Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1865-04-07

NEW YoHK. April 1

Z Information received in this city states that
Gen. Sheridan started on the 27th, on q nee
expedition. aud Ia BY this time we'll on the
way towetd giving the foishing stroke to the
remaining communications Of kchmtnd.
The Herald's eorrsspondeoce gives add.
tional details Of the battle at Bentonvills. -
J Our line al 2. NJ, when all the troops were
in position. was about two miles long.
! During the day the enemy made Ave grand
attempts to pierce this line at different points.
The 6rr wa. made upon the point held BY
! Coggswell's brigade and Morgans 2 / brigade.
hurdee and Hoke led the charge. The reb-
els moved forward gall4ntly, Aring but littls.
as II deteru ined to crush in our lioe BY mere
weight. They we're received with furious
Are, but they bowed their heads and came ou
They penetrated between Ccggs~elrs snd
Mltchel!s biissdes, aud got to the rear OF
the latter but neither gave way. Ths firing
was terrific. General Mitchell put bis brigade
in the form Of parallelogrsm, fighting on all
sides. Coggswelis men lay in the water.
firing on the rebels wherever they could be
seen. The enemy passed around Mitchell
aud struck Vandever's and FeAring's brigsdes
in the rear, pressing them hstd. They had
to Jump their bresstworks 10 repel their as
sAult.
Gen. Hoke and was sent to the rear. There
was, however. 40 much confusion that Il i, 40
wonder this man Hoke did not sfterwsrd re-
pore himself In iiAe manner charges were
made on other points, but our line never
wsvered anywhere. Finally the rebels msss-
ed for last effort. This time they came up
without their old familiar yell ana marched
steadily on Robinsons forces.
Tney we're met with the most terrific Are
ever witnessed at which many Of the grey
mass raised their hand deprecatingly.
Their offcers by great exerlions and per-
sonal bravery succeeded in getting them past
murderous enhladIng FIRE, brought hem on
IN some order until they resched poins
where Hawley's brigade was brought to beAs
upon them flank FIRE.
This added TO their misery. but they stood
IL brsyely and came.
the Trbun~'s 5th corps correspondent Of
the 29 b, p. IN. says The S n and 2i
corps started out 4 a. m.-the 5th taking the
Quaker road aud on coming to Skunk's hUl-
low and mounting the opposite slupe they me,
with breastworks abandoned by the enemy.
Three-fourths of d mile beyond. the head VI
the column met line Of the enemy posted
on the edge OF thick pine wood. Here
sudden and heavy FIRE was opened upon our
skrmish line which fell back upon tie line
Of the lst brigade, lat division, which nlso
fell back to the ID brigade and then charged.
driving the rebels back and ,sking some pris-
oners. In the meantime Warren drew up
the rest of the lot and 80 division TO sup
port the attack. After an action OF three.
fourths OF so hour, the enemy refreshed. leas.
ing bis killed and most of his sounded on the
field. The 5tn corps then took possession os
the ground. The force of the enemy engsged
vas one division Of the 4th corps under Bush.
rod Johnson, about 5000 men. oor lo.s w--
about 400 men. The enemy's was about ths
same. With an addition Of $50 prisoners.
The Inbunes correspondence dated Ora
velly Run, night Of the 20 b, says Our line
to-day has been moved beyond Hatcher.
Run, westward across the Vaughn and
Quaker roads. facing northwsrd to ~ithin a.
bout IL miles of Dinwiddie Court House.
The Lieut.. General accompanied by Gems.
Williams and Iogalls came up to the rear Of
: Hatcher's Run and crossing the Run visited
different points slong our line and establish.
ed his headquarters on the Vaughn Road near
: Grsve'ly Hun. Gen. Meade accompanied the
advance and has his headquarters also on the
Vaughn Road two miles from HAtcher's Run.
HEADQUARTERS AMY OF PoroxAc,
! March 80.
Notwithstsnding heavy rain sto IN. which
set in last night and continued until late this
afternoon, the army has to-day advanced u.
bout two miles. and the S corps has reached
the Boydtown plank road, near its junction
with the White Oak road. This is tbs place
where the ID corps had an engagement With
i the rebels | st fall, 10 which it suffered COW
4 erely.
The ground gained to-day cost US but few
d men, the rebels making but "Ary shght re.
Q sistance. AT Hatckers Run, ~r'-h is only
a short distance further on, the rebels have
stron earth works defended with heavy guns
o and there they will no ub; make = stand tc
opposed our further advAce. Frpm this poin'
. the new line extends east to Armstrong mills
u the 2d corps holding the right OF this pori'
9 ton. siH
9 10 the engagement yesterday the numbe,
\ OF prisoners taken was 1875 with eight com
= mossioned officers. they belonged to Bush
rod Johnscn's division and we're part ofith,
force who made the attack on our lines Sat
urday. .a., sl.d
4 The reoels made demonstrations at several
Is points on he old line sst night for tho pur
It pose. evidently. Of ascsrtsining whether th,
Is works we're held in force. They did not gail
+. any ything, however. excepting the information
u that the line was strong enough TO defend it
10 sell THIS explains the firing heard a, Ci,
e Poin. On Wednesday night and Thursda
II morning. R.tts ~
e Nothing has yet been received here Of %
operations Of tbs cavalry, but lsey will, it !
It not doubled, give good account Of them
1t selves. ~. .- %
4, A battis is expected tomorrow for IN
h possesslon oi the Southsids railroad, snc
= judging from the confidence and high spisit
3 Of tue otiioel. aud men. there will be GOO
r, tesui,. w. d. MoGHseoE.
IS NEw YoRK April |.
ie Tho commereisrs dispatch says The raj
t. storm defs,vd the advance Of the Army
Dlh~IGdi, Court House was occupied Thors
he day, anu our ms exteuds 10 Boydtown Plan
10 road. Our tight nov rests on Hatcher's Run
e. tos point tormsrly occupied by our ex.rem
to lett. tue s4lnlng an important advanced poe,
IS ton. Ibv eoeis had retreatso 10 thsr mai
lins of sorks before the soutnsids Rsiiroad
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