Cedar Falls gazette. [volume] (Cedar Falls, Iowa) 1860-1895, 1865-04-07
RICHMOND rs OURS
TIE DAE OF JUBI.
LEE EIAB GOMEZ
FLAP YOUR WINGS AND SCREAM
" Oh ROYAL BIRD!
And Proudly Wave thy Glorious Folds
Oh Flag Of tho Free sa
THE GRAND ANNOUNCEMENT.

| Oh Flag Of tho Free /!
| .H.....
THE GRAND ANNOUNCEMENT.
The following is the dispatch that
Electrified the country on Monday:
.Eaa CITY PoIsr, April 2--II a. NJ.
To z. NJ. stanton: ..... 81. -... No.. e.
General Weitzel telegraphs as fol-
| lows: . a-.- - = -. -
! awe took Richmond at s:15 this
morning. l captured many guns. The
enaEly left in great haste. The city is
on fire in one place. am making ey-
cry effort to put it out. The people re-
ceive US with expressions Of enthusiasts
- General Grant started early this
morning toward the Danyille road, to
cut OFT Lees retreating army ii posi-
i bic. - -.
i %" President Lincoln has gone to the
front. .a.. a, ..,.- s-...I. -, - =
4 49,. z.ms ct. s. BOWERS, A. A. GU.
4 THE TIRE-IIow OUR TROOPS WERE RE-
! aus aHE , ass .trtr CEIFED, ss8 s.ag
/ A dispatch from the Spottswood
House, Richmond, dated April Sd, 1850
1 p. NJ, says, ..-.-.s r.. mi, ..,s... y,
/" But little property was destroyed by
the ire, which was confined mainly to
the tobacco ware houses. f- .#
!. 1.-The reception of the Union troops
was enthusiastic beyond all expectation;
proving that there were large numbers
OF Unionists in the city; many Union
Gags were displayed. Yesterday was
the anniversary OF Grants taking COM
mand OF the army in person at Culpep-
per Court House, Va.n ..
OCCUPATION OF PETERSBURG.
The mail steamer Dictator arrived at
Fort Monroe at 4:30 P. NJ, April Sd, and
brought the Intelligence that Peters
burg was occupied by our troops at 8
o'clock Monday morning. -te.. ..
OFFICIAL BuLIETIS-LATEsTF FROM !
| $3.50. RICHMOND. H r..
ITO General Dix .s. . 1#
| "WAsuISeroy, I'll A. N.
I" The following particulars, dated
City Point, April 4, S A. NJ, give the la
test information received from Rich
mond: PA
"General Weitzel tclegraphs from
| Richmond that of railroad stock he
found there 2S locomotives, "A baggage
cars and 100 freight cars.
AT $3.50 this morning General Grant,
| from Sutherland Station, ten miles from
1 Petersburg, towards Bnrkesyille, tele-
graphs that Gen. Sheridan picked up
I, 800 prisoners to-day, and frem 500 to
400 more have been picked up by our
1.-THE majority of arms that were left
in the hands or Lees army are now
scattered between Richmond and where
his army now is. The county is full
Of straggieis. The line of retreat is
marked with artillery, ammunition,
burned or charfed wagons, caissons,
aLabliances, &c.n
"E. n. STANTON, secy CT War"
| PRISONERS TAKEN so FAR.
| WASHINGTON, April l.
"There is good authority for the state
ment that the rebel prisoners taken by
Grants army will number 2Y,O0O."
LEES LINE OF RETREAT.
"At City Point the belief is general
that Lee is retrcatiag upon the Danville
road, ana that Sheridan is upon his
TANKS" - .#
ABOUT JOHNSON. . j.
A messenger from Gold.boro brings
news that Johnson has swung around
to new position between Goidsboro
and Weldon. sherman will take care
of him.
TIE HASTE OF THE REBELS IN pIsPos-
ING OF PRISONERS.
| "Such was the haste of the rebels in
hurrying the Union prisoners through
Richmond on Tuesday that i'm many
cases they were net even paioled. The
returned prisoners say that in coming
through Richmond Sunday, they saw
| -; /.
OF the City. The streets We're alive with
people of all classes, conditions and
ages, maniiesting intense excitement.
All the Union prisoners in Libby Pris-
on Were ordered to be exchanged by the
rebei authorities, and were, hurried
through Richmond towards the Varina
Landing III the greatest possible haste.'
sIIERIDAE's BATTLE AT FIVE, FORKS ON
| H9 lips ,a SATURDAY. ett3 .fs =. ..1.4n
| The World has graphic account Of
| Sheridan's battle of the Five Forks.
which was the turning point in the
great strife, and which, under Sheri-
dams generalship, will take rank with
anything on record. 1t appears that
| Grant was not satisfied with the bust
ness of Friday, and placed Sheridan in
supreme command Of the whole of
Warren's corps and all the cavalry
Sheridan at once maneavred with his
cavalry, dismounting portion in front
of the rebels, and gradually pressed
them back into their works, under the
most desperate and terrible fighting of
the war. While this was being done,
and done slowly, by order, Sheridan set
q. about forming the infantry, showing
the, same genius in Infantry tactics that
| he has in cavalry. 1t was marvel to
gn a farf nf otrx,
back and hold in check $1,000 rebel in
fantry. Still they did it, and in such o
manner as to completely hide the move
ment of our infantry. They were driv-
en- back step by step into their works.
Then Me signal was given, and the in
| fan.Iy closed on the works like q barn
door. The rebels saw their situation,
but did not appear to appreciate how
desperate We're their circumstances
| They fell back to the left only to sec
! four close lines of battle waiting to drive
them across the field; horscmen charge
them at the right, and in their rear foot
and cavalry began to assemble. Slant
| fire, cross fire, and direct fire, by file
and battery, rolled perpetnaily, cutting
down their bravest officers and strewing
the field with bleeding corscs. Their
own artillery was turned upon them
/ az tt2S uDaiSe Vi Nat ItCuHtSu tuClI
parapet and charged down upon them,
slaalIng and trampling them into con-
fusion. They had no commanders to
| lead them out of the tolls into which
! they had fallen. A few more voileys-
a new charge-the command to "die or
surrender !'-and $500 muskets were
/ thrown upon the ground, and s, 900 men
are Sheriian's prisoners. Those who
escaped were pursued by the fiery Gus
tar, and they were pressed far into the
desoiate forest
THE ATTACK ON PETERSBURG sATUR-
| DAY NIGHT.
The n. Y. Worlds correspondent,
says: -.... ..s... a> .r
| Tie attack on Petersburg and de-
! lenses was to take place Friday morn
ing at o'clock, bur the failure on our
lett was doubtless the cause of the post
poIc,nent. The plan of this last phase
OF the action was this /: Gen. Grant, on
! receipt of the news of Sheridan's victo-