The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1865-04-08
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4 GREAT BATTLE In PROG
1 RESI-.
War Bulletin.
| WASHINGTON, April l.--Mdior Genera
Dir: The following telegraph in relation
to military operationsnow going on at tn
| front was received this morning. Nothing
later has reached this Department.
| {Signed) E. M. STANTON.
C1TY PeIHT, $50 p. M, March 3l.-Hoa
Il II. Gxantom: At 1890 p. m. to-day Gen
Grant teleRraphed me % fbllows:
| ssThere has been much hard fighting thi
morning. The enemy drove our left from
near Dabney's house back well toward
the B0ydtown plank road. We are nov
about to take the offensive at that point
and hope will more than recover the 100
LArER.-He telegraphed sgain % fol
lows: AZ
.sOur troops after being driven back Z
the Boydtown plank road rallied and drov'
the enemy In turn, and took White Oak
which we now have. This gives us tn,
ground occupied by the enemy this morn
ing.
will send you the rebel flags capturee
by our troops in driving the enemy Dsck
There have been four flags captured to
day."
judging by the two points from whict
Grant telegraphs infer that he moved his
head0 uarters about one milo since he sem
the first Of the two dispatches.
| fSirnedl A. LINCOLN.
HEADQUARTERS ARMYOF THE POTOMAC
March 3Q.--Evening.-Notw thstandiDg 9
heavy rain storm which set in last night
and continued until late this afternoon, the
army has to-day advanced about two
miles, and the 9TH corps has reached the
Bovdtown plank road near its junction
with the White Oak. This Ia the place
where the ID corps had an engagement
with the enemy last autumn, In which il
suffered severely.
The ground gained to-day cost Us hui
few men, the rebels making but very Lit.
tie resistance. PSI
At Hatches's Run, which is only shor,
distance further on. the enemy haye strong
earthworka erected, defended with heavy
guns, and here they will no doubt make q
stand tooppose our further advance from
this point.
In the engagement of yesterday the num-
Der OF prisoners taken was lbs. with eight
commissioned officers. They belonged to
Bushrod Johnson's cavalry and were a
part Of the force that made the attack upon
our lines last Saturday.
The rebels made Il demonstration at sew
eral points Oh the old line last night, for
the purpose eventually OF ascertaininy
whether the works were Ee!d in force.
They did not gain anything, however, ex-
cept the information that the line vas
strong enough to defend itself. This ax-
plains the firing heard at City Point on
Wednesday, night and early OH Thursday
morning.
Nothing has yet been received lleru as 10
the operations OF the cavalry, but they
will without doubt give 3 good account OF
themselves.
A battle is expected Tomorrow for the.
possession Of the Southside railroad, and
Judging from the confidence and high
spirits Of officers aud men there will be u
good result.
tsigned) W. Z. MctsRsaos.
WAR DErARrMEsr, WASHINGTON,
April I. IL p. MO Mai. Gen. Dix: The
following dispatch from the President re-
ceived tonight, shows tina. the desperate
struggle between our forces and the enc.
my continues unapated, although tbs adj
vantage appears to be on our side.
CfrY PoYNr, April Hon. Edwin NJ.
stanton, Secretary Of War.-A dispatch is
just received, showing that Sheridan
command had at p. III. pushed the ene-
my back 90 - to retsGa the i've forks and
bring his own headquarters mp to L. Dor.
scans. The five FORKS barricaded By the
enemy was carried by Devin's division Of
cavalry. This part Of the enemy seem to
&c. now trying to work along the White
Oak road 20 join the main force in front Of
Grant, while Sheridan and Warren are
pressing them a. clossly a. posaible.
VAR DspARrasxr, wAsarxroS. April
"a, II q. MI Mlior GeSssut Die "A
dispatch just received mon, Grants Adiu-
tans Genera q City Point. announces The
three dsvs hard fiah,inr Snr,n1 wt;.h n .ss
forces on both aides exhibited unsurpassed
valor. .n .s, m 81. -
Cry PorSr. Va. Anr;l as ~
Dispatch nom Gen. rant states that Sher.
|idan. commanding the csvalry and infsn-
t.y; has driven e!esything ee5ors him. He
captured car, e thrse brigsdes Of Infantry. g va
The pfieoners captured WI ai,1n,fnr ~
sevefae thcaasnd. Issgnsd.] y 81,
NJ .sso 80 = r. 9. 6owEas, A G.,