Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1865-04-14

From the New York Tribune.
Full Details Of the Tighting.

Euu OoCo1l0 OF the E1&ht1ngs
WASHINGTON. Monday, April 8. IS.
Capt. Ira N. Burritt. former staff of.
Ger in the army Of the Potomac. now
chief special correspondent Of the Gin.
cinatti Gazette in that army, arrived u
the front one day after the fighting b..
gan. His account Of matters dowa to
I'd inst. is, therefore, little delayed, sut
it is 80 concise and clear ~ 70 still war.
rant Transmission in fall.
PREPARATORY OPERATIONS,
HDoR. ARxY PoroxAc, Apr. lilo , ..
As you doubtless have seeounts Of the
operations in progress here up to yester.
day, will con6ne myself to . brief ~.
nopsis.
The heaviest Sighting has been doae BY
the Fifth Corps and Sheridan'S Cavalry.
TuB FIFTH coars.
On Wednesday morning the Fifth
Corps moved down the Halifax read and
crossed Rowanty Greek, taking then .
south.westerly course until it reached the
Vaughan road. It moved up the Vaughan
to the Quaker road, turned to the right,
keeping on this road until within . mile
Of the Boydtown 3.4 Plank road. when
they met the enemy. Gen. Griffin, with
the First Division attacked, and GeL ersl
Crawford forming the Third Division on
Grif6ns left, met the enemy on the But.
Ter farm, but pushed them back and reach.
ed the Boydtown road.
ON THURSDAY
morning the whole Fifth Corps line I'D.
vauced acrsss the Boydtown road with
little opposition. II the afternoon Gen.
Ayres, commanding the Second Division,
moved enc brigade across Gravelly Run
and kept it there during the night.
FRIDAY.
The next morning Ayres' whole divi.
sion crossed the Run, supported by Gen.
Crawford's. After advancing . mile or
more through wooded country, brokss
occasionally into small c;earings, The
enemy was discovered in force. Ges.
Ayres advanced Winthrop's Brigade,
while the rest of his division and that Of
Gen. Crawford's were forming in The
rear.
4 REBEL ATTACK.
Before they had completed the dsploy.
ment. however. and while the greater
part Of the Third Division was yet in
mass. Johnson's Rebel Division charged
Winthrop's single brigade, driving il
back in some disorder, while at the saus
time Pickett's Division struck our two
divisions in the left flank. attacking with
more than its usual impetuosity.
FALLING BACK.
Both Ayres's and Crawford's men
fought stubbornly, but At length fell back
across the run, where the First Division
and several batteries Of artillery. which
had been placed in position BY General
Warren, covered the crossing. and drove
back the enemy, who advanced incauti.
ousIy with heavy los1.
A. SECOND ADVANCE.
About 2 o'clock p. m. the whole Corps
again advanced over the same ground, re-
taking all the positions from which they
had been driven in the morning, and
moved forward to White Oak road, some
two miles beyond Gravelly Run. captsr.
ing a battle.aag and number of prison.
ers. In this position the troops rested
during the night.
SATURDAY.
This Saturday morning at 7 o'clock
the Fifth Corps was again 10 molten,
passing to the left. along the White Oak
road, to join Gen. Sheridan.
DIFFICULT MOVEMENT,
They have executed the difficult move.
uent of marching BY flank inS The pres.
spcs Of tas enemy, Withdrawing the divi.
sions in rear Of each other, and marching
them of successfully from right to lsit,
the left division (Crawford's) executing
the same movement By brigade.
CONDUCT OF TROOPS.
The conduct Of the troops has beer
above praise. Their loss has bees -
we're in killed and wounded. the wounded
being the heaviest in the Third Division
bat Was next to nothing in prisoners.
TIE IRON sRlaApI.
The remnant Of the old Iron Brigade
OF Crawford's Division. composed Of the
9th and 7th Wisconsin with the 9lst N
York. lately attached, commanded By
Col. John A. Kellogg Of the 9TH. sus
tanned their previous reputation.
BRAVE oEyIcERj.
Brevet 1t. Col. D. B. Daley Of th,
9Th Wis.,. commanded the 147th N. Y
in the Sd Brigade. and together Will
Major H. A. Laycoek Of the veteran
56th Penn, was conspicuous for refusing
to dismouut and riding At the head of th
brigade in the charge. Col. Daley had
his right hand shattered by bullet EARL
in the day. but insisted ON lssding hi
command in the afternoon.
SECOND CORPS.
i While these events we're taking plae
the Second Corps msvsd toward Whit
Oak road BY more direct route ftou
tho left Of our intrenchuents thau tAs
taken BY the Fifth. and established
connection with the right Of the latter
1t was sharply engaged yesterday, bu
lost less Than the Fifth. Gen. Hum
phrsys now occupies the line vacated ;
Warren's movement TO the support Z
Sheridan. having exteaded to the left e
that purpose.
GEN. SHERIDAN.
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