Litchfield enquirer., 1865-03-30
Ths War News.

0&ANT. Fl uo Sepsio uIa0S V ue1p0tutS asSaSh on our lines on Saturday morning last. Four divisions made rush upon Fort Steadnau, occupied by portion of the Ninth Corps, and took 1t after several smart repulses. General Wilcox soon rallied his men. and . desperate contest followed, which resulted in the recap ture of the fort with some 2ooo prisoners. At the same time, the 2d, 5th and 9th. were set in motion on tue left. and the lines were ad. vancsd come miles. The fighting was of the most desperate character, and the old Sixth won new laurels. Gen. Grants official Dis
 prtch says-' The 2d and 9th Corps pushed forward and cap.uredthe euemy's strong en- trsnchmsnts, and turned it against him and held it. In trying to. retake this, the battle continued until 5 o'clock at night, the enemy losing very heavily. General Humphreys cs,imatess,he loss of the enemy in his front at three times his own, and Gen. Wright, in his front, as, double that sf ours. The enemy brought In . flag of truce, for permission to collect his dead, which were bsswesn their picket lins aud dtheir main line of Qualifications. Permission was granted .T . 79l s. .s'5 .-..
 Oar loss is officially stated as follows: ,e.ft
 2d corps-Killed 5l; wounded 4e2; missing
 9th Casps--Kilied 47; wounded A0l; miss ing 3O.a q T 8po8t 394f -i f iea tssfl ga
 S,h cerps Killed ss; wounded sas; miss. ing 800. s6 dIw ssauiSs;8 5ssj3es. : Our captures by the Second Corps were 365; by The sixth Corps, s469; and by the Ninth Corps, l,0I9. Bsl seisls.sgT .4;s...ss f.aa
 The results of the day were briefly these :--- We have defeated the enemy in his projected breaking through of our lines, taken large numbers of his men prisoners. and proved the strenth of our positions. We have advanced our lines on the left, captured quite Q number of prisoners, and tightened onr hold on his communications, via. the Southside' Railroad
 When the Hag-of truce boats which reached Annapolis on Monday left Varina, figh ghting Was going on in front ot Petersturg, and Grant was reported to have adsaaced his fines several miles. Sheridan's cavalry Joined Grant on Sunday. and everything bstoksns active work.
 SHERNAM--Gen. Sherman was at Gold.borrros, on "Wednesday last. His report of sopsra,isns from the time he left Fayetlsv,lIe, shows hard 6ghung. reeultiDgs in very heavy loss to the enemy in killed and wounded. and over two thousand prisoners in our hands. !. His own loss, hs says. will he covered by two thousand i've hundred men since he left Savannah.
 SaERrDAS.-Gen. Ehsridan,a with his whole cavalry force. crossed the James at Deep Bottom, Sunday morning, 10 join Gen. Gran. Everything showed that something decisive moro was about to take place.. Ii.4a LAB
 FunT spxrxs. Tho President has ordered Brevet Mai Gen. Anderson. to raiss over For, Sumter at tho hour of noon, on the iaths oI April, the same United States flag that fosted over it at the time of the, rebel assauit. and thst it be saluted with 100 enns from Sumter and from every fort and rebel battery lthat there fired upon Sumter also that suitable military ceremonies 6e performed under the direction of Mai. Gen. w. T. SHERMAN, whose operations compelled the evacuation q Charles. ton. or if his absence under tue direction oi Gsn. Gilmore, commanding that military de- partment ; and also that the nssal forces at Charleston be directed to participate in the cereuonies, and that Rev Henry Nsrd Beecher b. invited to deliv<r public address on the occaBiol. ablat&& sA \
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