The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1865-02-11
Advance OF the Potomac Army.

tlINe. ana taxing into cOn6l0er0tlOn the I'M.
favorable character ofthe country through
large force opposing their advance, it is
not strange that the enemy should gain q
temporary advantage.
The country from the crossing Of the Run
to Dabney's Mills il very muddy, with
swamps and basins running through it in
all directions, and the only road is mar
row by-road not wide enough TO allow two
wagons to pass, and in many places in bad
The sd division of the 5th corps was the
advance, supported by the LIST and I'd di-
visions and also by brigade Of the 9th
corps. The enemy were driven to and be-
You'd the mill on this road, about ) miles
from the crossing line Of breastworks.
There were no less than four divisions of
the enemy opposing our men, viz: Ma.
homes, Pegram's. Hatch's, and Gordon's
old division, the last three opposing the 5th
corps, while Mahone's, attacking indie
pendent, engaged Gregg on the Vaughan
road for some time, when Gregg ordered
his cavalry to dismount and hold mis- oppo-
nent back, INJECTING some loss.
Malone finding no chance to eccomp ,ish
anything in this position, wheeled round,
AID marching on 3 by-road running north
westerly, struck the left flank OF the 5th
corrs, doubling it up and causing it to fall
back on its centre. The woods here being
SO thick as to render the formation OF 4
continuous line impossible, the command
IRE which was poured in by Mahcne's men
made things still worse.
In few minutes the entire line left their
poitlon, falling back rapidly toward the
point they started from, the fear of being
cut of from the crossing Of the Vaughan
road increased the confusion, and for a
short tune 1t seemed as though regular
no Osfsh uI cot, Il
reaching the open country on the Wang.
ban, and finding no enemy there, and the
bridges ali safe in the possession oil our
troops, they became treasured, and in a
short time the greater part OF the corps
were III line ready TO meet the enemy as
soon as they should appear. A few min
utes after, when they did show themselves
at the edge OF the wood, they were met by
such - storm of bullets as to send them
back into the woods very quickly.
Our loss during the day amounts to
about GEO, and that of Sunday to about 200,
making - total for two days OF about 500,
killed, wounded and missing.
The loss Of the enemy is not known, but
is believed to be fully ss large as ours
are number Of officers, Notwithstanding
severe storm OF rain which set in last
hight. and continuing all day to-day, freez-
ing as il fell.
Tue ID division OF the 5th corps advanc-
ed to the point it reached yesterday at Dab.
aey's Mills. driving the rebels before them
aud into their works beyond. The casual
ties Of this affair have not vet been report.
ed, but are said to be very few. This was
all the fighting dore to day. Our perma-
nent lines now extend from what was for
merry the extreme left ut Fort Cummings,
on the squirrel road, to across Hatch's
Run ut Kamsey's Mill, with the advance
vel! out towards Dabney's Mill, distance
of about miles, all of which ground has
been captured from the enemy IN the past
few days, and makes the line much safer
and more formidable than before.
AS soon as tie weather permits, further
active movements will no doubt take place
in this vicinity, and one or two more nc
tons, like the last, Will bring us in easy
striking distance of the south side of the
road. which 1t is probable will soon be in
our possession.