The Wyandot pioneer. (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1853-1868, 1865-04-05
UPPER sANDuskY. o.
WAR NEWS.


rives details Of Sherman's two battles.
Both battles, on the part Of the rebels
were planned by Johnston, and in both
cases he took the precaution to rest each
Of his fanks on q stream. He made
seven charges en- masse in his endeavor'
to force our lines. but all failed. Hislos'
was severe in each charge. rr
a Newberrn0 letter Of the 25.h state,
that Sherman has gone to Fortress Mon
roe. There is but little doubt that q con
ference has taken place between Generals
Grant and Sherman, at which the Presi
don't and number OF military notabilities
were present. a....4.,. -,f
Most Of the morning papers have de-
tails Of the fighting in N. Carolina y but
they contain nothing new. They agree
that the sudden and overwhelming attack
OF the rebels on thel9th. was what John.
ston claimed as rebel victory. for they
fanked and drove back the 14th corps a
mile and half, but the tide was turned
the next day, by our reinforcements com
ing up. The rebels were routed and
scattered in all directions. and some claim
that Sherman took 1000 prisoners.
The forces under Mfi. Gen. Stoneman,
in Tenn. have, in their rapid advance,
uncovered one hundred miles Of railroad,
and are driving the scattered troops o.
the enemy in confusion before them.
Sto1eman will soon strike the enemy
where they least expect it. The Rich
mond papers will probably chronicle his
advance. l--.
Gen. Grant issued the following gene.
raj order to his troops on the 2sth:
"The enemy, with temerity for
which he paid dearly. massed his forces
and succeeded. through the reprehensible
want Of vigilance Of the Sd brigade, 9th
corps. in breaking through their lines,
capturing Fort Stscdman and Batteries
0, 10 and II. The enemy. by night. was
driven from his intrenchsd picket line,
azd all his efforts to recover the same,
which were partially determined and per
shtsnt on the Cd corps front, were re-
sisted and repulsed with heavy losses,
leaving with the 9Th corp, over 800 pri-
sonsrs. and with the I'd corps two battle.
Gags and over 500 prisoners.
The troops of the 9th corps reported
BY Maj. Gen. Wrightas as engaged in these
operations. were Gen. Getty's division,
Ksefe's brigade, Of Seymour's division.
and Hamblin's and Edwards brigades Of
Wheatly's division. OF the troops en-
gagged belonging to the I'd corps, Maj.
Gen. Humphrey mentions Miles and
Motifs divisions, and Smythe's brigade,
Of Hayes division, who were supported
by the 9Th corps.
The result Of the day was the tho
rough defeat Of the enemy's plans, the
capture Of his strongly intrenched picket.
line, under an artillery fire of his works.
and the capture of ten battle flags and
$500 prisoners--a result on which the
Lieut.. Gen. commanding heartily con
graduates the army. The order says:
"Two lessons can be learned from
these operations: One, that no fortified
position, however strong, will protect an
army from an intrepid and audacious an
smy. unless vigilantly guarded the
ether, that no disaster or misfortune is
irreparable. where energy and bravery
are displayed in the determination to re.
cover what is lost. and to promptly a.
sumo the offensive"
Nine officers, wounded in the fight on
Saturday, in front of Petersburg, say the
affair, though partaking Of the nature of
sgeneral battle. was. in reality, nothing
more than an extended skirmish. owing
to the difpiri,ed coneiion and un-
willingness Of the rebels to fight. The
rebels first line Of battle 6red at random
Most of their volleys went over the heads
OF our men. The damage our troops sus
tained was from the second rebel battle.
line. In front Of the I'd corps, duringI
She heat of the engagement. two brigades
were only prevented from coming into
our lines by the FIRE of our batteries.
placed to rake any advance of the rebels.
In two volleys fred by them at ourI
troops. only three men were slightly
wounded, According to prisoners. many
Of them fred blank cartridges. /
Letters from the army of the Potomac