Holmes County farmer. [volume] (Millersburg, Ohio) 1857-1926, 1865-04-06
Particulars of Fridays Fight.

lSlSnedJ "a LlNCOLN'
particulars Oh Friday's ElSht.
~ Y Associated IyeSS Dispatches.
Nrw YoRK. Anril 9
m,
me irioTlc 1i slGcIa,: na'c ,,ic loiiomlhs
account ol Irluay nHn.ins heuas pioah,
movement was ~ ihaoo " sccuic = pVSrtion
70 ddvanJc UPON 'lo o.'Ing, oo'o,inS " i'.e
Oak road the object 9eing to possess that
road which intersects me Ciairborne hQad,
leading to the south side Railroad. AT
clock aver DIVISION, supported by Craw
ford S, advanced ana imlhediateiy met re-
sistahce from repei skarWiSners VIZ, VINO were
pushcd withih nllie oi Whi'e YAK hoad'
At TINS Juhcture the enemy ihaSSed, ana,
win thelr us'lai YELL charged our coiuiih,
which wayered a; t fora tine, Hia ana hn1y R gave
way, retiring toward Boydtown load
Hating ON hill, where they were support
ed by Griffin sdlvisloni, which had just come
up, they took shelter IN the breastworks.-
The enemy made several Intellectual attempts
to dislodge them, fierce hire OF musketry
meanwhile pouring death into the ranks Of
the rebels.
AT one . clock Miles DIVISION was ordered
to strike the enemy on the lett flank, while
the 9th Corps again cssayed to get possession
Of White Oak Road, by advancing slmul-
tancously.. The 9th Corps moved upon the
enemy, who stubbornly held his ground for
some time, when the rapid voliles from the
right and the ioud cheer OF the successful
issue OF Miles attack on the rebel liank, as
he rolled up the enemy line, now broken
routed ana falllng DacK lhcohtihehtiy, 1ol-
lowed by W arren oth corps, VINO was soon
~ possession OF the coveted "hlte YAK
Road. p
| Inc Uclu SnOWeu on every MANU- VI
sahSuinary Go,llicts. lusu Pilc1 oI' ,;T HGmn
by shot, anu .hc Hr1uhu over Wiicli nnea
swept down ~ fGhe'oh upon 'hI c"eh'y
llank, was coVereu WIN lcpel oeuu,
w mic tnis was sol's o'', nc"ty 'hl' si'l'ii r
ine was tanlue plaIc VI, oui iil'o ua "a, u; 40
iiatcher nun, anu oui - .aop W .na' J, u.Jo
ton, were advanced several hunured yaiuS,
ana eh'rehcneu, wHnc .hc si', P.snooteia
we're engaged s1iehcine fnc fSpei Th oa''eiiGS Mis-
Among tne h'IGu 10 rnal o""' a. 'i'''''
Ad], TO uen, iGnlp"'ITEsl GnI, TEn;la, a., T;,o.,
VI ,he caVHi'f hSn', Ir;uh, 'nG ;,hdn hi'n'es %
peclai saEsi M ",''s." G,anr C,auu TreaaI nd ~
Orook ul'fs'T, nGStIt ;GI o ~u, H,""I & H,A' "',u
was Yves, oi Dln"i1uIu ooul' NJ hrouIJ' oIP
Q poltcI ny uics6, r,u,i? ""u = ''A vs., iuSn
brigade, the latter forming west ana cover
ing place near stony oreeH, r Wne'E I've
C roads come togelher, khoWn as rive l EolAs, :.
he'o ny 'no ci'e,i'y, "hu c';i.i m:i We '''oN ~
| take the day before ana la,ieu' ...-
c otaugh sllon,san grisauu was II, PoSt'io' PW1ho
b on "raVei p'uncn, anu p1,',o" ID " W'pJ' .,,
z pr'sauc ""S III tsNoho: M - - -. wy
/ enemy a.''cAou 1i''" III in'' NJ;
put unSuccessiuiiy' an h9ur iateI' MaJol
o hopbins, OF Dawes pr'ga9e, holuinE .h'
brldgs over stony Ireck, WIN pal'ai'on m y
# the New Jersey ISL were u,.acheu ant
uriveh Slowly pack W t'lcii plisauc' A.,
@ At tha Junclurc 'no ciheu'y nioNeu 'i,re'
d columns across 'no clcch' u. inleo po.",s %
ana az once, WIN supcil2r nu,''pt,s, e was ol
apeu 70 ilank pavLcs oIlsaue' n,a a,,rt S'"n j.
born hgnt win inc c9'"'h'' au'anc,hs II
9 front Other commands at once cnhhngc,
IS tneia respective pos'''o's W ''''e' 'ho ''''"s
Oh al niiaiis. ..,,. ,,I,,J
- me hght con'lhucu "h'l' apout WV,
n T. NJ, AZ wnien !ihc 'he cuenly ,au guy VI
: Deyin' win fitz iiugh ana o'aSg spl,saueis
- ana forced them nack ~ II Nor.,eaSre.i y. II
. Iirecuon 10 Doyut9wn H'anh toau' n''l
! East OF North from Dinwluule Iouit iiouse
i ana on whieh this portoh Oh tho coihui"n'
- during the evening moyeu 10 that page,
Gibbs brigade ior long time heiu its po
i slton, ana maze Two succesSiui charses' !
:. = one OF which the ist oni1ea States; Nap'uIl
:. Lord, and H. .. pennsylvania, drove III
J, enemy sstrong line OF lnfantry' ana 'apture'
about ioo men ,,,
During tins charge several hohurea o
the rebels threw down their arms anu u,
tempted to rush into our hncs' on,ortu
y nately the movement was not generally 90
: served in season to prevent volley Deihl
4 opened upon them. This caused hesita
finn long enough for their OthcerS to cove