sherman at &c d ,arO On the ssa.
Oalelal adyIess mem sherman.
Hard Fighting between EaYelte-
p Vile end G0ldSbOr0.
He Captures Two Thousand prlS.
Onefs.
his Whole Loss siaea leaving
savannah I've ThoISaHd.

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OTFicIAL Vas DEFAETNESr, March IA
I:sO ?. x.-Msior General Dix.
The following oficisl reports Of the
! operations Of the Army Of the Posomo,
on Saturday, and Of General shernsn's
operations since he let Fayetteville
has been received this morning. General
Sherman vas at eoldsboro On the I'D Of
this month 10 movements have been
made on either aide Of before Riehfaoaa or
Petersburg ince Saturday highs.
CRY POlST, March 25.-To Hon. Ed-stan-
ton, Secretary Of Wsr The battle Of the
2Sth resulted in the following loss on
our side I'd corps, killed 81, wounded
462 missing $50. eth corps. killed o..
wounded s3s. missing sos. Ouresptsrss by
the I'd corps were sol, By The stu corps ace,
and BY the eth corps Iefe. The ssh end
9Th corps pressed forward aud captured the
ensmy's strong positions aud turned their
guns against them and sim hold il. In try
ing to rstake this the battle was continued
tin p. m, the enemy losing very heavily.
Humphreys estimated the ioss Of the enemy
in his front at three times his own, and
Wright in his front as double that Of his
own. The enemy bronght in flag Of truce
for permission to collect HE dead, which
was between The picketIines and their main
line Of fortisostiOna. Permission was
grsnted. esignedJ q. s. GzAsT.
crrE PoisI, March q, II a. m.--Hon. E.
II. Stanton, Secretary Of War: am in re-
esips of Sherman report Of ais operations.
from ,hs time he LEFT Fayetteville 70 the
ed inst. Il shows hard fighting, reseltirg
in very heavy leases for the sneny,i in kill
ed and wounded, besides over 2.eoo prison.
ers 10 our hands. His own loss, he says.
viii be covered BY 2,so0 men, since he lsfs
sasannah. Many Of these are but slightly
wounded. L. 8. GR4xr.
CLEyKLASD, March 27.-Navigstioz is
open between Cleyelsnd and Detroit. The
steamer Morning Star arrived from Detriot
this morning.
NKs YoRK, March 27.-cottoa about &c |
better 4s for middling.
g Geld dull and lover, OPeaiug at 1857; !
declining to lssJSi closing at i5sSsalssH-
Gslko, March 27.-yicksburg advices ssy !
that LISA paToled prisoners arrived at
Camp Fisk, where they await exchange. |
Everything is being done Tor their comfort.
The steamer Holmes, reported captured |
up the Yszoo river, arrived at yieksburg |
with big load Of cotton from Yssoo City.
WAsHIxo1os, March 27.-Robi. ]. Walker
publishes card in the Chronicle to-day, !
denying the story OF the Mostreai Gazette
that he hsd visited Canada n prepare an
nexatiOn. He says his visit was purely OF |
private MIXTURE, and that be does not know
the views Of sither Governments on the
subject Of annexation.
Rssruitins IS dali everyw here, ard draft
ing will be again rssortsd 70 in order 10 OBJ
tain men. It is 10 begin in Baltimore to-
day. l
Everything is going we'll in the armies.
lThe following is The conclusion CT the
dispatch published on our first page ,rsla-
tive TO the For. stesdnan AFFAIR."
Here they formed limo e battle, brig |
ade 'front.' snd while one portion ad-
vanced or The fort the other swept 10 the
right, IN towards the AppOmstox, even ex
peetiag 10 flank and capture the whole line,
70 the river, bat the latter party were met
by the l7lh Miehigaa, and driven back, af
ter some hard sighting. The force thatst-
tackled lhe fort were repulsed By the garri- |
son some several tinaes, but being superior |
70 Us IN numbers. they apally oyerP9ws-sd |
snd took prisoners, Heariy 81 Who we're IN /
the tort.
They at once ssai she eaptared over the
works into their line, aud many got away
As the guard WAS email. Gen. Wileex |
moved up part Of his commsnd from the
right to the scene Of aesioh, and soon drove
the enemy from The 1ins OF the fort. Can.
HartsuH's division, lying partly in reserve
and partly in line 70 the lsfs, vas quickly
on the ground with help, and n once a.
saultsd The fort in turn from the rear,
which the rebels scanned determined 10
hold 81 ali hazards. Repeated ehsrges Wsrc
msds, and after thai The lighting here was
over, the Johannes laying down thsir areas.
To the LEFT Of Fort stesdnan i located bat
terry No. IL, which the enemy mauazed 70
get hold Of. bat did nos keep Il long, a
though they fought hard 70 h6la II. They
we're forced to rsliaquIsh. Col. MeLsugh-
lin, occupying this line, was captured.
Our loss il killed, wounded, and prisoners
Is believed to Be- 500. Over ons-shird are
prisoners.
Il was reported fhai the rsbsls had car
risd OF three Aorlars, bat it's untrue they
took one over t6e sids Of the fort, Bat in
their haste 70 gst hack TO their lines they
dropped il within few yards Of the bresst-
works, from which place il VIII be brought
in to night. The loss OF the enemy isnuch
heayisr than ours, lie dead and wounded
q double, vhils We have 2.ooe Prisoasrs,
snonr them 4e officers. The rebel General
Dewey Is reported killed. Gen. Hsrssuf
il reported badly wounded, but be Is un-
hsrt. He vas On tAs aold At ! o'elcck, ar
ranging asg Of truce, 1t the request 81
Gen. Gordon, 70 bury bis dead and care for
the wounded.
Il sssms the Enemy believed that eraal
had sent away portion Of this army 70 aid
sherman, and thst Of course our lines were
very weak. In this they have found theiI
nistske.
The Fish Corps have in this affair paid
the Rsbals back Cor their defeat a. the ex
plosioa Of she Pstsrs5urg miue, ard hsnee