, 1865-04-03

- A portion OF Fosters division, S4th corps,
msdc most Gallant char,e th,s afternoon and
.a.,n,aa. ~, ;..a..,.. a.. f,o,, tho cnemv
eap'as'a 'eis 4Dpof'aa' iof' 4'o0- -.
with Its entire garrison. All seems "esA Will Us
and everything is quiet inst now
,c;,.oa, A. LINCOLN.
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Full and Graphic Details o. frluat.s
E1ghling-0Tder ana t sss.e<, ~
The rAdEanceCrHnts. Hns .rrnon4-I.fae "A,
,,,a..n: Ga1ned-1lst Of Casual.
tics.
tSp''"1 w.surrnrou Anr1ie
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The following account OF fr1aays hEhflng has
tu.t betn received from enc Of the New York
~ ;b,,nr correspondents in the Army Of the poto-
~ WV
n1-e'
Friday night, Mareh 81. {,
There wns severe fighting to-day. Notwi,h-
e,onatnr the d,.,d.nr,aoenne c3rcrr,st,,,o ~ ~
nd the ,cft or npr ,,na ~. ,,.h.5 fo.,,-.., =.
day.bresk this morning. bringrnr on he.vv en- ~
,a.,.,,an+ - f,,,. - a.. ~ -.a'5 -
Eosemeut IL Aent oA tne otu corps, ona 1ea.
miles division OF the I'd corps. The 1Lal result
was the pushing back Of the enemy across the
. $50 oAA ''"o7' "no ~ oseupao'n " onE
Troops.
CORRECTION.
~ error should be corrected in nv dfsnatch of
Int r;obt ,,,roa Tho 1,ra ~ ~
!as' 11eAl. p'oceo '4e Hae oi Inc corps across
inc boydton and QnaEer rotds' and below their
Fog dton plank perhaps .s ansrts. of9 milo above
hn,a .rost - u.+chrr,s ~ :, ~ x uS "e ~"
rersopaljy Inspect every po1non Of Il, even whete
.no,o1 Ttie error 1shen uy ~, 70 !oeo
nn - T. desfqa fn So. an
dst.,is ot io-day's operation.. .''l' 'A''5 ui''D
FAEfAh1ao TO ADVANCE.
Preparations Tor an advance OF Warren'e corps
wac made at da5 break. This morning GritHn's
u1slsion. sae 4ett % "naEu IesHsu oa tne o15lpNo
road, moved ~ me hank Gown INC ooydton road
tae oae hGucs, ~ wn5te u ~ Massso oetMeea M
n N tne cosa1a nnd wE,fe er
road Ihe object 9th o. ne aavanse w ths po,sss-
fnm sever tes Gnrb NJ w.
,o ~ naeT rasd rTna ~ ~ ~,
Saitnone 1oaa 1eao'ng northwest TO the south
sloe 1hailtoao' ...
OUR ADVANCE RESISTED.
At about O'Clock this a. N. .,the division Of Gen
nn, began th.ir ADVANCE mon he enemy, which
WINS immediately resisted BY the rebel eh1rmi'h-
whp miie Of TIC oak ra5d It Isl.
iupCtute, he enemy gathering up Ills araiiable
iorce, With his usual yell charged Cur advancing
way before The lmpe 'uoas assault, retir1ng slowy
toward the Boydton plank roao, and haltine oil i
Wit n they 1rr1,ed 1T the hroM of hill, where
mi 7,urted by GtiCp's division. wilica had 4 u
1cnChcd that point, they took shelter In the TEN
! porary breaEtwor.ss constructed by lhem 1a=
| night.
| several Intellectual attempts were made by thu
fqeq r5 nopne o death Il taS an T.
e eot9 III anil he 1,nS nep
change 9f sod H. shot and sS Which 3s.et unit
| q u III
ume feaan'oG posse7S'on " aue's ot's'HA LII:
THE ENEMY As1oS1suED.
Miles, disision. which had been thrown 70 th.
| mnde br the wiIhdrawsl Of Gritlin in the m orn 1
Ing, was 3rdereu to st1ike the enemy In front Q
Warren on big LEFT iank, while he 5th Gorp
| trd aGTance Of Warren vas led bT Gen. ChambEf
iain,s brigade Of Gr1fins division. Thst Of Nile:
| Cn The rirht moyed IN eche]un in thc fnl1o,Ytn
OF the 61st New York. commanding Irish brig
ade, Col. NuGent. Of the 18th New York; 3
brigade General Ato11l; 4ih brigade, Gerer,
at one O'Clock, as before mentioned, Warren
hei Sis 9rnnnd Ky so1na M ,ros ,ha %
| the rapid volfess ffom the right, ind the lon
cheer that followed told of the sRccessiul f.eu
of Miles, attack On the rebel flank, Is be wound u
back, inc1nlinentjy followed b. Warren, who va
S1or In possession o! the coveted White Oak roai
| which we now fet9fu.
| sEvkR11Y OF TIE RATT1B.
nave rode over me % ue held this Afternoon
md dise0vefed On eseEy hand tfaees Of sa1Sui1 @
My C9nAlet a4ee p!nes Mels to?Pea On 1el
sn,intrad sna tca--aJ hv Lila snnt she,f NJ,
tullO.r-, The Cro1nd Wa1 TINT orcr which Nile
swept down IN echeion upon The entmy's 1ani
and thc rebel dead n ~ positions attested III
accuracy Of our IRE and 1ghtlng on af1 parts {
o91 line.
Whie I'll THIS was going on beaTy skirmishin
Run under cover Of strong sHrmiah limo. Tn
nefe DIVISION onE1Eg inc afternoon advanced se
rs tns1p-shootels silcncine The guns of severn
9a1tefles IN 1s iFo3a ne Gf1saoes o. deneIs e1
~ .ha q ~ co,1s ara VI eae ~ u
IL 'n 1r1s he day and
pIonanly teasu .t noat - 1tS u S,etO u "olcu u
oth Gofps Il neneseo 10 nave sasta1ned loss
neas's one na1' c.m.1nrs
CASUALTIES.
AEone tne aeso Is ha9oI Ina ~ - Mias III =.
N" vns u strncF hV ronnd sbnt Ind E s1rno,t r.
stan,,g Sjlird. neaI tbe Junction Of The Boydto 10
and Quaker roads.
oAr111E 20 or coLoAs.
Ms)of CleEn. " lnE aas,u 1ennss NAnis. 5as ~
noLor o! eSptat1nE Tlq III, 's Owl 9anos, uatan
Tebei eelqrs belonging @ e 70 beIs IT, nsgsdse
fcEete DIVISION. yen. Mlles also o.spiaseu
taken b. hls division.
GIANT OK TIE F1E1p. =.
,be tlavs md moved bis hcadouarters to DapneT
| Mi]ls ncar our lac of hnttie.
''A1'6' 'O@1 11rT,tnxn p.pvn
! toeA1oN. 1Af1'
| lhToueh me courtesy OF genera othcer. w
enabled 10 peruee 1eoel dakpatch OF yesterday
ne var ~ news column ~ ~ q Kcamoad bapes;;
fepofR 'ne no74nce OF Iaomas army q! htlstot.
Ina vas fought With one wing Of sheImah's arm
uEo states that alter the eatfie our column rstrs
~ Sol9>po!C. Nuo 1unaston lotCes ~ na!s'tt
Il 1. ssys nothing with reference to Grants Ia
movement ro-a,o- ,ro,,
.oshssIuSn1sR "uoanLu,
e,Ealfy correspondent. E; 4. Paul, Of The Ne
1otk ltnf1; n NE eaT4sry engagement TO d
ntar ptnMiad1e Court Mouse: The wound
knowledge Of Mt. Paul's martial proe1iy{ties, v
teeeiseo n tne front nne OF troopers 10 Sho
ac9lsstmenIs pc taAes snen GommenoAble pfld
wAsn1SoTox ] s April !
Another Ttj5u1ets correspondent sends the Il
| 1ou-inC.
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!. ' ''''' Marct Il.
+ From "a. N. day un,ll dark. he TWO dt,
siors OF The 94ih colos. with thls ar1nv were G
rsctd with the enemy In front Of fhat nart
: enf lines, iatsly ned ey ,he ID eorPs. The e1eg
Iii. and tie division engaged that Of Il. aih. +
cTonnd was held up to iast evening by picle
This force wae lead by the I'd division Of The II
eorpa- Which at once threw up strong line
log bfea6t"olks. :,
] At an esTIy 6onf To-Day, sHo0s eklfnl:h u
5 Eas eent ou1. Mh1cn p7ssea up 70 ~ltn,n aeW M
dred yards Of the rebel batteries, aud keptup su
deao1y TIRE shst INC gunners were nnahle
Eotk 1helr rans: tor IN time tneJ taed 10 u !.
nat men "e9e shot & on as taSt as ,tney en9wea a a.
3 least part oi their BODIES. Flndipg or hfc to
60 deadly, the enemy an.etly ~ under cover
the15 oe'ense'' onf' fetofh'ns as oafp nfe Of MT
t 6euy. -,,- .,,,,,1vxo
TIT fighting along our line from the center to Il
left xaz sharp The LET Of III the e M slth corps CO
neeted W1'n M c "a e9sps wn1s9 hsa .9e ON co
I there was ior tome lime an tnceeeant ming, =
. | HY.1IfeFy the left being loud, hut In front