, 1865-06-17

cut of from the lire Of retreat: Meantime
Col atngE, commanding the MiSh1ean otg
ade Of The Lat division. WAS held af point
Yil'e, and with this fore: a section Of Ml!crs
batt'ry. which she1led the trains with excel.
lent effect, Whilc C;l. stsgz demonstrated
,s attack them, thus keeping ia'gs force s Of of
lie csya i and holding them until ths AT.
report to me. / ielt 60 strongly the neces-
sIty Of holding this large force OF the enemy
that eave permission 10 Gcu. Merritt to o.
der Col. Stogg's blisade to make mounted
charge against their lines, wh, h vas most
raiIant}5 dune, the men leaving 1nany oe
thsis horses dead almost up to tho eucmg's
works. ..0...
On the arrival Of the head OF the Gth corps
tbs rneuy commenced Withdrawing. Maj.
Gen. Wright Was ordered to put Segmour's
division into pcsitiou at once and adyance
point ab5ut two miles OF TWO miles and 3 half
fIom DeatousyIIlc, As soon as the road was
in our posscssiou. Wright was directed to
u1,sb Gen. Geymorr on. the enemy falling
back. tkirmIslIne briskly, Their resistance
WnsatGns }9,so1 " ths 1s st r5ras Whfch
vsnt snto nos;tion m the ,eft ~ the road.
YELL lntg ptsttu ~ tnE telt ~ ..e ~ 1vres 1re
seymour belnE on tae f'gati -. hsa E9abt c"ns ~s
otaeiea 60 guae !Gnh. WI WIN ais:a an a%ns ~ ~
nf
ah, 1cad; 1ss 1at ING gteas 1qusfnniss 3r,tinS ~
pusnng Inc eaelny, nau Mas . nn"ns ~ ~
VAL iof tge - os.slou y! sne - eoips i.pae ~
Eea w. = taettaots o'uGten ~ 11'anI., 4tha
sela1hg H1fd 10 6en. aampa5eyts' WY n9
WE 9n Ing e., soau - ous 1at'r a1 III
requesting MIN to push On, "a ! III
gonnoGhs u. ~ @ anas VIZ Gom norene
Up Inc enemy ~ WAS npPateus
ION nH tne aesenes Q! aft!sly nEe aaa
ne aanss tat y h fnsaa o9ey save WY 5pase5 mne
p.efsea, taat LIZ Iosss " Tue enemy Ti opposeu ~
.s W sfrs, Mrs na iaas a,ohd ue
was oi!sen untn pul nues leac4eo '1a nnaoss 10
Clsea, a4a 1sotn ,Ae nosaa osuh , Gou.a ts ese
cur caSaify On tae !nlsa El9una No2ne tue
creek aEo south o. II, ana ne long nae o.
sMcAe l.ou Tue ouIuins SAso9s' u casAty
MeIxs aha csme .ntpaSn t.t .ng a1es, 1et'ttsa ,tt
70 me H9at Ras IN tne!r lfont. l le:ret toas
rave ,orgotfen tne nane o. tnis GaIant
5oong so!a!er. As soon as Genefa4 N5leas
ehnid ect his a1talely INTO ppsli'oa, osoefea
tne attaek = 70 oG maus On tae iell, anu sens
,. nns I4nA rss ~ sAiee u TELL y! sne caenYs
.,,tod aronit ~ 90 * ~ w. ~
9tsa " EnnS ns aaa ENG polt'on
ti,e 1e.1;1la ire ~ TX ans,nv Htn soso
position On co,umanfiinc rronpd south of the h.,
rrcaE D w eA"'s' s'o"N" s'at1 " s"e
ssfg1 Fiji attack bv wh..ton,s and sevmorr,.
divisions was splendid, hut no mole than I
had reason Ia cxnect from the trailan t i;th
ro,ns The caya1rv in Tear NJ fhc ene1aV
attacked simultaneousIy, and The enemy. II.
| ter a callout ,esIetance. we're compIetcly sEc+
| rtnndrti. md nearly mi threw dawn thrl+
mauliug tl,e enemy's forces, and a nuu,Jer Of
| ntber rrne,al of1icers, fiji into onr hands
I and a very iaTne number Of pris,nars.
| have ncyGr asccttalucd cxactlv how many
| ptisoners were taken in this batue. Most Of
Them feN INTO ,he banas Of the c1valry, but
! -
tie 9Th corps. to which command counI
| c edit Is dne for The rood results Of THIS en-
| rnSrmtnt. Botb tha cavalry and the It'll
coirs tpcfm1cd south of Soilo,'s Creek that
| nicht, having followed 1lp The emall remnant
! OF thr cncmy'g forcee toF several miles. In
| in this action, desire TO add that tue Lieu
| tennut General bnd notified me that this
CORPS would report to nc. Major Mcclellan
! and Lieut.. Col. Franklin, Of Gen. Wriyhts
stat, had successIye1y been sent 70. wlId to
report ihe poefces Of The corps ia cofoinr
10 nc. and from that time nptii after tie
pat,1e received nv orders and obes I'd them !;
bnt after. the engagement was over. and
+ GIN. Meade had Communicated with Gen,
Wight. the latter declined to make lis re-. e
pcrt:to me until ordered to da so By the
On the 7th instant the pursuit was CON
tiaucd carly In the morning by the cavalry.
Gen. Crack In The advance. II was discover
cd that the enemy had not been cut Of by the
Army ii the james. and under tic belief that
-ood thronrh Prrnra Edrara Enn,t ITnuea
~" fer',t; ;r,. o,aSr.i I" noSa IA ay1. ~ 5f.
vsstns y, si,ar ,oint M zsnr a,nnnd M ~ ,of,
~ ,1,e s,mr ~ ,ha tnrns sar T.na1. ~ .n.'
nain hodT 5 ~ the cnemy st FaqS,a and .ms
~. r. m ihs rn,th r;1a X tta annomo,.tnr 49,
.rSa,, th nrcr,,,a tr;ns nn oad -
a. Gr"ry on3 si,nr, AIT 1.:ith ~ ans- ~
mv,a fntanHi1,v ensnc1 IN 1Fh1rb Gen. Eteor
~as nnInptnnateir i cautnred If "'n o''' o'esS
na af: an n MsKnn7I st ~ So1i ai1.Inn nvas af
carsiIv ,1o1u ~ a,mc r. the I.ms. snd ~. ~.
Jnro5 hirs % ~ erass ths hr5.a ~ * n9 mr,'
P,rss an5 ,nolsa 9asnnnniss NJ - ~ g. ,s.,act
s,e,i.n ~ M 1 ~ 9.rrcnhnrp Ra;'rsod an1 as.
aa,a,a - ~ tus -, sra aut -
na,nt Nean.f,ne hse,J o9 9.om 1s. Trna, .nIt
iha9 lie ens,S ~. crnssa ~ shs VII 6'g5 s,5a
~ wv @d ~ ~ 'Au ,tt vi p.as
~ to a"s & ApS'&, a' "nS anu un. ttts. mna
G1eal A ond Can ~ G+coI 1ra ordorad ~ ~
crosa thc tnnnmattoy and srcann a. P.ns.
1cct stnt3on u na ,he nnn n,nr1in@ ~ Fl H. III
prnsnaa' an9 s,o';an zd ~ a!ea
- 1oepss ~. tnh.aaon, % aau ~ nuu 1ayuae
donnt 9nin, III" ~. ~ vaotnuapp ~ .ssaa;
dre m,je. keonti, or M 4nno,natt"p Conrt Hnnsa'
shn,tIv "tter IN na,rS Commences,
s.fst. White, one of my scouts, nolsasd mo
Typt44 Ing FG
mattox Dcnot Iosie,, with snnn11ts f. for Hso' Een
Tee,s ormvf Gena. Merritt a1d CrnnE wcrc
n cncc notIned. nnd the command pushed on
briskly for twtnty.cicht miles. Gen Custar
had the advance, and on nearing the depot.
md cap;urtd them Tlthout halt,nr a mo.
mint be pushed On, drirlng the enemy, fwho
had n ncLed tht i1epot about tfe eame time
as our cavaIry,) In lie direction Of Appomat-
tos Court House, capturing many prisoners
and tEenty.0ye pieces Of artillery, a hosp.-
tal train. and large park Of wagons, Gen,
! Custar. The ijshtliS9r continued tl1l after
dark, aul The enemy bein. driven to Appo-
mattox Court House, at once notified tAc
Iicutenant General, and sent word to Gems.
Ord nnd Gibs,on, OF the Army Of the James,
and Gen. Grifliu. ccmmaudirg the 5th corps
who were Ia 1esr. that. if theY pressed On.
there WAS now no means Of ESCAPE for the
enemy, who hid reached "the Inst ditch,''
During the night, although We knew that
the remnant of Lees army was In our front,
We hr1d fast with the cavalry to Whist We had
gained, and run the captured trims back
wouid be protected by our infantry that was
coming IN. The 24th and 5th corns, and one
division or the 18th corps, arrived about day-
1inht on the OH 81 App;,mattnr Denot-
Amer copsult!ne with Gcn. ord. who vas
In COMMAND of these corps.I rodo to tho
front. near Appomattox Court House. and
int q, The tncMY in heary f,tca WA I; si;acr. a
ine lie cavalry T,th The intention Of brcat-
inc through our lines, / directed ths Il caYalrT,
1v res,st,nr t1,e ensmT N as to rsrs Z ismc n inr
IL iniartfy 10 form lis lines ana 1narch to
The attack. and when th:s was done. 10 r1,rn
nff - the rrIt tank and monnt Th;a WA. STss
danr. and lie tneIny dItcont.nned his attscI
-. sosn AZ hn csnoht e.,ht nronr infaat-."
mavna hr;sE1v sronnd fhe IN ~ ~. a.:r,r,a !
1;nn Of l,att1c. vhfch was ,aII,nr m hack rsnf,i.
ir fhear,Iv nrcssad nv tl,a a1vnT 20 ~ ~ H.,
tantry, anu was about 70 charge the trains
anu thf confused masses OF tue enemy, Eh-u
"o1te nag #aa presented 10 ten. Cnsfar,