The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1865-12-09

James, and another to Savannah Georgia 70 hold sher
nan acquisitions on ie seacoat anu w, p, az,
him 10 move Without detachng from his force lot tnat
nurEa's ADVANCE ON rHE NORTH SIDE OF rns JAMES
Reports from various sources led mo TO believe tnat
the enemy had detached thres divisions from Petersburg
10 reinforce Early in the Shenandoah valley there
fore sent tho Second corps and Gregg division OF cavalry
Of The Army or the Potomac and force Of General
Buffers army on tho night o. the 18th OF August "
threaten Richmond from lie north side Of the james TO
70 draw back those sent. SIS move captured six
pieces Of artillery AID several hundred prisoners, dc,
ascer,ained that but one division Kershaw 81 Of tho
three reputed detached had gone
The enemy having withdrawn heavily from refers
burg to resist this movement the Film corps 1enela
Warren commanng was moved Sa. on me Rs,r aS
During the day no had considerable hghtng |
70 fegain possession Of tho road the enemy |
ea aS' spsa'Ss ,ase S S %es great On
night Of the 10Th the troops tho north eiae y ne
James Withdrawn, and Hancock and Gregg re rncd
corps ana . . dlvision Of cavalry, while j, Ream's
Station oyng the railroad, were aiisks 4, and after
pieces artillery fell into the hands s sasm ara nS'
BY the 18th OK September branch y iroad was COM
plet from tho City Point and r~ ersburg Railroad,
70 the Weldon Railroad enabling " TO supply without
din ulty In all weather. the arw In front or Peters
burg,
CAPTURE OF rnE FoRrIrIcAry NJ AT cuArrxs Farm
The extension of lines ross the Weldon Railroad
compelled tho enemy 70 so' extend his that seemed no
could ha but few orth OF the James for tho dc
corps Major General BIZ ncy and the Eighteenth corps
Maios General Ord Commanding. OF General Buffers
svaneed the orning of the 29h, carrying the very
strong fortfI.tons and entertainments below
Chapn's farm. known as Fort HARRISON capturing fifteen
pieces OF artillery and the New Market road and en-
srcnchmcnts This success was followed up by gal
liant assault upon Fort Gilmore, Immediately in front OF
the Chaplin farm fortidcations In which we were no.
pulsed with heavy loss. Kautzs cavalry was pushed
forward tho road TO tho right OF this supported by
infantry and reached enemys inner line, but
unable get further Tho position captured from the
enemy was SO threatening to Richmond that detr-
mined TO hold i The enemy made several desperate
and for which he paid dearly
T1Is POPLAR srRrNG CHURCH FIGHT.
On tho morning Of the 30th Gen raj Meade sent out
reconnaissance, with view To attacking the enenys
line II it found sufficiently weakened by Withdrawal
Of troops TO tho north SIDE In this reconnaissance
captured and held the enemys works Poplar spring
church. In the afternoon troops moving to get To the
heavy force, and compelled fail back until supported
by the forces holding the captured works Our cavalry
under Gregg was also attacked, but repuscd the enemy
with great loss.
REBEL ATTACK ON KAuFz AND BrrtEr.
On tho It'll Of October the enemy attacked Kautz
cavalry north OF tn James and drove 1t back with heavy
loss In killed. wounded and prisoners and the loss of all
tho arery-eigh. or nine pieces. This he followed up
by attack our entrcnched infantry ne but
pulsed with severe slaughter On the 18th
sanco sent out by General Butler, with view to
drive the enemy from some new works he was construct
ing, which resulted IN very heavy loss to as
THE MOVEMENT To HArcIEss RUN.
On the 9th tho Army of tho Potomac, leaving only
enemys right flank The Second corps, followed by two
divisions OF tho Firth corps with the cavalry in advance
run and moved up tho sonth side Of 1t towards
| the South Side Kailroad until the Second corps
and part Of the cavalry reached tho Boydton plank
road where " Hatcher's At this point
VIC were six miles distant from the Southsidc Railroad,
which had hoped by this movement to reach and hold
Int finding that we had not reached tho end OF the
enemy Tort lcations, place presenting ITSELF
Is ccassfli assault by which he might be doubled up
and shortened determined 70 withdraw 10 within our
| fortified line Orders given accordingly I'm
mcdatcly upon receiving report that General Warren
headquarters. soon after lot the enemy moved out
across Haciers run, in the gap betwc Generals Han
cock and Warren, which was not closed reported and
made desperate attack General Hancocks right and
rear. General Hanco Immediately laced his corps 10
m OF 1t, and after bloody combat drove the enemy
position.
In support Of this movement General Butler made
demonstration the north side o. the James
Ia ked the cnoiny the Will.ansbur aud al 81
the York River Railroad. In former he wa uiisIr
cessIul; IN tla latter no succeeded IN carrying work
which VAS afterwards abald jned and his with
drawn ~ their former positions
TIE sIFfE pusTG TIE wIsTER
From this time forward ihc operations In front Pc
tcrsbnrg and Richmund untl the spring campaign of
1865, were confined to tho defence and extension
lines, and 10 offensive movements for cripplin~
my's lines OF communicated ai.d prevent his
tic!lhg any considerable iorca send south ~ tho
~. OF February our lines wer, extended 10 Hc,crs
rum and the Weldon Railroad had been destraycd
Hicks,oid.
TIE ATLANTA cAxpAlos
General Sherman moved from Chattanooga the 9th
of May, with the armies % the Cumberland, Tcnne,
and Ohio, commanded respectively, by Generals Thon,a.,
MCPHERSON aid choiieli upon johnston army Dali
tom hu nndns tho encmys positions al Blizzard Roos
covering Daoif too strong to be assaulted Gcacrl &c
Phcrson was sent through Stake Gap to turn H. while
Generals Thomas and Scheieli threatened IL In front aud
ON the north. This Ilovem Mt successful. John
son, finding his retreat likely TO be cut of, fell back to
his fortified position at Rcsacea, where he alta kcd
on tho afternoon Of May To- A heavy battle ensued
During tho night the enemy retrcatod south Late ON
the l7th his guard overaken near Alarsy l,c
and heavy skirmslng followed Tho next morning
however, he had Disappeared. lie was vigorously
prrsucd ertakcn at Cassyilc ON the 10Th hat
during the ensuing night, rcIrcatcd thu E0wab
While these op'raons were going on, General Jefferson
C. DAVIS division OF Thomas army sent to Rome,
ablo mills and foundries General sherman having
given his army lew days rest at this
point again put in motion the I'D for Dallas with
ayew OF turning the difficult pass at Allatoona On the
afternoon OF tho 18th the advance, under General
Hooker, had s1vcre battle with the enemy driving
him back to New Hope church, Dallas Several
sharp encounters occurred Mt this point The NEST i'm.
portan, was on the 2sth, when the enemy assaulted
General Mophcrson at Dallas but terrible and
bloody repulsc
On the 18th Of June Johnston abandoned his entrenchcd
position at New Hope church rctreatcd to tho strong
positions OF Kenesaw, Pine, and Lost Mountains He
was forced TO yield the two last named places and
c cen.1ase ms army on k.nesaw where, ON the 27th
but unsuccessful assault On tho night of the III OF
July sherman commenced moving his arpy by the right
enemy, In consequence u this movement had aban-
doncd Kenesaw and retrcaed the
PASSAGE or TIE cuATTAHoocnE-
General Sherman remained on the Chattahoochie TO
give men rest and get up stores until the 18th OF
JULY when no resumed his operations crossed Chat
ahoochie, destroyed large port OF the railroad TO
Augusta and drove the enemy back 10 Atlanta Al this
place General Hood succeeded General Johnston in com
mand OF the rebel army, and assuming the offensive
defensive policy, made several severe attacks upon
Sherman In the vicinity OF Atlanta the most desperate
and determined OF which on the 22d OF July About
one o'clock In the afternoon OF this day the brave ac
compished and noble-hearted McPherson was killed /
General Logan succeeded him. and commanded the army
Of the Tennessee through this desperate battle and I'M
vi he was superseded by Major General Howard on the
10Th, with tho same success and ability that had charao
terfzed him In the command ofa corps or division.
mn nrTLE ov yQyEsDoRo
In all these attacks tho enemy Fopulsed with great
loss Finding IL impossible TO entirely invest the place
General Sherman, after securing his line Of communca
lions across the Chattahoche moved his main round
by the enemy left nank upon The Montgomery and Ma