The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1865-04-03
THE ARMY OF THE POTOMAC.
Mr.. 3. II. Bulkkey's Despatch.
HEADQUARTERS Army or THE PoronAc,
In THE FIELD March 81 1896


TIE POSITION xuM or THE 30rH.
The close operations last night left forces In pos
of the Boydton plank road with the right Of the
Fifth and left Of the Second corps meeting in the vicinity
of the Quaker road very strong line Of breastworks
thrown up during the night covering the Boydton
road and running parallel with IT, The enemy were in
trenshed few hundred yards advance beyond deep
ravine with stream Of water intervening
NATURE OF THE COUNTRY.
The country through which compelled 10 ad-
vance OF the possible description for an attacking
army Dense woods with heavy growth Of underbrush,
deep swamps ravines through which Is almost an
mpossiby to artillery, and all the streams much
swollen from the heavy rains that have fallen for the
past two days, form the prominent features.
A POSITION THREE MILES THE BoYDroS ROAD
GAINED THE 3lsr
Notwithstanding all these difficulties brave soldiers
have continued advance, driving the enemy from one
strong position another till tonight some three
miles beyond the Boydon road and In advance Of tho
position occupied this morning This has not been &C
compshed without hard lighting and the loss Of many
brave officers and men.
The FIGHTING wARRES's RIGHT.
The lighting commenced at early hour this morn
jnQ and has continued with little intermisson during
the day Our forces pushed the ravne and
drove the enemy nearly . mile, when he massed his
forces against the right wing Of the Fifth CORPS and for
a tme succeeded In forcing II back n some confusion
whom the First division Of tho Second corps thrown
forward and drove the enemy with heavy loss
The ashtng here very severe, and the losses
both sides heavy.
TIVE LEAVES HIS DEAD AND WOUNDED ON THE FIELD.
The rebels compelled TO leave many Of their
killed and wounded In hands At eve O'Clock this
afternoon rode the ground and large numbers
OF them scattered through the woods, who had not
al had hopn
buried.
sruL ADVANCING.
Al dark our forces were still advancing and had
rived IN the vicinity Of the heavy works Of the enemy
where General Hancock had his fight In the fall
NEWS FROM nsuuDAN
The news from General Sheridan to-day IL said 10 DO
Of the most cheering character He driving the
my the extreme left with his usual vgor
OUR LOSSES
Our losses Ia tho Fifth and Second corps viii not vary
much from nfseen hundred The number Of wounded In
ond three hundred and nny. This allows ave hundred
for the killed, which lie fair estimate
THE AMBULANCE As5 nosrrrAI srsyEx.
The ambulance and hospital system used IN this
army works admirably. A instance Of this will
mention that all OF the thousand wounded today
picked up and carried 10 tho rear and had their
wounds dressed ready TO be toho general hospital,
before eight o'clock this evening Dr. Iidell, the enor
gcc and efficient Medical Inspector OF the Army Of the
Potomac has been untrng his efforts today In seeing
that all the arrangements for the care Of the wounded
are properly carried cat
cAsuALriss AMONG PROMINENT oFrIcERs
can learn Of very few casualties among prominent
officers.
Brlgadcr General Dcnnison, commanding the Mary.
land brigade, learn slightly wounded Major Mills,
Of General Humphreys s@n, was killed The same shot
that killed Major Mills also killed the horse Of Major
Heap, commanding the regular Engineer battalion at
Ached to General Meadc's headquarters. Major Heap
fortunately escaped uninjured.
RyorSERR BATTALION
In this connection will speak Of the lmmenss amount