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/; the choir Was excellent, and al the exercises
were deeply solemn and impres siye.
4 Services were also held in ST Mary's tCatho-
he) Church, Of which we'hay Y no report
The Battle Of Sal lorS' Greek.
The battle Of Deaf nyille. or SaiIorsi
q Greek, on tire 9TH inst o.. was fought at a
place eight OF ten miles north Of Burkesyille
Junction, which is abou - miles from both
Richmond and Peters mre ard at the inter
! section of the two lirics of Railroad leading.
one from Richmond To- Danyillc. the other
: from Petersburg TO Lynehburch. The pre-
lude, Go the action aud the action itself. are
I thu, described by Carleton, '' writing to the
!, Boston Jouraoi
s Early 90 the morning % the 9Th. Gen. Ord
4 directe! that tie Petersburg and Lynchburg
s Railroad bridge across the Apromait0x be seized
Z and h-l If D. .sible; ~ not able 70 hold IT, the
troops we've Co destroy o. The 9th Peunsyl-
{, wanna and l,-3d Ohio were sent TO 10 the work
) They moy'd toward the river. but suddenly
=
my, whi,h was iu lle of battle. between Sailors
4 Greek and theAppomattox.
The Appomattox %, this point runs northeast
sailors Greek is 70 short stream rivuiet wind
q ing through % deep rayinc Its general course
Is uorhcriy, luI % falls .lt1 the App0m4ttox
1heut TEN miles below tle railroad bridge Lees
+. army faced just AS 10 l.i 40 Petersburg east and
$ southeast.
s Walking along the Union lines We ind the 9th
Corp o. yet up from its long iet1ur north to-
s Wsri PNucsyills, but the 81 Corps is approach
iug the creek four miles above ne Junction with
Oh, Arr.m4ir.N One division % cavalry is on
I .i,s right aluk, reichiu. down 60 the App mat
FOX. The 9TH Corps is 90 the ieft % the "a .
facing west. There IS q break 90 the line as We
~ ou toward che 18th, which is near Burses-
= vile. facing northwest with Sher.ilu's cavalry
uu both ituk,
Ihs .aisa. dispatches which have been pub
4 'i.hcl from Major Gems Humphreys, Wright
and sheridan. are sufficient 90 show how yigor-
F Hu- Was the attack, anil haw glorious the VIC
tory.
Itc light commenced on the jeff near the
.r'i-,a, ou t1e Watson farm. The tso rc.i-I
p meats sent ou' found themselves surrouniei.-I
CD. W1slh1ru, with Do. Massachusetts, cavalry.
T mfan.ei fhc far-c. Universal praise Is sc-
,.ri,i o. him aud hi, command, who Fought
against superior numbers with grea; pertiuacjty
and endurance But the force was not able t1I
: reach The bridge. which the rebels held, and
3 which they finally destroyed
2 The forenoon passed with cous,au, =kirmish-
! .1 800 the part pf che cavalry. The rebels-all
: tie Whle-were throwing up iutreuchments.
! working Ike beavers 10 hold the position tn
!. they could slip their trains past the point ior
Y au army 10 retreat must keep It, trains n the
q advance
s. Dee ws- still holding "a 10 the hope that he
could reach uluyilIe, and this was the point
where The final trial WI. 90 be male He had
/ already been forced ten miles out Of his direct
Z line % march, and if De failed here. he must
s give up uiuyiiic aud strike west toward Lynch
Z burg From early morning till past noon. be
Z bella his ground against the skirmishers. while
= .he trains We're hurryiug on.
+ The attack by the 2i corps upon Lees len
q flank, OF rather upon the rear Of the rctreatug
K Amy. was hold and vigorous The rebel line
? was forced back. AMI iooth0ll gained across
2 The creek. The attack Of the 9TH corps WAS al
{ four O'Clock IN the afternoon. Gen. Wright was
7 near Pcircc's church. Seymour's division. he
s ng in advance. began the attack
70 get an idea Of Wrsht's movements trace
4 the line Of march from Deatonvlle along the
Z road leading 90 Bursesville. toward the south
y Suddenly the enemy, 10 line ~ battle Is iiscoy
: ere'l on the west bank OF the creek. Seymour's
: troops come 20 "a halt. face west. move from the
2 shway into the fields. while Wheston's diys-
ou, which has been second IN the order Of march
ING. moves down the road and takes position on
. jhe lett Of Seymours The remaining division.
z coming mp later. was IN reserve
The charge which Seymour and Wheaton, made !
was irresistible. The troops went down the
steep bank into the raviue, across the creek up
! The hillside beyond, dashed upon the intrencl-
s ments, leapei over them, capturing prisoners
Z by thousands. and guns and fags, and forcing
the rebel line back 10 a second position, a halfs
( mile from the first
The part which the cavalry had in this en- :
-agcmeut was most brilliant They operated on
! both TANKS. Ewel. with the troops which had I
been withdrawn from Richmond, received the /
iuil force Of the attack. There has been no cay
airy charge during the which has surpassed
+. that Of Clusters IN this attack, in energy and
power. IL was terrible 90 the foe. With sabres
( drawn, with horses upon the run, goaded by )
. spur and quickeuei By shouts till they caught s
the wild enthusiasm Of their riders; till horses
and men became fiery centaurs, the line swept
on The earth tremhled beneath the tread oil
thousands Of hoofs. the air rang with bucle
blasts and soui-thriliug cheers. There was the
roar Of the ctnuonade, the fiery streams OF crane
and canister the flashes Of thousands Of mus kcis
Riders and horses went down, hut on, still OF.
with louder shouts, wildly, madly, without fear )
10 death, bent only upon breaking the enemy's
ine-of crushing IL by one ponderous blow
they drove eaped the iutrcnchmenis. shooting s
lud stbreng all who resstel-gajhering up
thousands Of prisoners. who stood seemingly z
without power % ruuaway-amazed, astonished
s-upehed by the audacity Of the Irresistible z
charge which swept ell before It. Il was Ike the g
II r~ ODD {. e. t. -.
when dam gives way. Privates, Lieutenants s
Captains, Colonels Major Generals, infantry aud y
artillery, all were overwhelmed in an instant 8
MILES Of wagons, caissons, ambulances, FORCES q
arms, ammuuitiOn-ail that belonged 10 that 81
portion Of the line were lost 20 the eremy in q
moment. Gems Ewell, Kershaw, Defoe, Barton. II
Gusts Lee, Borden and Corse we're prisoner II
almost before they knew il. Ewell and staff n
were captured 10y Capt. Stevens Of the lst n Y. ii
LNell requested 10 b. taken TO Gen. Custer, 10 n
whom De rendered his sword. Custer refused il. II
The other officers rendered theirs, but Custar .
refused 20 take them. IL is reported that Ewell z
said &" Further fighting Is useless; it is a wan q
ton waste Of life ia white Tag we're to be sent IS
out, the 10000 men in cur army would surr-n-
der" He askel that his staff officers might ac. 3
company il. Gen. Custer said that he had no q
authority TO send ont fag
Corp Lamare Of the n Ohio captured Gen
kershaw, who was taken to Gen. Custer, and to 3
whom be offered his sword. but which Custer
declined to accept. - have met you on several
occasions in battle. and know Of no officer Ia
whom | would rather surrender my sword d" said l.
hershsw, who requested that it might be given z
ic the corporal appreciation Of his gallantry y
kershaw. when taken 20 the rear remarked 10 IL
An officer that rl within wear he had believed y
their cause was just, and that Providence WAS n
IN their side. but now he thought differently q
Sheridan rode up 10 Custer, and in the pre- 4
ence of all complimentei him not only for his q
,llantry but Tor the faithful performance OF biz
sork
VA the combination 81 circumstance. thu .,- y
peraiou OF the other cavalry divisions. C-ooA'sE
nd Deyeus' and Mrrritt'- of tine IN Corns