The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1865-03-30


with great pro,nptness, capturing about 100
men, and causing the enemy to return his
troops 70 that par. Of his hne rapidly.
q. s. GRANT, Lieut.. Gen.
War Department, March 25--p. IN.
To Major General Dix:
/. The following dispatch from General
Schofieid reports his arrival and occupation
of Goldsboro on Tuesday, March, 81, with
but slight opposition.
(Signed) EN- STANTON, Sec'y War.
Goldsboro. N. O., March 2l.(
via Fl. Monroe, p. m, March 20.
To Lieut.. Gen. Grant:
have the honor to report that 7 occupied
Goldsboro this afternoon, with but slight
opposition. Gen. Terty's column, from
Wilmington, was At Parsons depot last
nj mt, and skO.Ad be near this place to.
night.
Sherman's left was engaged with the en-
envy, near 3entonville, on Sunday. The ar
tillery firing rs quitcrapid during the day,
and for short time ON Monday morning
Sherman's right, the 18th c,rps, wa near
Mount Olive on Monday night. There has
been some artillery firing during to day,
which indicates a gradual appr"ach If Sher.
mans army towards this place. AL this be
ing strictly in accordancs with Sherman's
plans
Thave no doubt all is well. hope tn have
more definite and la;er int"l'iee,c" from
Sherman verv 5000, and viii forw,r,l II t.
Ell, but otherwise the road II MT fired
and the depot facilities are very fine. cap
TIRED here seven cars, and Gen Terry has
captured two lncomntives and two cars
which he is now using.
j. NJ. ScHorIELp. Major General.
City Point. March 81 1890 a. IN.
TO Hon. E. NJ Stanton:
The battle of the 25th resulted in the fol.
lowing losses on our side:
The I'd corps killed 81, wounded 462 miss.
ing 3o2; 9th corps. killed 6s, wounded $50;
missing SOC
Our captures bv the % corps wore ssl
BY the I'd and 9Th corps being pushed for.
ward and capturing the ene,ny's strong en-.
trenchments and turning its gnps, eainst
him and still holding them. the eneny try.
ing TO retake them, the battle was con.in.
ned until At night. the enemy losing verv
heavily. Humphreys estimates the Joss OF
the enemy in his front at three times his
own, and Gen. Wright in his front as doub.
le that of ours.
The enemy brought in a fag. Of truce for
permission to collect his dead which were
between their picket lines and th.i- fortifi
cations. Permission was granted.
US GRANT Tient General
City Point, March 27-1l a IN.
E NJ. Stanton. Secretary of War:
am in receipt Of Sherman's report of op-
erations from the time he. left Fayet.rv;,,e
up to the 22d inst 1t shows hard fighting,
resulting in verv heavy loss to the enemy in
killed and wounded and over 900 prison.
ers in our bands His own lo4s he saws
will he covered by $500 men since he eft
Savannah. Many Of them are hut SLIGHTLY
wounded.
..M- U. S. GRANT, Lieut. Gen.
Tie Herald's army of Potomac
Of che goth, says: The
here yesterday was, with
nut doubt, the most important and sue
,essfnl for the Union army that has ia
Ken place since our arrival in front OF
Petersburg. Not only was the enc.
my defeated at every point, but the
result demonstrated the fact that they
have lost heart in their cause, and
that large numbers are ready and anx-
ious to lay down their arms and give
up the struggle. After they bad sue
ceeded in gaining possession Of Fort
Steadman, they at once fell to plum
dering the baggage in the tents, and
all that their officers could do, would
not induce them to desist.
Those who remained in line fought
with nothing like their former enthu
siasm. Many laid down their arms
at the first opportunity. On witness
ing this the rebel officers determined
to return to their own lines as rapidly
as possible, urging their men over she
works, thus getting a large portion of
the assaulting column back in safety.
Hundreds, however, ran and hid in
the.bomb proofs and waited for our
men to come and take them prisoners.
Sherman left Fayetteville on the 14,h
instant. His centre occupied Goldsboro
IN the 10th. His left wing, on leaving
Fayetteville, moved in the direction Of
Mitchell Station, point twenty Eve miles
west of Godsboro. Sherman is reported to
have arrived before Raleigh, ard to have
demanded its surrend err; and there was
rumor in New York that he had defeated
Johnston. General Johnston reports that,
"On the 18th he attacked the enemy near
Bentonville (twenty- one miles southeas. Of
Raleigh, )routed him and captured three
guns; and that, on the morning of the Goth
the National troops were intrenched. La
ter news, however, states that the force
Johnston claims to have routed, was mere
detachment Of Slocum's corps-prebab'y
cavalry-that had been sent in the direc ion
of Raleigh to destroy a bridge. 1t is con-
frmed that Schofeld's army has joined