The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1865-04-04

M" AOhhs - plh e,-lHe Iriouno9 fpe
eial has the following pecount Of Friday
fighting At daybrsak a movement VA
made to secure position to advance upon
the enemy, covering the White Oak road
the object being to cross that road, whis h
intersects the Claiborne road leading 10 q :
southside Railroad. A. o'clock Ayre'.
division. supported BY erswiord's and Grii-
frs, advanced, and immediately met re-
sistance from rebel skirmishers, who we're
pushed back within & mile Of White Oak
road. Atthia juncture The enemy marched,
and with their usual yeli charged our col.
umn, wavered for time, and fnaliy gave
war, retiring slowly toward the Boydt0wn
roai, and hating on hill, where, support
ed by Gifin's division, which had Just
come up, they took sheltes in their breast
works. The enemy made several iaeHsct-
ual attempts TO disiodgs them; fercs
Ere of artillery and muskstEy meanwhile
pouring death in the ranks Of the enemy.
At o'clock Miles division Was ordered 70
strike the enemy On the lefs aaHk, while
The sfh corps again essayed 10 get position
en- White Oak road BY adgancing simults-
neously, and The 9Th corps moved up on
the eaemy, who stubbOrnly held his ground
for scms time, when the rapid volieys from
.he right snd TIE lJud cheer Of the
successful issue Of Mills attack en- the rebel
nank IS he rolled up the snemy's line. now
broksn, routed and falling back in eon!p-
sion, allowed By Warsen's sth corps, who
was sion d pasaes1io1 81 ths t5yssad 81 l.iis
Oak r5ad.
The field sbowsd on every hand traces sf
sanguinary conflict; huge pines cut aosn
By shst, and the ground over which Niles
swept down in echs!on upon tbs snemy's
flank, was covered with rebel dead. While
this was going on heayy skiFmishing was
taking place on our lines as far IS Hstcber's
Run, aud cur troops in that direction we're
advanced several hundred yards aud en-
.renchad. while sharp shooters were eBgag-
ed in ssieneing the rebel balttries.
Tbe Times speeisl 5 ssss At ! ;. in. sriilh's
brigade, Of cr8ifs division, resod On st5ney
creek vest Of Dinwiddie ccurt House, 1dp-
ported by Gregg, Davis, and Fitzhugh.
The latter firing west, and covering stoney
creek, where fvs roads came together,
known is the Eve forks, was held BY the
enemy, and which We tried 10 take ihe day
before ald failed.
Stage Michigan brigade was IN position
on Grayelly branch, end poston efoibb's
brigade vas in reserve. ts'i
At six p. IA the enemy attacked ssnith
in considerable force, bat unsucesssfuIsy.
An hour later Maj. Robbins Of Davies
brigsde, holding the bridge over stensy
creek, with a battalion Of tho Eew York 1st,
we're STACKED and driven slowly back to
their brigade.
Al this jancfure the enemy moved in three
columns across lha seek st three points,
and st onise with superior numbers vas en-
abled to asnk Davies brieAde, afisr 6 stub
born fghi. With the columns aivaneing IN
front, oth,sr eoiamns at oncs chsnged their
respectiye positions to meet the change Of
aiiairs The fghs continued ann shout
Eve o'clock in the afternoon, At which time
the e1smy had cut of Degins with Fits
hugh's and stagg's brisadSss and foscsd
them back in 8 north-easteTiy diFeotiOn 70
the Boydiown plaak road, a listle north
ssst from Dinwiddis C. H., and 70 which
this portion Of the eomnana, during The
evening moved th6E piscs.
Gibbs brigade for long time held iin
position, aad made two successful charges,
10 one Of u.hieH theIstUaitsd States, Capt.
Lord, and ne Isth Psunsyivssia, drove
back the snemy's strong iiae Of infantry,
and captured about lo5 nsn. During thia
charge several hundred of The rsbels threw
down shrir arms and Attempted 70 rush in
fe cur iiAei, UafegEanats.S, ths nievssneus
WA not generaliy obasrvea in seassn 70
prsTsRs 'solisg bsiag opAped i1t0 them.
This eaussi hesitation lsBg Onoueh foz
their officers to cover them with frs frora
the gear.
AZ o'eiosks Gibbs had fallen hack 10
within mile Of Din~iddis C. Il. aud was
here rsiis4sd By capehart's brigade of
Cus,sr'a division, which was soon strength
ened by TIA srrivsi Of Col. Psnuingion,
with = part ',f his b7igsde- FFen thistine
till aitsr dark custar had the 4 g1l, and The
snemy did nst adrasce, t. hoid the grOund,
s single rod after stopiag his liae. when
custar started % the front seems u ths
widest sxeilsment prevailed. cspshsrs
had bis 5rigisis on the iefs, and Fsnnine-
ton on the tight, and before any thine
% fght bshiiss eould Be pat Up the snsny
came swAEniug pat.of ihs voeas p front,
as il eoBfdei.ti of dsnoiishinr everything
before then. casiar sud men wers re-
ceivsd ~ith cheers. and be instsrfly set
Qspshart's had - pls5iae Hal Co'unbla,
ntoiker paatislie piseos this revived tie
spirits q al, and the rausir throuxhout
forced cheers from thousands of uearisa
men - The siismy opened spoa IL line.
etHs shesiaaii ed ghsiars with lileir staf
officers, rods aioaE ths lins With taslr res
/ Psetive eolori dispiagsds lhis dcsaonslrs-
ton ELECTED sansEsd satburissre sloaz ths
whole line, 81 4 by the lime he wa over :
heavy sre had bssa 6gIsase Win ar..l.>rv.
aeeompsnsed By Lords and Woosru6'.
+ guns. The enliny ehasged several times
and ~sre rspiasod win great alaashssr
capehars saz sus of his ferimen.s. fhs =,
Virginia. dashing Of. and 10. hssirr riven
ths order be ioloEsd, snd foana oensral
Merritt, Col. Eirsysh. q shsrlaasu star
and others, ~ lis head d he rsrinasnt.
TIE enemy s.ai back hastily bsiose has.
tacsps, dsd did not stlsapt % isfse %,
lines.
The result e Ffday's fighting, Ia
Tine,' sezsespsaaent ssys, VS., We sEun,