Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1865-04-13
Another Account.

OdIlSbOat vi inc DOSbOu JOuTndl, gives
the following graphic account of the Sc
ries of movements and battles by which
Lees army was defeated and compelled
to abandon Petersburg and Richmond :
On Tuesday last, the cavalry under
Sheridan crossed the James and Apo
mattox and moved to the line of the
Weldon road, south of Petersburg. On
the same day two divisions of the Oath
corps of the army of the James, com
manded by Maj Gen. Gibbon, crossed
the two rivers and marched to Hatch
er's Run. 1t was long, hard and toll
some march, but made in good time.
On Wednesday morning the I'd corps
left their log huts and at daybreak cross
ed the Run on the Bough road and came
into line of battle on the south side of
the Run. The 9Th corps crossed farther
down and came into position on the
left, while the cavalry, under Sheridan,
moved to Dinwiddie Court House, form
ing against the rebels on Chamberlain
Run. The Cd and 5th faced north,
Sheridan west. Gen. Grant might have
sent Sheridan farther south to Burkes-
vile, and it was generally supposed he
would do so, but he preferred to make
his army unit--that if the movement
was successful the cavalry would be
near at hand to harass the enemy. The
| movement was as if Grant was stretch
ing siene to make a haul of fishes.
He kept one end of the seine firmly fast
ened to the bank of the Appomattox,
while Sheridan drew the other end past
Hn11Sa
berlain's Run, sweeping among the Five
Forks-dragging it up to the railroad,
across it-up to the Appomattox west
of Petersburg, to hem in, if possible,
the entire rebel army. Such was the
movement-grand in its conception
| but grander in its execution.
On Wednesday night Lee made a feint
of an attack on the 9th corps, which
| brought on terrible cannonading on
! both sides, which lasted all night. 1t
! was an attempt on Lees part to scare
Grant and to compel him to send back
a portion of the force engaged in the
| movement, but not man went back
| although the Richmond Enquirer o.
| April / says that Grant sent four trains
loaded with troops back to his right
| Inc Eng ulTer CHuCkItS ONcI IL do u DlS
sell.
Rain began to fall at midnight, and
continued to fall through Thursday and
till Friday noon. But Sheridan kept or
and came in collision with division o.
rebel infantry on Chamberlain's run
The division engaged used up its ammu
milton; the rain made the ground soft an6
when he attempted to charge, his horses
stuck in the mud. There was some want
of cooperation on the part Of Gen. War
rem, commanding the 9Th corps. The
rebels, from the Five Forks, came upol
Sheridan's right TANKS, and forced hin
back and captured large number o
men from Sheridan and from the 5tl
corps which was also driven. Miles
division of the I'd came upon the rebels
as they were advancing and captured
several hundred, which partly made NJ
for the loss, but the attack was fail
ure, and Gen. Warren was promptly re
lieved of his command and Gen. Grifffl
assigned to the position. The I'd corp
did excellent service on this occasion
and had it not been for the prompt ant
decisive action of Miles we should hav
been defeated. Lee depleted his entir
line to hold this position. Anderson's
|. A. P. Hills and Longstreet's corps, o