The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1865-04-04

KEOKl
Details Of Fsilay,s Ekoon1i1I
NJ VA 1
The Tribune's special giss1rsAs follow.
ing account Of fridays fehsing:
At daybreak'6 - movemsat vas made e
secure pc>isSm 10 gadvsucs upon the en-
emy covering White Oak Road, the objec,
being to possess that road which inter.
sscts the Claiborne Road leadjua - ahe
South Side Railroad. At8 dol6Sk AJeri
division. supported by Cnwford's and
Grif6n's, advanced and .imvpsdiatsly met
resistance from the rob + q ixhers wko
were spnlhsd back vilh1n5& - aH;les ol
White Ok Road. At f1 .iuncture thu
enemy nassed and with III fususl veil
charged. .-0se eolsnns vavsred Tor :
time and finally gave way, retiring slowly
toward Boydtovn Road, halting on hin
whore, supported BY Gnfiia's divisioa
which had just came up. they took shel.
ter in brsastwstks. The enemy made sev-
eral inefectual attempts to dislodre them,
a fierce FIRE Of artillery and musketry
meanwhile pouring death into the ranks
Of the rebels.
At ! O'Clock Miles, division was order.
ed to strike the enemy on the left flank
while the 9Th corps again eesayed to Ret
possession Of White Oak Read By sdvanc.
ing simultaneously. The 5th ssYs me,ed
upon the enemy who stubbsunl1 held Bis
groand for SONS time, uh1n ~ raoid
vollsys from the right and - Ia1 cheer
Of thp suooessfnl issue Of Nl1nf af1nek on
the rebel aaak y be rolIee - ~ spe.
my'5 line nov beoken, routed end filing
back iaeontisestly. followed b Wtne 8
9th corps, who VAS soon il poGuoaG3oa Of
the sovstsd White Oak Rod. IL fsld
showed on every hand traces Of sangui-
nary conflicts. Huge pines cut down by
shot and the ground over which Miles
swept down upon the enemys flank vas
covered with rebel dead. While this Was
going on heavy skirmshing vas taking
place on our line as far a. Hatcher's Run,
and our troops in that direction We're ad.
vanced several hundred yards and en-
lrenc bed, while the sharp shooters we're
engaged silencirg the rebel batteries.
Among the killed Is Msj. Chae. Mills,
Adjt, to Gen. Humphreys.
OF the cavalry 6ghs Friday the Times
special says:
At l p. m. Smiths brigade of Crook
division rested on Stony Greek, west of
Dinwiddie Court House, supported BY
Gregg. Davies and Filz Hugh's brigades,
the latter facing and covering place near
Stony Creek where Eve roads came to.
getber, known as Five Forks, held by the
eneny, and which We tried to take the
day before and failed. Sssggs Michigan
Brigsds was in posision on Gsassllyl
Branch and q portion Of Gibbs brigade
was in reserve. At 6 p. M. the enemy
attacked Smith in considerable force. but
unsuccessfully. An hour later Mai. Rob
bins of Davies brigade, holding the
bridge over Stoney Creek with battal-
lion Of the N. Y. Let, was attacked and
driven slowly back to their brigade. At
this juncture the enemy moved their col-
umns across the creek Ut threc points at
once and with superior numbers vas en-
abled to faDk Dayies' brigade. After
stubborn fight with the column advancing
10 front, other commands at once changed
their respective positions to meet the
change of affairs. The fght continued
until about 5 O. clock p. M, At which time
the cuemy had cut off Devin with Fits
Hughes and Siagg's brigades and forced
them back 10 = northeasterly direction to
the Boydtown plank road little east Of
north from Dinwiddie Court House and
on which this portion Of the command
during the evening moved to that place
Gibbs brigade fer loog time held its po.
sition and made two successful charges.
in one of which they drove the enemy's
strong line of infantry and captured about
100 men. During this chsIge several
hundred of the rebels threw down their
arms and attempted to run into our lines.
Unfortunately their movement was not
generally observed. in season to prevent q
volley being opened into them. Thi,
caused . hesitation long enough for their
officers to cover them with FIRE from the
rear.
At s o'clock Gibbs had fallen back Il
within one mile Of Dinwiddie Courl
House and was here relieved By Captain
Hart's brigade of Costar's division, which
was soot strengthened BY the arrival d
Col. Pennington With part Of bis brigade
From tiis time until otter dark Cussal
had theGght and the enemy did npt ad
vance to hold ths ground assinglc rod
After striking his line when Oastar came
70 the front scene Of wild excitemsn
prevailed. Capt, Hart had his brigade
on the left and Pennington on the right
and bsfore anything 70 fight behind ooul,
be put up, the enemy came swasmiag on
| Of the woods ia front. q If coafde1t o
demolirhiug everything befors them. =
Cnstar and his men were resolved Ritl
cheers. He instantly Get Capt. Hart
band to plsyins Hail Colambia and othel
patriotic psicss. This revived the spirit,
Of Ill present aud the music brough
forth cheers from thosaaudB Of wsGsie,
men. A. the sneny opened npoa sth