, 1865-03-31
FROM GRANTS ARMY.
The REBEL Dash ON LAST
SATURDAY.
All Of The Lost Ground Retaken,
REBELS CUT OFF AND SURRENDER,
The Rebel Intrenchments CAPTURED
and Held.
Mrs. Lincoln, Mrs. Grant and Other
LADIES VieWPart of the Fight.

luu HetQs
Mrs. Lincoln, Mrs. Grant and Othe
LADIES ViewPart of the Fight
GRAPHIC ACCOUNTS of TIE DAT,
4 'FlCHTIEG.
| (co'hted from n. I. Times and uerald's reports
RIGHT WING.
R1cn7 WISE ARnr OF THE PoronAc,
saEurdsy. March a5-Mld1dgh..
TIE long anticipated and carefully preparct
rebel movement, which was to 7.as1ontsl
Inc world" took Place to-day, and, hayl
NO qoubt, did astonish that part Of the wurli
H'th1h The limited precincts of reb :ldom.
!eW more such surprises will, one wou1t
th1nk. be sufficient to bring. the leaders O
Of the hopelessness of their struggle to d.
ride and rntn ouf common country.
| Ihn1 the affair Of to-day has been In con.
temptation for q long time, and was fully pre-
pared for, is evident from numerous c!rcum.
stances brought to cur knowledge durin. the
Iro.ress of The battle and since Its occur
renee. For several days pIst tbe eaemy had
| Teen busi1y cngaged concentrating atl thclf
best troops, md large number Of guns,
near the point Of attack had provided an
| abundance Of ammunifion, and completed
such arrangements az we're deemed requisite
| position they etrovc to gain. II they had
| succeeded in accomplishing their object. they
| would hare severed the commuuIco tom be-
tween this m= and City Point, and dep.lyed
| Us Of all chance Of obtaining supplies tuepce.
We should then ha, e been driven to the ex-
11em1ty, uf assault n them In their own In
t'enc4ments or aconl louluE this eucampm .nt.
In either ease they @Wouid have acquired a
vast adyantage over us in comparison to what
they can ha "a while our present line Is held
intact, and they might possibly have inaict-
ed serlous injury.
Fully aware Of this, and realizing that
maintaining their position in our front will
not longer suffice to keep their army together
and quiet The spirit Of discomfort amou., tue
citizens, Gen. Lee determined to make the
| effort, dcspera' Us 1t undoubtedly was. The
| place chosen for the demonstration though
not, pei haps, the weakest part Of our 1ine,
| possessed advantages found nowhere else
along our front. II was on the extreme right
Of the army On the south side of the Apo
| mattox, and nhere the shape OF the gr0tlnd
/ afforded excellent tacil,ties for rapidly in-
t1enching and securing 1t. It would have
| gwen them complete command Of the line Of
our military railroad. and perhaps rendered
| our poslti, here untenable. In shurt, il sue
cess bad crowned their efforts, Pete. sburg
would hays been freed from our grasp, and
Richmond released from Its present prccarl-
Gus condition, for time ut least.
PRErARA11oSs Br THE ENEMY.
For several days past the corps com
has held Q position in front of the
light centre Of the line Of the Army Of
the Potomac To day, some two b ,urs
| before daylight, this corps was silently aud
| promptly formed for ehaige. Everything
being ready and the proper disposition Of the
I ,r7$r T.
| carefully tnade, the order forward" WAS
/ given. Al this time the Il :st streak OF dawn
| afpeatcd in the east. It yyas not one Of those
bright, golden tints that inrc found when d
smiling sun is rising to cheer and VAIN, but q
dull, heavy llght-the usual accompaniment
Of c!oudy wtathvr.
| TIE nEpE1. CHARGE
Under cover Of the darkness Gordon massel
| his mrn, ard they passed over the short
| space Of ground between their works and
| ouls. The ground. is remarkably we'll adapt
ID for such movement, being full Of rayines.
The rebels made good use OF cs cry ad drantage,
and entered our works along with such Of our
| picht Its as had not been wounded or captur. d.
The next movement was to close In On the
rtur and enter Fort Stedman. The move
ment Was q successful one. and the work fell
into thtir handg. Major Randall WAS seized
ly scmc Of the rebels and tossed over the par
aIet into the ditch. Els head struck the soft
least, and he escaped immediately afterwards.
The bombPIools and magazines were then en-
tel ed By great numter Of the rebela, while
others turned the guns Of the fort on Fott
Haskell another Of our large works. abont q
lnlf mile to the left. A fierce artillery duel
ensued, and amidst its. noise and smoke tho
work of plandering the officers quarters went
bliskly on.
CAPTURE OF GENERAL M'LAuauL1S.
While the above scenes were being enacted
General Mclaughlin, commanding the Sd
brigade Of Gene1al Wilcox's, division, pro-
cetded to make a proper disposition Of his
troops to repel the attack. Bic rode out to
to the left Of Fort Stcdmnn, to nseertain the
position Of the rebels. They were, however,
already inside the battery, and captured him
before he had time to turn his horse lound-
Lieutenant Thomas Stufsis, aid'de-camp on
Ills staff, was captured at the same lilne. It
is believed they we're sent of to the rear in
mediatcly-
RErCLsE OF TIE REBELS.
The command of the brigade then deyolyed
on Colonel Robinson, of the Sd Maryland bat
talon, who had only retu1ned from furlotgh
the evening before. The rebels were By this
time pressing forward, not only toward the
iail1oad, hut also in the direction OF. the Sd
brigade headquarters. The e9th, 57ta and
49th Massachusetts, Sd Maryland battalion.
1O0ih Penrsylvanis, and pa,t of the t4th
New York heAEy artillery, were formed in
line, and holding the rebels in check, al-
yards Of the brigade headquarters, aud some
Of their men had succeeded in cutting the
telegraph wire. The rebels chccrcd wildly
and for short time fought with energy and
determination. Some Pennsy1rania regt-
mente, Of Gen. j. F. Hartsulf's s division (the
3d), came up and turned the tide Of battle.
The rebel line was charged with great yigor,
WHEN they Immediately broke and ran. The
rout Was complete, aud the decentralization Of
The rebel column never exceiled. They en-
deayored to get back to their OWL line, but
not more than about five hundred succeeded
in doing so. Regiincntal md company off,
GERS and priyates surrendered at discretion.
About fifteen hnndrtd prisoners were cap
tured, Of whom at least sixty we're officers.
Many stands Of colors and immense numbers
Of small nr1ns also fell INTO our hands. In the
final charge Major Arthur Mcclellan, of GIN.
Wrigbt's stuff, and Capt. A. 81. tyler, Of Gen.
Whcaton's staff, took part, and q rebel Colo
mel surrendered to them. Col. Morchcad, of
the SD North Carolina. Col. q. 4. Brown. 1st
North Carolina, and Lieut.. Col. ". P. Nose
ley 21st North Carolina, we're among the
rebel officers CAPTURED Col. Morehead. after
his capture, said the rebel column had, in his
opiu1on, been completely annihilated-
FORT s1EDAAN AFTER TIE r1GHT.
By IF cen minutes past eight o'clock the
rebels had all been eithsr killed, wounded,
captured or driven back. The line was again
reformed, and surgeons and chaplasns we're
ministerirg to the wants of the wounded,
both rebel and Union. Fort Stedman pre-
senttd viva picture Of the ravages Of war.
Dead and wounded men we:e lying in md
around 1t, ond the ground In many places was
soaktd IN blood. Small arms, ammunition,
cooking utensils. rcsimental documents and
fragments of shells. were scattered about in
every direction. Every officer mud private
had lost something, either horses, clothing
or equipments, and NIL were alike indignant.
The roofs Of their houses had In mauy in
stances Been perforated by shells, aud almost
had not succeeded in carrying OF single
piece Of artillery.
FLAG OF TRCCE PROM THE ENEMY.
At abont three o'clock General Gordon sent
out tlng OF truce. The same was in charge
OF Msjor Douglas, Assistant Adjutant Cen
era!, On the stafI CT General Goruon. The
flng was 1eceisQA by Major and Assistant Ad-
iutant Gtnctal Deltblet1e, Of General Hart
rantt's stsH. Major Dorgias presented re-
guest in writing, ircm General Gordon, seek
| ing permission 10 gather In the dead and
wounded between the two lines belonging 10
The rebels. After considerable dc1ay terms
t were agreed upon and the dead and wounded
( collected.
Connected with this flag Of truce there Was
much Of an interesting character. It was
sent out directly in front Of FortStedman, and
remained there some thirty minutes before 1t
WAS recognized. During Ibis period your c If
respondent took occasion to pass without our
lines.
sCESE PRESENTED BT TEE BATTLE-PIELD.
Standing between the two lines he Witness
ed scene that was anything but gratifying
to the human eye. Looking to the Union
side, thousands of men we're beheld crowded