Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1865-03-31

hours, and then being reinforced by anothe
brigade, the Yankees were repulsed. Col
Rhett was missing, and the enemy's loss wal
sbou, 500; our (rebel) loss was 800.
dispatch from Augusta dated 20th says
Thousands Of the old army Of the Tennessee
and Virginia have congregated in that cit.
during the past ten days and are being sup
piled. They will start at once for a lonI
march.
WAR DEPARTMENT,
Washington, March 27--l.30 PM.
To Maj. Gen Dir
The following official reports Of the oper
atoms Of the army of the Potomac on Satur
day, and Of Gen. Sherman's operations sine
/ he left Fayetteville have been received thi
morning.
Gen. Sherman WAS at Godsboro' on tn,
been mvde on either side before Petersburl
and Rchm7nd since Saturday night
Il. M. STANTON, sec'y Of War,
CRY PorNT, March 27-1O3O A. NJ.
Hon. r. ". Stanton
The battle Of the 25th resulted in the fol.
lowing loss to our side
% corps-killed 81, wounded 462, missing
III ; 9th corps-killed AZ, wounded 40l.
missing 80 ; orb corps--killod 6S, wounded
33s, missing SOC.
Our captures by the % corps are 365, 9Th
corps 469, 9Th corps l049.
The I'd and 9th corps pushed forward and
captured the enemy's strong ntrencbed pic
ket line snd stll hold it. In trying to reiake
this the battle was continued until egh; o.
clock at night, the enemy losing very heavily.
Humphreys estimates the loss Of the enc
my in his front at three times his own, and
Gen. Wright in his front at double
The eLemy brought flag Of truce for per-
mission to collect his wounded and bury his
dead, which were between their picket line
and their main line Of Notifications. This
permission was granted.
U. s. GRANT, Lieut.. Gen.
CITY PoiNT, March 27-ll A.. M.
Hon. f N. Stanton
ai1 in receipt Of Sherman's report of his
operations from the time he left Fayetteville.
up to the 22i inst. 1t shows hard fighting,
resulting in very heavy loss to the enemy in
killed aud wounded, and over 1000 prisoners
IN our hands
His loss, he says, will be covered by $500
men since he left Savannah Many of these
are but slightly wounded.
u. 5. GRANT, Lieut.. Gen.
At Bentenvile on SUNDAY, the 10Th inst.
one division Of the l4th corps was attacked
by Johnston, and for a while turned back
but on being reinforced by the rest o. the
divisions we drove the enemy back and dur.
ing Sunday night he advanced to Bentonville
and Tell back across Neuse river to Smith6eld.
some | 0 miles west Of Goldsboro'.
L.
first part of the fight, over which the rebels
are boosting as great victory. Sherman
loss will not exceed 1000
His army is in excellent condition. De-
iached sccounts of the foregoing, dated
Goldsboro's, March 81, have also been re-
ceived:
On the 22d, Gen. scho6ed moved out to
Coxe's brigade, on the Neuse river, six miles
beyond Goldsboro', where General Terry's
forces we're discovered laying pontoons to
cross the river, having marched all the way
from Wilmington.
In few moments after some of Sherman's
trains Of the goth Corps were discovered
moving from Bentonville to Coxe's Bridge.
and junction Of the right wing of Sherman's
army with Terry's and Schofeld's forces per-
manently made. Gen. Sherman had no.
tilted Schofeld that he would be at Colds
boro' on the 22d Of March. aud he kept his
word. Some OF his staff were there during
that day
AT er his repulse at Bentonvile. Johnston
fell back to Smithhed to cover Raleigh. De-
eertions Of North Carolina troops are numer-
Gus.
CRY PoINT, Va, March rs.
News reached here of n attack on our
line at day light this morning by the enemy
at Fort Steadman, near Appomattox river,
capturing the fort and taking prisoners near
~ all the garrison. They sent these prison.
yrs over the works toward their line, but on
he way they broke from the guard and ear
all escaped.
The line each side of the for. was taken
nd held for a short time by tn, rehels, but
endorsements arriving they were driven
ack, losing heavily In killed and wounded,
they ran between the lines
Our loss is believed to be small The line
now reported re-established as formerly.
CRY POINT, Va, March 27-3PM.
The result Of The engagement this morning
as more important than at first reported.
t the point where the rebels charged the
lain lines are only one hundred md fifty
ards apart, the ground between being level
nd free from distractions, except an abat'is
1 front Of the works on each side At this
lace the firing between the pickets has been
most continuous, aud scarcely day passe,
ithout TWO or three being wounded on our
de.
Cry PoINT, March 25-P. NJ.
Alter the engagement between the enemy
nd the 9th corps this morning, orders were
wen for the 9th corps to make an attack on
ne left of line in front Of Fort Fisher. The
division, Seymour commanding, was Sc
oted as the assauting column, and shortly
fer noon the line of battle was formed and
ae order to advance given. In short time
ur men had possession of the entire line of
tie pits of the enemy, nearly all the occu-
ants having been made prisoners. Our loss
4 the affair was very rifing. Over 900 pri-
oners we're brought in as the result of the
engagement.
Still another fight took place at Hatcher's
IN, in which the I'd corps was engaged The
tack was made about dark. Over 400 pri-
oners fell into our hands, in all to-day about
S75, among whom are nearly 100 commits
oued officers. the highest in rank being
olonel This does not include the rebel
'ounded in hospitals, whose numbers are
onsiderable These men seemed &c they
assed along completely satisfied with their
80.