The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1865-04-14
THE SIXTH CORPS.


HalDoUAETEas SIXTH Army C'rps,
NEAR FARHvuLE, North SIDE OF TRR ArPoNA'rx, I
April 8, 1865.
The battle ground Of Thursday was found 10 be com
pletely ploughcd up by artillery fire. The rebel
dead lying there in large numbers and the only
wonder is that men could bs induced to remain for
short time under the heavy shower Of shot and
shell rained on them by Major Cowans batteries
TIE Pursuit npUNED
The pursuit was resumed at an early hour this morn
ing General Getys division being in the advance Gene
the General Clusters cavalry passed on ahead, and
column.
ARRIVAL At PARMvIIA
The lSixth corps arrived At Farmvlle about two
O'Clock yesterday. General Grant had already ostab
Ished his headquarters at the Randolph Hotel in that
town. The bridge over the Appomattox river was in
flames and the rebel army had crossed but short
time before. The Second corps and q strong cavalry
force were diminishing with them tho north side
when the Sixth corps arrived. All along our line OF
march, from Sailors creek to Farmville, che road was
covered with articles abandoned by the rebels during
their retreat and many OF their wagons and amDuancs
wore still burning
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taken from the body Of Colonel Crutch1eld command
ing rebel division. He killed Thursday last, in
the fight Mt Sailors creek.
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Col s. CRuIcnrELD, Comds Div.
HyApQuARrERs sixth ARMY Corps
April 8, 1867
THE OPERATIONS THE STH.
The days operations may be briefly not graphically
summed up by the one word ''marchng" The corps
left the vicinity Of Farmville about eight O'Clock this
morning. and arrived New Store shortly after sunset
The country through which We passed had never been
previously visited by troops, and the farmhouses
looked like the abodes Of prosperous and even wealthy
people In almost every instance the white people had
left their homes and colored people remained behind TO
protect their property In doing the darkcs followed
UNMARRIED plan giving all they asked for and
not charging them anything
ORDER MARCH.
The order OF march to. day follows General
wrights cavalry escort, under command OF Captain
Boyd of the First New York cavalry acted scouts
They followed by the Third division sharpshooers
and these by the Sixty regiment Pennsylvania
vounteers-one Of the most efficient regiments in the
Third division. One piece OF artillery, belonging 10
Captain Brunckes battery in the rear of the Sixty
seventh and then the divisions followed In reversed
merica order For many miles we came across hastily
constructed breasworks burning wagons, bridges par
tiay burned wornout horses lying stiff and dead the
road and many other signs which proved that Lees
treat perfect rout.
THE oUARrERMAsrxR ColMrssARy DEPARTMENT.
Daring the rapid marches Of the last week. through
enemy's country and over bad roads, much depended
on the energy and skill Of Quartermasters and
miseares. Had they been lacking 10 ability the EN-
cheney Of the corps would have been seriously impaired
H. Manning, Chief Quartermaster, and Major Jas K
Sconed Chief C6fhneary Of the corps for the manner
In which they have managed the two very important
departments under their control The corps train NUM-
bers nearly five hundred wagons and up 70 date every
thing has worked admirably and gvsn satisfaction not
only the Major General commanding, but also 70 the
rank and nle Of the corps
"YANxU D0opLS'
Four stragglers from Lees army found In farm
house to-day, listening to eddie which one Of them
was playing They taken to General Refers tenn.
porary headquarters and the musician or the party
obliged large and curious audience by playing yankee
Doodle although he said II was the FIRST time In four
years he had done 30. They poor, sickly looking
fellows, and had becn unable TO keep up with the
column which, they said, commenced " fAn back at
very carly hour this morning