Civilian & telegraph. [volume] (Cumberland, Md.) 1859-1875, 1865-03-30
SECOND OFFICIAL BULLETIN.

WAR DEPARTMENT, March 25-2 80 P. NJ
| MAJ Gen. Dir. NeW York Latter reports
from General Grant. which are subjoined
| show that the operations of our forces thin
morning were brilliantly successful. The
rebel prisoners already secured number tive
thousand seven hundred. The rebel killed
and wounded General Grant estimates probab.
ly at not less than three thousand Our loss
is estimated at eight hundred. but may prove
less. EDWIN NJ. STANTON.
Seoret'ry Of War.
City Point. Ta. March 25-7 30 p. H
Hon Edwin NJ Stanton. Secretary of War -
am not yet able to give the results of the day
accurately, but the number of prisoners cap.
tured proves larger than at first reported. The
slaughter of the enemy at the point where
they entered our lines, and in front of it, was
probably not lees than three thousand. Our
loss is estimated at eight hundred, and may
prove less.
General Humphreys attacked on she left
with great promptness, capturing near one
hundred men, and causing the enemy to re-
turn troops to that part of his line rapidly.
U. S. GRANT Lieut.. Gen.
Cir Point, "a. March 25-9 80 p. M
Hen. Edwin NJ. Stanton. Secretary Of War.
The number of prisoners received by the pro-
vost marshal is twenty-five hundeed taken by
the 9th corps, and five hundred by the ID
corps There may be still some more to be
brought ia. g. S. GRANT Lieut. Gen.
From the Army of the Potomac we have
interesting particulars of the heavy battle on
Saturday. commenced by an assault Of the
enemy on our works and ending in their being
driven back from their lines Fort Stead
man, near the Appomattox, was the position
against which the enemy first exerlcd their
strer 9Th, and. being in superior numbers, its
garrison fell into their hands, but subsequently,
nearly all escaped. General Wilcox, with
rcinforcements from the Ninth Corps, arrived
at the scene Of action, and soon drove the
enemy from the fort, many of them laying
down their arms aud surrendering. A des-
patch from General Grant. dated at City
Point yesterday, places our loss in the See
ond, Sixth and Ninth Corps at 166 killed,
1.201 wounded and 9S5 missing. while our
captures by the same corps we're nearly 3,000
prisoners, exclusive of killed and wounded.
After the repulss Of the attack on the front
of the Ninth Corps. the Second and Sixth
Corps assaulted the rebel lines with great
success. driving the enemy back from their
entrenchments and capturing many prisoners
among whom were a number of commits
stoned officers. General Grant says the en-
envy sent in a fagof-truce yesterday for per-
mission to collect his wounded and bury bis
dead. which we're between what had been
their picket line and their main line Of forti-
6cations. The permission was accorded, the
wounded removed and the dead buried. The
Rebels made their attack on our lines under
the impressions that General Grant had weak
ened his army by sending reinforcemeats to
Sherman. but the result of their efforts has
relieved them Of their delusion. The Ninth
Corps is highly complmented for the part it
took in the contest, and the Third MARYLAND
Regiment is particularly spoken of fer con-
spieuous bravery on the occasion. General
Sheridan, with his entire cavalry force. had
reached Grants army. and viii no doubt be
heard Of in the great eontes. which passing
events foreshadow as about to occur.
A General Engagem ent all Along the Lines.
FoRr MoSRoE, March 20. 5 z. NJ The
steamer Webster. which has just arrived from
City Point, brings important intelligence from
the frcn. ds~u to this ucruins: \ srucral