Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1865-03-28


WAR DEPARTMENT,
WASHINGTON March iii 10 p. u.
Mai. Ger Dix:
The following official reports of the ope-
rations of he Army of the Potomac on sat
unlav ard of Gen. Shermans operations
since he lei Fayetteville have been rccciv-
ed this H. NJ.
Gen. sherman was ut Goldsboro on the
o2d of this month
No movements have been made on either
side before Richmond or Petersburg since
Saturday night f. NJ. STANTON,
Secretary of War.
Cry POINT. March 27-7 80 4. NJ.
TO Hon. r. w. Stanton. Sec. Of War.
The battle Of the 25th resulted in the fol
lowing losses on our side:
sing, 302.
9th Corps-Killcd, Gs: wounded, 1913
missing, sos
Our captures by the Cd corps were 36l.
The I'd and 9th corps pushed forward and
captured the enelny's strong entertainments
and turned its guns against him and still held
them. In trying to retake this the battle
was continued till eight o'clock at night, the
enemy losing very heavily. Humphreys es
tinatcd the loss Of the enemy in hts front at
three times his own, and Gen. Wright in his
front as double that of ours. n
The enemy brought in flag of truce for
permission to collect his dead, which were
between their picket line and their main line
of Notifications. Permission was granted.
L. S. GRANT, Lieut.. Gen.
City PoINr, March Fill a. m
To Hon. +. NJ. Stanton, Secretary of War:
am in receipt of Shermans reI ort Of OPP
erati0ns rom the. time he left Fayetteville
up to the 22d inst. Ii shows hard fighting,
resulting in very heavy loss to the enemy in
killed and wounded and over 1000 prison
ers in our hands. His own loss, he says,
Savannah. Many of them are but slightly
wounded. L. 8. GRANT, Lieut.. Gen.
CRY Porxr, March 25-3 P. M.-The re-
suit Of the engagement this A. NJ. was more
important than at first reported. SAt the
point where the Ghemy 6htged the main
lines are only 100 yards apart, the ground
between being level and free from obstruc-
tons exceptth the abattis in front Of the works
On eoch silA 81 sEsais@s1 9s8TSH
At this place the firing between pickets
has been almost continuous, and scarcely =
day passes without two or three being
wounded on our side at least.
This psrt Of tho hne had beon occupied
by the Sd brigade Of the lst division Of the
9Th corps, Gen. Mclaughlin commanding.
tie has often expressed his ability to break
through the enemy's line here, and only yes
tevdsy no showed how il could Be done to
some visitors who were inspecting the work.
This A. N. ofour divisions Of the essmy
we're marched in the rear Of their line, un-,
der command Of Gen. Terry, who was an
pointed TO lead the charge. -
These troops consisted Of Bushrod John
ston's, Walkers, Evans and Cues divis
ionss Of Gen. Gordon's corps. a
Al fve O'Clock A. n. charge vss made.
ana the time occupied ia crossing The epace
between the lines, cutting down the abattis.
and getting to the rear Of the fort was he
work Of only few minutes. Here they
formed in line Of battle brigade front. and
while one portion advanced on the Fort The
other swept TO the right, in towards the Az Az
rhgs.ay.sss1scs1s F. mks1d captS ~ * *
whole line TO the river. The latter partv
was met by the nth Michigan and drivcy
hack after severe and hard fighting. The
forces 4hat uttacked the fort weve repulssssI
| by the garrison tevcfal times but their
numbefs being 20 superior to ours thcv
~ UepOwcred and took prisoners
nearly Ill who were in It. They at OnCc
so1t lhs captured Ovef the works into their
lineA end many ct awsy. - Tie guard was
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