Daily national Republican. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1862-1866, 1865-03-13
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Sheridan Still TriumphS
Capture of Charlottesville.
Immense Destruction Of Properly
Fatal Blow to Richmond.
REREL ooMMopoRE sHor,
OmoiaI war BuIIssln.

whH DEIAnTnE.T,
WAsHnoToS, D. c., March -, less.
Major General Dir, Eep York,
The following report OF Gen. sheridan's
recent operations has been received by THE
Department.,
EDwn NJ. sTAwroS, sec'y Of War.
"crTv PorHT, Va, y. ne, March 10, 1885.
Hon EdiOiH N SANTOS, SsereiavvcJ Ws'i
The following dispatch lust received;
U. 8. 9RANT. Lieut.. Gen.
"HRADouARrERs MnDLs MILITARY De-
PARTMEHT, COLUMBIA, Va, Friday, March
10, 1e65.-Lisla. Gen. U. s.. Grant, Com
nandinO Armies Uhifed Statss--GENERAL /;
In my last dispatch, dated wsynesboro',
gave brief account OF the defeat OF Early
by Clusters division. Tie same night this
division was pushed across the Blue Ridge
and entered Charlottesville at Up. m. the
next day. The Mayor OF the city and the
principal Inhabitants came out and deliv-
cred up the keys OF the public buildings.
I had 10 remain at Charlottesville two
days.
This time was consumed In bringing
over from wsynesboro' our ammunition
and pontoon trains. The weather was hor-
rible beyond description, and the rain In
cessant. The two divisions were during
this time occupied In destroying the two
large iron bridges, one over the Rlyanns
river, the other over sdnrso's creek, near
Charlottesville, and the railroad for dis
lance OF eight miles, In the direction OF
Lynchburg. On the 9th OF March 1 sent
the frat division, Gen. Devens command
ing, to scottsville, on the James river,
with dir lions to send out light parties
through the country and destroy all mer-
chAndise, mills, factories, bridges, etc., on
the RlVannA river. These parties TO join
the division at scottsvlllo.
The division then proceeded along the
canal 10 DuguIdsvllie, ffIeen miles from
Lynchburg, destroying every lock and In
many places the bank OF the canal. AT
Duguidsvllle We hoped 10 secure the bridge
TO let us cross the river as our pontoons
were useless on account OF the high water.
In this, however, we were foiled, as both
this bridge aud the bridge at HardwIcks-
Vile were burned by the enemy upon our
"pptoach' Merri' accompanied TINS oi-
vision.
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