The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1865-03-28
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- . assl City Poist, March Is,
News has Just reached here OF the !,
tack On our l.ae this morning at dsYlieh
By the ensmy at Fort Stedman, near Ii
Appomatox River, capturing the fort an,
many prisoners, and nearly all its es,ri
son. They sent thssA prisoners over th
works toward thor lines, but on their Va
they broke from the guard and nearly al
escaped back TO- soar lines. Each, side 0
+ the fort Was taken aod held for ss,or
time byrthe rebels, but rein forcement,
arrived and they were driven back. LOSING
heavily in killed and wounded q the,
ran between the lines. Our loss is no,
known at this hour, but IL is believed q
be small The line is now reported 70 be
established As formerly.
City Poiut, March a5-3 .. m.
. The rssultof the engagement. this morn
ing vas more ioPortans than at first re-
ported. at the point where the enemy
charged the main lines, only $50 yards
park the ground between being leye land
free from obstructions, except the aba,tis
in front Of the works on each ii ie. A.
this place firing between the pckets has
been almost ccutiSuons, and scarcely .
day pssses without Two or three being
wounded on our side at least. The place
psyto Of the time had been occupied by the
Sd brigade Of the 1t Division of the
ninth eospe, Gen. Mclaughlin, comma ud
Ing. H6ks oftsn expressed his ability
to break throsgh the enemy's lines here,
and only yesterday he showed how it
could be dose 10 some visitors who were
inspecting the works. This morning four
Divisions of the enemy were marched in
the rear OF their line under Command Of
Gen. Terry, who was appointed to lead
the charge. These troops consisted Of
Bushrod Johusou's, Walkers. Evans aud
Cues Divisions Of Gen. Gordon's cor 10.
At O'Clock .. m. ths cbarge was made
and the time occupied 10 crossing the
space between the lines, cutting down the
aoaltis and getting to the rear OF the fort,
was the work Of only a few minutes. Here
they formed in line of battle, brigade
'front.' and while one portion advanced on
the work, the other swept to the right, in
towards the Appomsscx, expecting To-
flank and capture the whole line to The
river. The latter party we're met by the
18th Michigan, and driven back after
some hard fighting. The force that at
tackled the fort were repuised By the
garrison several times, but their numbers
bsing 50 superior to oars they finally over
peyered aud. took prisoners, rAarIy oil
who were in 1t = = ="
They a. once sent the captured over
the workslato their line, and many 20,
away as the guard was very small.
Gen. Wilcox moved up part Of his com
mand from the right to the scene OF sc-
tion. and soon drove the enemy from the
line on the night Of tho fort. General
HartzuPs Division, lying partly in re-
serve and partly in the line to the left,
was quickly on the ground with reinforce
ments, and at once assaulted the fort in
turn from the rear, (which the rebels seem-
ed determined 10 hold at all hazards.
Three separate attacks were made, aud
after that the fighting here was over, the
rebels laying down their arms and sur
rendering. To The left Of Fort St.d-
man ID located battery No. IL, which the
enemy also managed TO get posse sion OF,
but did not keep it long. although they
fought hard. : A4sse
Colonel Lauehiin. commanding a bri-
gade occupying this part Of the line vas
among the captured. Our loss ia killed
wounded and prisoners is believed to b,
about 500. Over one third are prcbabl,
prisoners. II vas FIRST reported that4.Ae
rebels had carried off three mer,are, bus
that is mistake, they took one over The
side of the fort but in their haste to gel
back to their sines tbey dropped it within
a few yards of the breast works, from
which place it viii be brought in to-nEht.
The loss Of the enemy is much heavier
than ours. Their dead and wounded
number more than double ours, while We
have over 1900 psisoners. Among them
about forty officers. The rebel Gen. Ter
~ who commanded the sssault is report
ed killed. Gen. Hartznff was reported
badly wounded. hus be is unhurt. He
was on the feld at o'clock arranging 1
fig Of truce at the request Of Gen. Gor-.
doo to bury the dead and care for the
sounded. It seems the enemy believed
Grant had sent away portion OF h,e
army to aid Sherman, ard that In conse
quence Of this our lines were very wesk
In this they have found cut to Their
cost that they we're sadly mistaken. The
9th corps have in this affair paid tue rebs
back for their defeat at the ex plosion Of the
Petersburg mine, and henceforth they
will be held in as high esteem by them as
any il the army.
Third Dispatch
City Point, March 25..
After the engagement between the en-
emy and the 9th corps this morning or
dcrs were given for the 9th corps to make
an attack on the left of the hne 10 ffont ol