Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1865-04-14

A Brigade or more Of cavalry Of the Army Of
\ the James, under Gen. Mackenzie.
The infantry was TO the cavalry in the pro-
portion Of about two to one
Az daybreak on Saturday, Sheridan fired four
signal guns to admonish Warren he was of; and
his cavalry. by diverging roads, struck their
camp Over Stony creek went Crook. making
the longest de;our Custer took bottom call
ed Chamherllin's bed; and Devin advanced
from Little Five Forks. the whole driving the
rebels toward the left Of their works on White
oak roal
When the h0rsemen were close 40 10 the rebels
they were lism0uutei and acted as infantry 20
at iutents. i portion Of them. under Gregg and
NaekenEe, still Kept 20 the saddle. that they
ui i-ir De- rrt iu rapid motion FOR fauking AMI
charging purposes but fully I've thousand
men. who hsl seen service in the Shenandoah
. anI elsewhere. were formed m line Of battle on
tC-, ar8 by charge and dep.oy c-s1yel the diff
cult work of pressing back the entire rebel col
uw1. This they were o. DO So evenly and inge-
u'orlr thlt tine rebels should go no farther than
tieF works. either 90 escape eastward OF O. dis
. cover -le wfe-eatou-s of Warren g forces which
v.-e already forming. Had they e-nieI the lat-
t0r .aer might hsva become sC d.seaurtzeI a- t1
'-. and take % the Wo0is; and Sheridan Oh
'".r ua- fa capture them as wei as t0 rglt them.
..N. .aaH.|N |'.aa4|s.A .l.f.a
..ri, ari thg strife went Cu uuinterrupteilv
40 O'Clock ths. rsfsls we're behind thci-
w.1I.H vt',-at Five Forks, and stI the cavalry
pressed Them f1rl, iu 'aiut rather than solemn
.r.. UhIlc8 battalion dismouutoi char-ei
-0H-r'v unon the face 90 iieir hreastw0rks which
iIr t.e .l Hn rio north sile of the White
I.s Erlf Then while the cavalry WORKED round
toward Che ir. rfc infantry Of Warren. though
c.-mfr.e' av sheridan. prepared 20 take part
u rha battle
The ins.rt-y which bad marched AZ u P. VI
from tho house of Bosseau on the Boylt0wn
r.1rk r0li v drawn MO in four battle lines,
m.I. OPP more in length. and Dol Che beginning
t.iH- .le Wh'-a O1b r1ll otioucy; tha ieft or
pivot WAS -he division % General Ayres. Craw- .
t-l h.i rre center and Griffin The right These
HlsHe.i from the E1vitown plank road. while .
~.lu was laundering 1way with the cav8,- .
rr, mounted 1ui 1i.mogutei, ard deluiiu- t1e .
r. RE with -he flea that he was the sole attack
ir- party they lay concealed in the woods .
H..li the Gavel'y run meeting-hOuse, but .
their let' WIS not o hliimi'e distant from the
r..a. works Little hy little, Sheridan, extend
H- H'- lines. drove the whole rebel force into
fH..r h-a7sfwork- then he dism0unted the
r..- ot t.- clva.ry and charged the work.,
s-a CHR r tae front. still laundering on their
t.r 40 'as- every rebel was sIfs behind bis
.'aaH-s. Then -le sigma. was given AMI
ta r.ea.. Cd infantry. many thousand strong.
--.. .-.r ..re.,...l i., e.ba1-- q. tba ri,b+ In
-.-. .--.- r-.- 7-1r -t,.-;7, q, ana yo,,
I... --. ...ra-..-. f. v-1 .,r sis, ir1a-ipe Tho
I..-- -...'- t---..-I 81 r.-gi-- forward also
lt O'Clock -ae whole corps column came crash
uH 'he tul flank % the astouishei rebels.
Wa were a.-al'r oa the rebel right in force,
-.....- s-,. o., ..r.--.-, n, .i;-s., f-r,t s,j,r-
.e.---r r.,r i-.- terr-aI +, tbair ertirs
r.. fu .r-. .ts,. l.1 -.,- I'd. mn instant note
.. tr.-....r s-..-t.i- confusion hu+ sas-D- +,
-.-..-.. -..- .. r- f---- ..-,.-- nm a,r.s,tr,t-
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. f..-.-- -....s-- y[t..r. tsf.lsi ,reass-r-I,
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r..... .... d.. .....-.. nm NJ the i-f,,rrv
.t.- l..-. r-.,r. tr1 ,-s.-.-,sbsl abs-f o.,
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SURRENDER of iE RiIhLS-
tr O'Clock the rebels came 90 the conclusion {
.I. they wore 0ut-fsubeI ana WHIPPED They
fa.r 81. t1elv en-1-el that the7 were a long Z
finding out how desperate were their cir
..-.-.r...- tat now wa-fsl with rs.steu, ?
'.sa lines of battle waiting 90 drive d
Oh. l. dse.ma''i AZ 'ae reh, D
..s. ...s...- all fa The rear .,ras-,iar TT I
.'''sE "c'--" 'i>' 20 assemble slant fire. !
..--....sr- ..-.--.. q ,-,, rtr.- f-,,.s, ~ a
''re''H- tar fields with '.ee.i'nE mems
'.i 90 lIe.r terror ini ie, Ha'r' lh,.r own Z
.il aiH,Nfei iT'- t1eH' iHre" INTO their
f.a.- iF.- i,7 o.i -osi,'on unSFateIl s'lle G
-.' l ai Iis' '''les OF cavalry ttlfiy
ilr el,f. .ntlllen's ind charged lo"n
u .'E A-i DO comm eis---- ieis-
''i .',--i 'n yam i'r some gIiHns q
q. ..A a ."i % ioIi INTO Wl.-a tlef ,