Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1865-02-10

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~ O6e of the most sewers tha& has taken
.r1oce IN this army for come time, and taking
INTO consIdern4ion Tie un1avOfHble diameter
o. The country through which the troops lad
to move, and ehe large force opposing their
advance, y = not strange thai the enemy
should gain . Temporary advantage. The
country nom the cross ng Of the Run 10
Dabncys Mills ~ very woody, with swAsnps
and avinea running through It In all direc.
tiOnA and the only road " . narrow by-rOAd
not wide enough 70 allow twowseons 10 psss
and In many places in very bad condition.
The ID division II the 5th corps advanced
supported by the LIST and I'd divisions, and
also by brigade Of the 9Th CORPS. The en-.
envy were driven to beyond the mill on this
road. About three miles from the crossing
line Of breastworks there were NO less than
four divisions Of the enemy opposing our
men. namely: Mahone's, Pegrams, Heath s
G0rion's old division-the latter three op-
posing the 9Th corps, while Mahones, acting
independently, engaged Oregon the Waugh.
an road for some time when Gregg ordered
his cavalry to dismount and held his oppo-
nent back, INJECTING some loss. Malone
finding no chance to accomplish anything in
this place, wheeled round and marching on q
by-road running northwestward, struck
the len flank III the 9Th corps doubling It up
and causing it to fall back on It's center. the
woods near by being SO thick as TO render
the formation of q continuous line impOssi.
bic. The command became somewhat con.
fused and the heavy fire which was poured
In by Malone smen, made things still worse
and IN few minutes the entire line left theii
position, falling back rapidly towards the
point they started from. The fear of being
cut of from the crossing of the Vaughan
road increased the confusion, and for snor{
time 1t seemed as thougha regular panic iiau
seized upOn our men, but upon reaching the
open country on the Vaughan road and md
ing no enemy there, and the bridges all safe
in the ,,osscssion of our troops they became
ress,,red and in short time the greater part
Of the corps were in line ready to meet the
enemy as soon as lac should appear A few
minutes after when they did show them
met by such = storm Of bullets as to send
them hack into the woods very quickly.
Our loss during the day amounted to about
900 men, and that of Sunday to about 200,
making o total for two days of about 800
killed. wounded and missing. The loss Of
the enemy is not know, but IS believed to be
fully as large as ours
We took about $50 prisoners among whom
arc number of officers.
notwithstanding severe storm of rain
which set in last night and continuing all to.
day freezing as it fell, the Sd division Of the
9th corps advanced to the point it reached
yesterday at Dabney's Mills, driving the reb-
els before them and into their works beyond.
The casualties of the affair have not vet been
reported, but are said to be very few.
This was all the fighting done to-day. Our
permanent lines now extend from what was
formerly the extreme left, ut Fort Cumnins.
Mt the Squirrel level road, to and across
Hatcher's Run at Armstrong Mill with an
advance well out towards Dabney's Mills,
all of which ground had been wrestcd from
the enemy in the past three days. and
makes the line much safer and more formi-
dable than before.
As soon as the weather permits further ac-
tive movements will no doubt take place in
this vicinity, and one or two like the last
will bring US within easy striking distance of
the South Side road, which it is hoped will
be soon in our possession.