The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1865-03-31
From General Sherman.
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The Herald's Washington special says
the President held council Of var at
City Point, attended BY Generals Grant,
Sherman, Meade, Ord, Sheridan and 9TH
ers, and that Immediately afterwards a
general movement of the Amy was be-
gun.
The Herald also has report from Wash
ington that Lee since Saturdays 6ght hiss
renewed his request for military con-
ventlon to agree upon terms for q cessa.
ton OF hostiIities. Ii is understood shat
Sherman's plans for cutting Gen. John
ston's army from available sources of sup
plies are complete and that Grant will
compel Lee either to starve his troops 10
Richmond or come out and risk an en-
gagement. la view of these matters we'll
informed people in Washington believe
that peace will be agreed upon between
Grant and Lee.
The Hersld's correspondent says tha p.
the loss in front Of the 9.h corps alone on
Saturday was 5000. Sheridan and his
boys are off again and will soon be heard
from.
The Times special says information
from the army of the Potomac to night
says the whole army was in motion Tues
day morning and Gen. Grant and staff
were to move in the afternoon.
A GoldsboTo correspondent, under date
25lh says the rebels have about 1900
cavalry under Wheeler and Hampton 10
our front. Yesterday they hanged three
of our foragsrs within two miles OF our
outposts.
Fitzpatrick engaged part of this force
| yefterday. Results no, known.
The Herald's correspondent gives ad-
dieional details Of the battle at Bentons-
vile. Our line at p. m. when all the
troops we're in position. was about two
miles long. During the day the enems }
made five grand attempts to pierce this
line At different points. The first was
made upon the front held by CoggswelI's
brigade aud Morgan's second brigade
Hardee and Hoke led the charge. The
rebels moved forward galantly. firing but
little as If determined TO crush in our line
by mere weight They we're received With
furious FIRE but they bowed their heads
and came on, penetrated between Goeswell
and Mitchell and got TO the rear of Mitch
ellis brigade. but neither gave way The
| fighting was terrific. Mitchell put his
brigade in form of paralleIogrsm, fight.
ing on all sides. Coggswell's men lay in
the water, firing on the rebels whenever
they could be secn The enemy passed
around Mitchell and struck Vandever' 8
and Warnings brigades in the rear, press
ing them SO hard they had to jump their
breastworks to repel their assaults.
A man was captured who gave his
name as Gen. Hoke and sent to the rear;
He was, howe ever, so much confused that
it is no wonder this man Hoke did not
afterwards report himself. .
In like manner charges were made on
other points, but our line never wavered
anywhere. Finally the rebels massed for
last effort. This time they came up
without their old familiar yell and march.
ed steadily or Robinson and the We bat.
teries- They were met with the most
terrific 6re ever witnessed, at which man y
of the great mass raised their hands dep,
rica.ingly. Their officers BY great exer.
tons and personal bravery brought them
on in some order until they reached .
point where Hawley's brigade brought to
bear upon them flank Gre. This added
to their misery, yet they stood il bravely
and came on. The FIVE batteries then
opened as distance Of less than 700
yards, throwing canister and shrapnel and
case into the wavering mass OF rebels, the
discharges being as rapid for time y
the ticks Of lever watch. The flashes
OF the guns seemed q steady biase. The
enemy at last broke and fed ID confusion
from the Geld. An hour later not ! sbo,
i VA hasfd arlonr the linz.