Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1865-04-19
Special Correspondence of the South Car9liniaI
The Fall Of Richmond.
DAyylLLE, Va, April $, lsC

D.AyylLLE Va, April $, 1850.
Richmond and Petersburg lave fallen: but
they have gone down in blaze of glory, and
with record unstained by cne blot OF shame.
All that the enemy has gained, has been pur'
chased at terrible price in blood. while our
own army, although suffering severely, Is still
strong. intact, and ready for lis future work.
Of4he events Of: tho last five days l. can
give you bat cursory view, and even this Is
obscured by the yet fresh smoke @ battle. :
Grant commenced his grand movement as
early as Tuesday, the 18th. 1t was not M
anticipated. Our only doubt was. as 10 the
exact point at which he would make his main
or decisive demonstration. He felt our lines
a. different localities along their length.
Hence Cen. Lee was compelled so 10 distro-
ute his forces as to be prepared to repel the
principal ASSAULT with tlcleast possible delay.
On the Tuesday in question the eneMy ad
ysnced on the south side to within one mile
+. he Boydkin plank read, threw up en-
i.2nchlnents and built a large fort in the VI
.cin,y of the Lewis house. Durinsthe night.
h. skirmishers pushed forward a few hundred
.rd, further. Wednesday, we fought this
column with yarviag success. and nightdroop'
e.! on a drawn battle. At Hatcher's Run.
.,lt'rine the afternoon, there was also heavy
: a,ltiue, in which the enemy lost heavily
i.v4sdly heavy skirnishing and movement
.s troips. Friday the tilnrts were resumed
and with greater decrGina;ion. The Fed
.eral cavalry swept around CUR works towards
the railroads, but were met by Gen. Fi;z Lee
andrepulsed. The Yankee infantry. upwards
OF forty thousand strcmg, We're 'cassed near
Burgess Mil, and hcs- battle was Joined N
ernest. Otis results i:ao'1. nothing deii'
mite, save that tie enemy gained 40 SilhslHn
iial advaaiage, and suffered greatly. hacar-
,uycd between four and six hurGrrd prisoners
Saturday ana Sunday. the lighting was
fearful-the shocks Of coni'ic; iHo,l terrible
of the war, and the casualties on both SIDES
immense. Our entrenchments, iii many pla-
ces, were he'd by thin line only, but this
stood ncby to its post, throughout Saturday
On SUNDAY. however, Grant resumed his old
vocation of Butcher Finding tbat be
could make little or no impression in the or,
6inary way, LIE nasscd his troops several col
unns deep against q portion of I'll line on
the right, aud then driving them ra'enlessly
forward succeeded at last after frigatiul sacrl-
fee of life in obtaining possession Of = sec
ton of the works. 1t was not in the powt +
of any men. however brave. to have with
stood these desperate assaults without greater
support. Longstreet had not yet CONC, ~,
although hurryine from another part OF the
field Meanwhile the Federals were rolling
forward and recoilirg like waves-those be-
l.iud impcl!ins these bcfore--Unii \ lo':g@-
mcr,t was effected, TIE works mounted. tiaa',.
,n@ position and enj"ilo !;r; secured. and tie
,at,!e substantially won.
Our grape ana ca:;&lcr mowaa ,hc.enclHy
down by hundreds, Our rifles tpii with unc:-
ring precision, and the ground was literally
carpetcd with e.deai and wounded, but
sheer physca! brute force proved 1T last s:i-
perior TO everything else, and The deiencas
were taken.
We know nothing yet OF the military move
rnem,s OF the day in detail. Eat every state
lne1t that reaches us confirms the fact that
orr officers and soldiers fought lie heroes.
Gen. A. p Hill is said 10 have been killed
or,nortal'y wounded. He Was pa>Sing ti:rougl h
;he woods ard came upon two Yankees whose
surrender he demaaded, bat instead OF yield
ing one Of them drew Si.ht aid shot him
through tbe body. N'Lethcr !.c Was killed
outright or not We don; k,ow. II is thought
b. some that he is in ne !an's oi ;he enemy
and probably still! alive. Cen. Gcrion is re-
ported mortaily wounded. He Was one OF tie
lions of the lAv. Gen. Picket is said - have
been killed These icpors mag all prove
premature, and recommend that they bc re.
ceiyed with caution. Our total losses are
estimated at from eight to fifteen thousand,
ot @ilom y considerable portion are p;i,on-
erS. that of the cncuty can only be guessed
Al, bat ciliccrs Who were engaged st the
fron: and saw something of the slaughter,
STATE that it cannn. be less !ta!i from forty TO
iity iioussnd.