The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1865-04-03

ske hrhasns. me eomnAnds q General Davies and
Acting 1neadisr Generals ooisnas Peter Ylogg and
Charles l. Fszhush had BY This time got over 70 the
poy6son plank road anA hey prsvsntsd The snsmy nom
s.inans foothold On thas rsad
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vss a this period thas The ss bas commenced ne
moment IVES soritieal for NJ and General ehsridan
NV He, thsrs6ors, 1aahsd forward followed sy 81
his saH headquarters ~ and escort; and with his bat
Oh, waving IN The cir he shssrsd The men and hey
oheered him. He told them 70 remain arm; and the
cheers and the answers they gave In return told plainly
enough they would Tho sight was thrilling one. The
enemy had driven our men Of the FORTS and the light
ing in the open Aslda Along the line Of tho woods
the enemy reformed his line Colonel CaphaEts brigade
and Colonel Psnnngtons brigade were fastened from the
left Of the line TO support the centre. just before the
enemy had got out Of the woods our men made low
breastwork Of some fsnce rails did not afford them
any particular protection
THE umfY ADVANCE
Al half.past nvs the enemy made grand advance In
two lines Of battle from the woods across the fields
Thereupon Immediately followed the hardest nghnng OF
the day There too the clouds parted and gold food
Of light burst in upon the scene and made our arms
gsten and the coo Of the different commanders 70 LOOK
brighter thsn ever before The Asld crowded with
generals Who together with their stas and escorts
added much 70 the picturesquensss Of the aspect
I'm Mnn CHsoKHD '0fi,--"s y
The enemy got about midway between he woods and
our line when he was checked He continued 70 hold
his line for some time hs had much the advantage Of
us In this way that his rines outranged carbinss
and gsve him the odds In distance for firing.
The engagement continuing our batteries poured
In . we'll directed fire, which moro than once
broke the snemys ne and threw certain portions Of II
into confusion One Of the batteries engaged was COM
TYrtknA 0e~tnl
tillery.
OUR CoRRHgrONDxN1 WOUNDED.
Just at this time your correspondent was wounded,
shot through the left shoulder by Mimic BALL The
wound painful but not dangerous ono. It is there.
fore impossible for him fully describe the remainder
Of the bae although he remained upon the field for
some fifteen minutes after.
THE ENEMY MAKES ONE MORE nroRr AND H DRIVEN BACK.
BY dark the enemy delivered one terrific volley II
seemed TO be continuous line Of fame As did not
any, the enemy broke and went back, and
left possession Of the field and position at
Dinwidde Court House.
THE WOUNDED.
Among the wounded sent to the rear Colonel Nor
row, Sixth Pennsylvania and Lieutenant Tlson Of the
Fourth Pennsylvania Lieutenant MCGEE, Of the Sixth
Pennsylvania, carried off the field dead
The total cavalry losses for the day between Eve
and six hundred; probably not more than five.
ASSISTANCE THE CAVALRY.
During the night General Grant ordered portion Of
the Fifth corps advance strike at the Of
the infantry force which attacked Sheridan and It
thought Pickett had got his command into position
from which he would find II very difficult to exrcae It,
We are expecting moro and very heavy lighting to
day tits probable that the Fifth and Second corps and
portion OF Ords army will be heavily engaged
The interests Of the service compel your correspondent
to omit great deal Of important nformaton hence this
Of cavalry operations is full in detail
otherwise would be.
NKws ExPxCrED.
In concluding it may not be amiss to add that no mat
ter how the future fighting goes here Grant will be
trely successful in executing the general plan. This
army has already gained much as 1t expected it
would and whatever have after this may
be set down asa clear gain other movements and I'm
porant ones aside from those connected with Shermans
army being made, and the public may at any mo-
ment expect to hear very good news from entirely
unexpected quarter.
Mr.. Wilson'S Wound.
OUR WASHINGTON DESPATCH.
WASHINGTON, April 2, 1885.
Mr.. Wilson, ono Of the HERALD correspondents, has
come up from the 'front.' wounded in the shoulder 1t
flesh wound, with part Of the clavice Clipped Of he
I,rop 0ht