, 1865-04-06
| the cAPT3RE or RICHMOND.
The Splendid Charge Of General
Wrisht's Corps.
They Sweep Every thing
Before Them.

Via WAsE1Sarox, April /.
Yesterday ,ss ssnt a. yon some account Of ths
mosensnt against the rebel stronghold 81 the
sIm,cs operating against Richmond. 1 wrote
while zen ,Mt,ghta charge was In proercss, and
TN Saturday night the situation vas as follow:
The 9sh coEps hcfa the right Of our line, from the
APpomatttoM1 7 70 battery L: the 9Th ext ended from
the right Of Gen. OEd's command Was conposed Of
Tuners and Fosters divisions OF the a4th rorps,
The theatcl Of operations covered front Of
almost unexampled extension, the coutsauous
nne nsang nearly twenty miles in length. The
g1o93nd 9ss1plsd By ths let Wing beyond a.
ro1e heI1s sns wtR itfR ssss5ss
pine, 1ntereperacd With, occasionally, : hsrd
ne1d. and cut mp with water running through i
Mille, stretching away toward Petersburg Along
INC Georgetown road, is an open county occu-
pscd Y piant,tions The roads were horrible.
SssSs Ns5s agr 1ipag ss &
nulaneea moved slowly to Humphrey Station,
TUG S1eInd terminus Of the military railroad. ,-'
Soeys ss The n9, Ss.a # vs
qaent intervals, eometimes sacll1n: into a coanu-
naus Cracking roaz. while the popping Of skiI-
misheIs 1tIes and TIC slower discharges Of art
lef{ we're 1nccssRnt between len and eleven
1elock. On Saturday night Gen. Parke charged
{ne . rebel work. in front Of the celebrated Fort
III H. mith ths lsis,oas Of Potter md Wileos
ato1nidaLie line oi abattie. The troops advsncea
steadily until they reached the abstis en
and @ cannister and musketly. Here
they Ware1ed for moment, rccoiIed nad fell hack
nearly to Fort Hill, but At once renewed their ef-
distractions, swarmed over ihc parapet and into
el Sspolesn. Tho captured iouF forts: iae!aaine
The Enns. aud poured eaunlster and grape Into the
retr. at1ng enemy. The works tsten here a.s tho
Ter, commanding The I'd dis1efon, was dangerous
II wounded at this point. 1t was believed that
be ccnla n9i l1se but thus morning hopes are en-
The 9th corps had the position th.y gained un-
til this morning. The rebels yesterday made a
1ness nPos Sf assault: tS seaks Fost
but they were each time repalscd With terrible
daughter ALI O'Clock yesterday morning Gen.
MsTS + ns hRs Oh silently
rebel linees In front Of Fort Fisher, where The
@ mea lay n dewn te await the signal.,, Tho
4ss sh e rd Sep doa hsaeR gen Be- ss1moa ns
the centre, and the second division, Gen.
Getty. the left Each brigade and division had its
own front and supports asso. .
readiness, the order Was given and The battle
scared veterans arose md advanced once more
to their work Of death. The rebels opened re-
iIg could stop the onslaught. Tho men rushed
forward with fury, forted the Absitis and carried
The works; Aitsr advancing over and captaIiug
succeesivc1y several lines Of earthw0rks, Gen.
Wright moved forward aud about nine O'Clock a.
m. struck the South Side railroad.
Owi1g to the 1apidfiy with which the move
we'll as in the nsssult made By the other corps nrc
comparatively light. Some Of the forndcations
b. ne aS;;3 IN
General L. O. Grant, commanding the ed hricaac,
I'd division, 9Th corps, was IN this Charge
As The different forts were taken. their gun:
ciyiz,on, In Wkich arc the 11olhTissd lid 1s5lh
Ohio, commanded tE Col. ". keefer, Colonel Of
The 11oth, covered itself with glory In one Of the
ga saFred b he 20 .sS sa3a
' haS e ne ta af 9e :oaa onf mcn I'D ksn Ss
FL Sssvs s9t fsaSs q s.s e.
ealuted the rctreating rebels with their own guns
The 1l0sh OHIO captured three rebel 1age. and
the rebels. Gen. Ord and Gen. Wright sent this
1nan to the rear With the flag, telling him he had
ea.ucd bis thirty days fnrlough.
Of lie iiae. s vs. ii n motion, Gsn. ord, wiz ,hs
dtyleions Of Foster and Turner, STACKED the enc
my's lrnes In his front at Hatchery Run, nearly
They carried them in fne style. The l23d uh,c
regiment was The arsi to enter the works. Cooks
brigade. Heth's division: IliiIs corps. occu
I
tame t1.ne, also. Humphreys, with ths
| I'd corps, moved forward. sweeping every thing
before him. Hodgee', Aott's and Mics divisions
| w6ieh fk1rts he BoJdtown Road. toward The lei
Of The Gth eorp, now considerably IN advance.
On The Whlts Oak Road, keeping to tae
| west Of the Boydtown Road, and scstter
ing the e1.emy before him. On bis
Railroad at ! ONT farther to the westward afte,
rome Eh~rp xl ting. The hospitals we're ali left fas
IN the REM Al a11 early hour IN the day. and were
within reach # the irresistible advance: Thu
country in the .ear Wak wonderfully bare Of skutk
en-, and non1 OF she usual squads Of stAgglsss
VIE banging about the hotpitais ane the trains
The enemy still held = contracted line Of forts
clote to the city frun which taey kept up su1len
The troops Of the 9th eorps had been connected
With the right OF the 9Th, which bad become tem'
RoIsrily tsolated by its rapid advance, and Gen;
above Pctersburg Cavalry Sheridan, with
hit teomnsnd, wa moving upon tho Dan
Vile road to emharrazs tic Ket1e.t Q. e,
! foe, and The I'd corps, with poutoon trims. had
moved upon the Apponaattox, several mi1es abore
Petersburg. Should the rebels setndin there they
were to be attacked at daybsesk. skirmishing
O'Clock tins mor1tcg Wiieox's division. preceded
BY the 1st Michigan entered the cdtyr driving the
enemy's reaF guard sA5mi.hers before them,
The rebels set the bridges on fire, blowing up
that Of the South Side road.
| Petersburg Is q rnelJ- built Southern city, AMI
handsome M31s
ihoosh tho damage dons by the eannonaae j. aoi
| TeTJ extensive. Several h0uaes we're burned res
tcrday, Before they left, the rebels destroyed .
| large quantity Of tobacco. Three pontoon bridges
had been laid acroes the river to fAciiitate thei,
1etfeas- Gen. Lee val IN Petersburg. directing in
Nal Gen Warren IVES relieved Of the command
Of the 9Th corps, and was succeeded By Gen. CfaW
4 L T. some
pendent Command ef the left wing: am in
formed thai Gen. Warren YVES on Saturday as
noE Of the
| corps and Lieutenant Colonel Crosby OF the 6ts
| Pernsylyania: and among the wounded Leutensn
Colonel D; Holt q the 5sth FsE Yos mo1ta; t
New York. IN breast severely. Gen. Gipbon /,
reported Killed, bnt eannot vouch fo1 the state
1nen,. Major Genera! Rantom. OF Hills corps, II
| 1nortally wonndec. and prisoner; md there Is
ff&piI Err + kieS asafa 'aSk' e'naFan00 1'' aeh'''
i hss osen sd d b.
cd among our men, to the number Of slight in
jpries, is unusually small.
C1Tx PonT, Aprll 80 4 M.-Presldent Lin
coin has Just left 1os Gen Grants headquarters, il
Gen. McLAghl!n, captured in Fort stedman
week aeo Saturday. came through the lines north
rolled. ne reports that Richmond is being cvaca
ated, the military stores, merchantaf goods
9nd everything foF which transportation can b.
Roger A. Pryor. who was captured in Peters
s1anss hesaau:ltsss, Z cit5 foiai tss
During the night and morning heavy explosion,
are destroying their magazine. and 15onelads.
smoke Of lie e1piesiors could .6s dislluet1y seen
md ftom its pot,tion, one report I. beltsred t
have been the blowing up OF The ram virginia
mend. No rebels can be discovered On the Bsf
uuda Hundred this morning.
Co. We1tzs VT With Gsn RoseET so 6iv:lop
2stl. morcd for Richmond this morning at day
break, 1skiug the DarbJtown and Charles CIT.
reads. They encountered no enemy at nfst, M
about halrpist seven o'clock heary cannonadins
In tba. direction was reported to hare bean hear
LTm.5Aa !5e mail boat leayss The whart,
little parts this morning. No detalla are Ctvcr
except That the clJ is on dse.
The nancuytra which have produced thest
have becn fsitefu4ly md gallantlT executed. Lei
WIS obliged by our movements 70 the lei, to pro
s1na nis right Evs the s9et
was v,sorons1y pressed back afts{ IL ~ II;
army In two, driving one wing into the lime
1ordacatIons Of Petersburg. while the right com
pottd Of Longthect'e command. and part q
Hil'a, LEFT to the mercy Of Humphrey. Craw
ford and Sheridan, would be compelled, Il it sue
cseded in JOINING Lee Ct ali. to make a long detou
4 to tho uorth witt 6heridan'a cavalry and Infaatr
pounding behind and Humphrey on ita tanks. Th
reeu1t could not fail to be disastrous to him. TIL
euccetefnl execution Of tneEe rnnueuve1s Is owin1
srd The uumbcr Of prisoners and Rnns taken Gor
! the enemy. The result Of the combined opera
items, up to Sunday night. has been the capture Q
1900 prisoners. The greater pat being taken b
| Ehe11dnn'e command.
The following is list Of the casualtles OF th
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