The tri-weekly news. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1865-1876, 1865-04-13
From the Daily Carolinian.
The Fall of Richmond
OUR SPECIAL CoRREsPoNDENcE.1

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Richmond and Petersburg have fallen;
but they have gone down in blaze of
glory, and with a record unstained by
one blot of shame. All that the enemy
have gained, has been purchased at a
terrible price in blood, while our own
army, although suffering severely, is still
strong, intact and ready for its future
work.
Of the events of the last FIVE days I
can give you but cursory view, and
even this is obscured by the yet fresh
smoke of battle.
Grant commenced his grand move,
ment as early as Tuesday, the 2Sth. 1t
was not unantioipated. Our only doubt
was as to the exact point at which he
would make his main or decisive demon.
suation. He felt our lines at different
localities along their entire length.
Hence Gen. Lee was compelled so to
distribute his forces as to be prepared to
repel the principal assault with the least
possible delay.
On tho Tuesday in question, the enc.
my advanced on tho South side to with.
in one mile Of the Boykin Plank Road,
threw up entertainments and built a
large fort III the vicinity of the Lewis
House. During the night, his skirmish.
ers pushed forward a few hundred yards
fulther. Wednesday, we fought this
column with varying success, and night
drCoped on n drawn battle. At Hatch.
er's Run, during the afternoon, there
was also heavy fighting, in which the
enemy lost heavily Thursday, heavy
skirmishing and movement of troops
Friday, the efforts were resumed, and
with g-eMer determination. The Fed
eral cavalry swept around our works
towards the railroads, but were met by
Gen. Fitz Lee and repulsed. The Yam
kee infantry, upwards of forty thousand
strong, were massed near Burgess mill,
and here battle was Joined in earnest
OF it's results | know nothing definite
save the enemy gained no substantial
advantage and suffered greatly. We
captured between FIVE and six hundred
prisoners.
On Saturday and Sunday the fighting
was fearfnl--the shocks of conflict the
most terrible Of the war, and the casual.
ties n'both sides immense. Our en-
trenchmehts, in many places, were held
by thinlline only, but this stood nobly
to its post throughout Saturday. On
Sunday, however, Grant resumed his
old vocation of Butcher" Finding
that he could make little or no impres.
sion in the ordinary way, he massed his
troops several columns deep against
portion of the line nthe right, and then
driving them relentlessly forward, sue
ceeded a. last, after frigbttul sacrifice of
te,Ifn obtaining possession of a. section
pt The works. 1t was not in the power
OF any men, however brave, TO have
withstood these desperate assaults with.
out greater support. Lopgstreet had
not yet come mp, although hurrying from
another part of the field. Meanwhile
the Federals were rolling forward and
recoiling like waves--those behind i'm
pelling those before--nntl lodgment
was effected, the works mounted, flank.
ing position and enfilade fire secured
and the battle substantially Won.
Our grape and canister moved the
enemy down by hundreds, our rifles told
with unerripg precision, and the ground
was literally carpetted with the dead
and wounded, but sheer physical brute
force proved at last superior to every,
thing else, and the defences were taken.
We know nothing yet Of the military
movements of the day III detail. But
every statement that reaches us confirms
the fact Ithat our officers and soldiers
fought like heroes.
Gen. A. p. Hill is said to have been
killed or mortally wounded. He was
passing through the woods and came
upon two Yankees, whose surrender he
demanded, but instead Of yielding one Of
them drew sight and shot him throtis,Il
the body. Whether he was kil'{ Pit.