The West Virginia journal. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1864-1877, 1865-04-05
ARbIYsOF :: THE i s. POTOMAC 20 T,,O}Mi
FOUR DAYS HEAVY FIGHTINGl
Capture Of the South Side R, R,
$4,000 PRISONERS. TAKEN!
FIFTY GUNS, (, CAPTURED!
OFFICIAL WAR BULLETINS.

FIFTY GUNS. CAPTURED.
OFFICIAL WAR BULLETINS.
WASiiISG7ox, April lst
GENERAL DIX:
The following telegram in. relation to the
military operations now going on atthr from,
was received this morning.
CITY PolNr, VA, March 3l-s3O L. ~.
10 Hon. E. M3!2anton:5
1T 10 I'm. to-day, Gen. Grant tcle-
GTaphed me as follows ".rher has been
much hard fighting this morning. The enc.
my drove o.r left fron, near ,llabney'S house
back we'll toward the Boydtown plank road.
We arr now about Ia take the offensive AT
that point, and hoIr will more than recover
the lost ground"
Later he ,clcSraphcd again as follows: sour
troops, after being driven back to Bovdtown
plank road, rallied and drove the enemy in
turn, and took the White Oak road, which WE
now have; this gives us the ground occupied
10y the cnemy this morning. will send YOU
the rebel flags captured by orr troops in irv.
inS the cncmy back. There have been four
flags captured to-day"
Judging from the point from which Grant
t"l"S:'p!lS. | Infer that he moved his head
quarters abnnt one mile since he sent the first
"F these two dispatches
($snW \. LINCOLN.
- .. =. CIrr PolNT, April lst
Z; Ma. T. w. .S,tui.n:
y dispatch Is just received. Showin. that
Sheridan. aided by Warren. had at = +. Il,
pushed the enemy back so IL to retake the
Five Forks and bring his own headquarters
mp t" F. B"rS>rau'S. THO Five Forks, harri.
'ad'l by the enemy. was carried By Devcn'>
division OF ravalry. This part Of the carmy
<."'inS 20 he now trying 10 wmk along the
White Oak road, to join the main fnl,'c in
;:"ns Of Grant, while Sheridan anil War1rn
arr pressing them as closely - possible.
(S:snc,D y. LINCOLN.
CRY PulNT, April 2-5:3U A. NJ.
\ dispatch from Gen. Grant states ,ha,
Sheridan. commanding cavalry and infantry.
las carried everything before him. Gle cap
ui-ri three hr:gadc$ o: in::,ntrr, L waS"u train
An! several batteries OF artillery. The priS-
",n.rS captured will amount IL several lhou>-
a"l. (Sisncd) l.. s. BOWERS.
H. Il. GrAI
rrrY polNT, .YA., April 2I-S:30 A. ".
This morning, Gen. Grant having ordered
M attack along the line. telcsraphs rs follows:
Both Wright and rarkc got through tn.
"n"my'< lines The battle now RACES furious
Il. Glen. Sheridan, with his cavalry (thc 9TH
Corps, and Mills division Of the I'd Corps.
which WAS sent to him this morning arc now
sweeping down from the west. All now
looks highly favorable. tom. Ord is engaged!
hut have not yet hcarl the result il lis
front"
.: (Sisuc,) A. LINCOLN.
Cry PnlHT, Apr,! 3i--ll \. NJ.
Dispatches arc frequently coming III. AK
Is :nn. on finely. Generals Parkc. Wright.
anal ur,l'S lines are extending from tn" irp"
nat;nx to llatchcr'S run. They have ali
broken through the cncmy'S entrcNchc'l lines,
;nkin: some forts, guns. and prisoners. Sl.cr-
Ilan with his own cavalry and part %: the 81
,rrpS. is coming in from the west, Gil tiit
caciny's flank. and Wright is already tearing
n.y. the Sou,hSc railroad.
- CRY poNT, Arru ol.
l.. IT. .Saatpa: ....
At 10 \. VI. General Grant tel'srap;,< as
Slows:
Every thing has been carried from tic
iii o! the 9th corps The 9th corps alone
,ar;urr'l more than 1000 prisoners. The ID
and 1th corps both captured forts, guns and
PRISONERS from the enemy, but cannot tell
the numbers. We are now. closing around
rj.r works Of the line Immediately cnrclnpin.
:","rShurg. All looks remarkably well. !
:sy- not yet heard from Sheridan; his head
quarters have been moved up to tho Banks
House, near the Boydton Road; about three
ra,"s >ou,hwcS, Of Petersburg
a. LINCOLN"
CRY pc,Sr, April $50 p. NJ.
N... t. w. S,opton: ..
A.; haIi.paSt four o'clock this afternoon
';'ncral Gran, photographed rs follows:
We arc now up, and have continuous
line OF troops. and, in few hours, will be III
,rache from the Appemattox, below Peters
burg. Ia the river above.
The whole Number Of captures, since the
army started out. will not amount to less
than twelve thousand men, and, probably,
ii:ty pieces Of artillery 7 do not know the
mulhcr Of men and guns accurately, however.
y portion Of General Fosters division,
9th Corps, made q most gallant. charge; this
afternoon, and captured very important fort
from the rncmy. with its entire garrison. !.
Nh seems we'll with us, and every thing
rqni"t INST now