The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1865-02-13
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TIM. BATTLE OF DABMEY'S MILLS.
Hatcher's Run the Extreme
Left Of the Lines.
The New Positions Being
Strongly Fortified.
Lee Reported Removing His Artil-
lery from the Front Of the
Army Of the James.
MORE RUM0RS OF EVACUATION.
Special Mention Of Qallantry In the
Late Battles,
&C., &C.. &c.
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The New Positions Being
Strongly Fortified.
HORE RUMoRS OF EVACUATION.
Special Mention Of CALAMITY In the
Late Battles,
&C.. &C.. &c,


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Our Hatcher's Run Correspondence.
NEAR HArcHER's RUN, Feb Q, 1885,
Scarcely had tho peace commissioners Of the enemy
returned TO their capital with the reply Of the national
government TO their arrogant conditions Of peace
than General Grant again set ut work the diplomacy
ef settlement The Great Napoleon is said TO have
remarked shat nothing durable ever out Of war;
We may add that durable peace originated in
IN unfinished war. II we to gain anything by the
long and bloody struggle in which have been engaged
he best fruits Of the conflict to be reaped in magma
nimity towards subugated and powerless foe. The
true to peace Is by force of 1t is unques
0onable that Grants promptness in following up the
failure Of the peace mission by a bold deter
mined movement and permanent extension Of his in
yestment towards the vital point Of the enemys lines
thc Southside Raroad-will have moral effect upon the
eouth which their arfu leaders will And difficult to
eea While the hollow declamatons Of Davis and his
eo6peratives crying the thunders Of
beard reverberang mournully the Memorable tendency
ef their doomed cause Aside, however from the moral
saect Of the movement II has in another import
ence % preliminary to new combination II places q
portion Of Grants army in position directly threaten
ing the S0uthsde Railroad and necessates the drawing
out and consequent weakening Of the enemys nes II is
known that Leo with difficulty could place bold front
On his old lines how much loss then is he in condition
70 hold also the new point mcnaced
oRDERa
On the afternoon OF the lth inst held orders and let
ten Of instruction despatched 70 the commanding
enceD Of the Second and Fifth corps TO mako large
Details Of their commands for . movement. or tho
Second corps the Second division Brgadisr General A.
omyth commanding, and the Third division, Brevet Ma
)w General 0ersham Mott commanding; Of the Fifth
sorps the divisions Of Generals Ayres Grimm and Craw
Sord and General D. Nom Greggs cavalry division Of
Tho Army Of the Potomac instructed TO prepare for
marching ordera. There was much speculation among
efhcen and to the object Of the contemplated
movement; but time alone would unrave tho
nystsry the troops passed the night usual such
occasions in reducing their knapsacks to marching
weight and bargaining with their comrades for profit
able rddancs Of the surplus.
ON THE MARCH.
Before dawn the various commanders had received
ANAL instructions and the troops formed to move
IN their designated positions in the column The general
command Of the movement assigned TO Major Gene
m q. K. Warren, commanding Fifth corps. At three
o'clock ON the morning OF the 9Th inst the Fifth corps
preceded by Greggs cavalry debouched from It's camp
end moved upon tho Halifax road advancing I'm the
erection Of Reams' station. The Second corps moved
out on the Vaughn road shortly after six A. N. Ac.
eompanying their respective bgades the batteries
ambulance CORPS ammunition and forage trains. Do
iachmens Of the signal corps accompanied headquarters
ON rHn ROUTE
The dsy was indeed beautiful The bright banshed
snnerving doubts and thoughts Of the awful chasm be-
tween the present and the future The soldiers spirits
were = sparkling tho bright sunlight that shone
shserIly upon the veteran column IL measured Its
epotstepe towards the enemy.
Upon reaching the outlying picket the Vaughn road
No Third Pennsylvania cavalry Major Hess commanding
wheeled Into column and led the advance Of the Second
Il : ;iia s ccosralssa EovrsssY. -....
The rst object Of The march Of the Second corps by
Ne Vaughn road was 70 the movement Of the
Nhh corps About midday the head Of the Second
corps column reached Hatcher's run. Finding the
enemy ntrenched, the Third Pennsylvania cavalry
ssysd carry the ford but found the enemy too strong,
end was driven back The First brigade Third division,
next ordered up and deployed facing the ford The
Ninety ninth Pennsylvania Colonel Biles commanding,
lmmediately advanced across the run, scattering
ssrnation and confusion among the enemy, driving him
hack under cover Of the wood The cavalry now gave
pursuit. followed by the infantry and the line of the
Third division was advanced about mile, occupying the
summit Of HILL upon which they commenced the cree
Non Of ncdworka During the progress Of these de-
nonsrve operations the part OF the Third division,
che second division struck on through an untraveled
road TO tho right towards Armstrong; ford The head Of
Shc column composed OF the Nineteenth Massachusetts,
encountered the enemy the rum and, with the
sastance OF the Tenth New York. compelled the enemy
70 withdraw across the stream. This success Of
6ooted, junction or the two divisions and
shs whole line OF tho Second corps was arrayed In
order Of battle TO meet any offensive movements the
art Of the enemy.
Late In the afternoon the enemy opened brisk FIRE
arniir m Ernho
sncd by this silence, his infantry preceded by heavy
skirmish line, advanced In line OF battle.
Our troops permitted them TO within easy range,
vhen they opened severe Are OF muskctry, which
caused the line to fall back considerable disorder The
snemy, not disheartened repeated his attempt 70 dis
bdge oar forces, and met with a similar repulse The
sank movement was then Z attempted with nc
better success Colonel Mathew \ Murphy Of the
sixty Now York, commanding tho Second
Brigade held the right Of tho line, his own right
nank resting on swamp Az tho enemy approached
be greeted him with an effective shower OF hullets
which caused him 70 break and retreat out or ranye
Soon aer dark having been thwnrted In everv err, a.
break tho continuity Of lines the enemy Withdrew
% his Notifications Tho Second brigade OF tho SECOND
division and Third brigade OF the Third division bore the
Srunt Of the days lighting. The officers and men
throughout bore themselves noby General Humphreys
b person superintendent the operations Of the corps
Among the wounded wax Colonel Murphy, commanding
the Second brigade Third division. The Of the days
Deses Of the Second corps was about ninety.
us oPHRAriom nfs FIFTH CORPS
xhis The Second sorps w@ engaging the attention d