The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1865-04-06
GENERAL GRANT.
The Army Of the Potomac.
THE FALL OF RICHMOND
Details of the Great Fight.
THE PURSUIT OF THE ENEMY
OFFICIAL BULLETINS.
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Saturdays Operations.
Press Dispatch.l

Saturdays Operations.
Press Dispatch.]
- NEW YORK, April 4.-Of Saturdays
operations the Tribune's correspondent
says: J..
At7A. NJ, the 9Th corps was again In
motion, passing to the left along the
Whiteoak road to join Sheridan, execut
ing the difficult movement OF marching
by the flank in the presence OF the enemy
withdrawing divisions in rear OF each
other and marching them off successfully
from right to left-the left division (Craw-
ford's) executing the same movement by
brigade. While this was taking place
the ID corps moved toward the White
oak road by q more direct route, and es-
tablished connection with the right OF
the 5th corps. Meanwhile Sheridan WITH
four cavalry divisions, passing AROUND
the left of the whole army, went through
Dinwiddie Court House aud toward the
Southside railroad with his usual rapid
ty The force which drove Crawford
and Ayers across Gravelly run, however
at once turned their attention to him.
moving rapidly to the right, and after
a desperate conflict he also was forced
within mile of Dinwiddie Court House.
But being joined by Warrens corps he
again took the offensive, and in turn
drove the enemy, capturing q position
known "a Five Forks, together with
about 1000 prisoners and several batter
ries of artillery. He was then Joined by
Miles division of the I'd corps, and pushed
westward for the Southside railroad.
This he soon reached and took position
upon it. The 9Th corps supporting the
cavalry, also took i3guns and about 2'OOO
prisoners, enabling Sheridan to drive
back the force which, on Friday AFTER
noon, checked his advance near Dinwld-
die Court House,
On receiving this news. it was deter,
mined to give the enemy no time to send
troops to their right, and at once sim
ultaneous attack was ordered all along
the lines by the 9th, 9th, Oath and "a
corps. An,Order was given about O'Clock
at night, and in less than an hour furi-
GUS assault began on the rebel intrench-
mepts i'm front of these several commands,
resulting in the enemy being driven in
confusion from their first into their Sec
ond line of works, with the loss OF over
5000 prisoners, several forts and about
20 pieces Of artillery.
The I'd corps were engaged all day in
their front, and in spite of the terrible
fire of musketr poured into their ranks
behind their works, they succeeded in
maintaining their new line, which was
several hundred yards in advance of the
line they occupied in the morning.
The oath corps occupied the center OF
our line, its left connecting with the I'd
ct Hatcher's Run, and its right going to
the left of the 9th corps. Before day
light Sunday morning, the rebels made a
furious assault on the position of this
line, driving portion of the Sd brigade
from their breastworks and capturing
about 100 men. Their success, however,
did not last long The Goth Pennsylva-
MIA, by gallant charge drove them back
beyond their first battle line.
A sharp fire was kept up all day by
both sides. Owing. to the hot fire by our
sharpshooters the enemy was unable to
work his guns, consequently very few
casualties occurred on our side from
shells. Our batteries, however, rained
an incessant fire into their intrench-
ments.
There was little fighting In front Of the
9th corps until night when considerable
Smelling occurred. Quiet also reigned in
front of the 9th corps
80 matters stood until 10 o'clock, when
the I'd corps was started into sharper at
tention by few shots in their front, soon
swelling into battling volleys. The bat
teries Joined in the clamOr. The firing
spread rapidly to the front of the cath
CORPS, and OH to the 9th; from there away
to the right, till it reached the 9th about
II O'Clock, at which time the fighting
was at its height Presently cheers
broke out in the front Of the I'd IS the
fire slackened.
By $50 the fire had nearly ceased along
the whole line. But at four in the morn
ing it suddenly broke out again, nearer
than ever to the2d corps, while sharp ar
tillery practice was heard far to the right,
and again the crash of battle sped from
end to end of the line At o'clock the
battle was raging fiercely, but our colors
were advancing all along the line.
The Worlds correspondent recounts
the attack Oh the Petersburg defenees. -
II was to take place ON Friday morning
at 4 o'clock. but the failure on our left
was doubtless the cause of the postpone
ment. The plan of this last phase of the
action was thus: Gen. Grant on receipt
of news of Sherdan's victory OF Five
Forks, Immediately dispatched couriers,
in conjunction with the telegraph lead
ing to his headquarters, to each OF the
corps commanders, desiring them with
outloss of time to open with both artil.
lery and infantry upon the works Of
Petersburg.
Sheridan, it will be remembered, at
tained his success by half.past seven Sat
urday night. At nine Grant heard OF it,
and before ten our columns had passed
the picket line and were on their way to
the rebelc Observation-Disclosures on the
right, Wright in the centre and Ord on
the left. They marched almost at the
same instant. The 9th corps (Wright's)
were arranged in double line of battle,
and without ceremony they threw them
selves en- masse into the ditch aud up the
parapet. The contest was short, though
terrible and desperate. A hand to hand
conflict occurred, in which was mingled
the deadly bayonet lunge, the fmpulsive
and fitfui crashes of the musket aud re-
yolver, the crossing ofswords, the volley.
now and then when onr troops poured
enfiladitfp Ares down the inside of the
parapet, the yells and groans, and the
ealloping of couTiefs to and fro, from end
to end ofthe lines. In places the bitches