, 1865-04-04
POSTSCRIPT,
TIE BATTLE In VIRGINIA
Complete Details Of Prelim.
mary Movements,
SHERIDAN's CAVALRY FIGHTING
The Fearful DisaHtcr OFT CnDe
e&0kternB.

IulnH1cn, On Inc morning Uf the 9th, With a6p
GOO eou's on board, among whom were 2o4 d
chsrged soldiers, belonging to the Seth nlinc
.. infantry, about 160 paroled and escaped Uni
prisoners, and also between thirty and forty fan
! lies Of refugees. The rest Of those On board re
The guard Of the vessel, aid officer. and Gre
Fire broke out about p. n. Of the 31st inst Al
Wa caused BY . barrel of cur. oii IN the en- en- In
,he s,ssass e CAUSED IN the ofhft flames PSI
sr,s ,sIhe hey ths wheels
; both drowned: Many person. took doors "sI 81
plumbers remained on board and were burned
desth. The Gen. Sedgwick rescued twenty &c
die1e and nine u the crew Of the Gen. Lyon. =.
me oss n bdasa %sls p:,
Smith, John II. seinn and Peter Wade, ali Of ii
sh Gaff Rss1t ssvsr The owing we're smsus Z
Js.si ce!; - gSio esye1fS Esi'9 9oseD 4e1
"a n. artillery; Jcsse C. Colby Co. (; 5th Obi
Meeting Of Western nrcn.
, New ToRK, April S.-A call ia issued for
meeting Of Northwestern men now in New Torl
to be hrla tn y Gn,9n Square to morrow night, fd
The Wounded.
The United States Christian Commission ba
lelecraphed for moEey and supplies. Uue lei,
gram says our need at the front Is unexpectedi
Katie 5
ss1nf forward 7: TIE rounded arc multiplying
hare Immediate relitt.
lmhainnry Fiaht1ne.
The Hfra!d's Washington special says: "Cou
siderable amnsepent was caused By the t1u
1 q foS ets dF q to the efee ht
night 1t eeems both sides Imagined thev had in
ncted grt at damage On each other a, little loss Il
occurred only in ,he Imagination Of thu opposin:
59rces. The accounts Of the affair published b,
Northern and rcoel papers, In view OF the fact;
are ludicrous In The extreme.
Review OF Thursdny's y nd FF1day,a Ba1lae.
new YORK., April a-The Hrr1kd's army Of tn,
Potomac speti.l Of the lat says: syVGen tht
present forward movement commenced, The 5th
then northward1y TO Quaker Roadsnd 5oTato%1
Elsnk Road hetweep Hatehe1s' and Gravelfy RIM
zee % corps crossed Hatchet'e Run eimulateous
y, and m9sed up the South Side Of the creek TO-
prt into the place occupied by the I'd, and assists
IN form Ing the main line. It Is also eomc.
what N position Of reserve. Sheridan mean.
around 70 nng1ddIe Court House, thus threaten.
ine the South Side railroad nnd tho e1emT's rioht
tank. 5t dark on The evening Of The 30tG the iefs
OF the "a corps rested On the Boydtou plank ro1d
IN the rear oE Burgers tavern, about one il lie
etn s1nth Of tee bridge across ua:ehsr's Run The
innp Mn s%,ps ~ hsd pushed On nearlJqe west and lay
diyia,ea within 500 yards Of the Wits ok % Fosd:
On the morning Of the 31et, the rebel troops.
eo@pp9sed OF Mise's, Bqshrod Johnsona, and part
Or fickers commands. broupht from The Chlck1-
hontny, within @he past forty eight hours, and
perhaps detachments from other orranizatfons.
,e! On he le e. h o. ths eth CORPS Ayree dlvi'ion
over; owered- CEawford'a division was thrown
@ Int iErepa,ab!e confusion and driven b1ck peii
reformed the Boz dtown road in front Of tae
tonge, snd BY halfpast four p ua., had not only
reea'ped The lost ground, hut established Ira
position. ''1' ~ a'1es
IN the mort ing the fight wns purely an ,nfsutrv
Sne, md the troops that behaved 80 unaccoanis-
n'rhf. At tundown last. evening our left asnk
Los :, * 1nlce from Five Fork. to The westward @ |
Kosd From Ct b ws
wt held the road one mile eastward frou, tIat
1s II Ions a. 6 ssro,s IN an irregular
fHm; There is no longer much doubt that Lee
nas derternined 70 concentrate here, mud ATTEMPT
sta efi p a1pa aThppos a0t sad
y be at Fire Forks today In Shcrid7n's front.
ltfs a'to s,ated that Johnkton's whole army is tn
c1uoi1 the families Of the rebel ieaders- ara he.
lnE Gent nMaJ from the cttE.
Fent over the Petersburg and Weldon raIlroad TO
sttorE Greek Station, and marched thence acToss
70 The South Side railrosd 10 come point between
ton e a sh our LEFT the 1n
shtf1dsn iuuno btmself 20 strongly confronted
,1, wl1h inisnt!y yesterd.y that he was unable to
fnske npy suostEntial advance. Late in the eTen-
IN. ne naa stubborn fight, Resulting In drawn
batLe. During the night part Of the 9Th corps
Woa morcd to hie eupp IT. With the expect ,toa st
aId cuttne them IF from Petersburg. Tue loses
q the 9th corps yesterday were not far from i00.
killed wounded and missing. ~''
sherfdan's Cavalry.
1he II; ner6as epee1a! With Sheridan gives ths
yer Is dated at Dinw,ddie q. r., "a. n: satafdsY.
Iht cavalry entered Dlnwiddle &. il. at *unae, of
,he 1sh \; g: cavalry and drove them With flight
loss: Early n The mornine Of ,hs sHh he opened
So1SoRS p9snksdtS x5 r. nnI, O.
dtd not have The opportunity. shendan's a..
fieht extended to the Boycton plank road. West
"a lhie road Gen Merritt advanced portion Of bis
corps. Gen. Dev1ns lrd the advance They had
not mol got far cut before they came on the eEeny's
fusion, taking number Of prisoners. IL contia-
nd 10 follow until within eieht Of Five Forks,
hefc the enem{'s infantry was found posted be.
south Side railroad. After a. carefui reconno,s.
ancs We advanced again, moving to The LEFT, and
Tat I'D T. sooa
I his rebel Infantry line, and bis Right rested hy
nS n,ts osk his 1eft by 5he rebel
/
1as reported ut IL Quo strong. This line We cpnjd
,aye broken bad It not been that to the rlght Of
= r. iay the Whitc Oak fosa parallel to which road
anne 1ccessafy for us to moye to IT, next avail
p pc road to the westward. We did 90 for short I
st:cce. When tt Tae found our column would
Il hae e. aua T,s sa ae G9ed a2d
haf had been sent in the direction Of Five Forks.
NJ Cd The n epssial movement on the part Of the
nd eAin possession Of Ii; In order to enable Gen.
herldsn to 60 on. 4
IL cavalry line tdoWn White Oak road By 4 Dor. :
On Of tile 5th Corps. The movement proved a
es o1
b Corps troops had been repu'sed, a surprise
1ask 81 was az 1ade ~ The enem.'s cavalry that
: Gen Choe. a: Smith. n brigade Of the s snrmy s
in po!s;s,a sGSS ts' t e5s passa
this moyement was rebel Colonel BE-
cssna I, SeSh ,, Had 1s
:be'. reached theif infantry: Having failed 10 7
{ attention against our hight and moved PICK. c
r. r. 1e$ :sa: .k,sf'S ~esssa : sss' q eetS !
ate On The line ot the Chamberlain Run. The 4
.hftHE at the Ford Wa. severe. Our men never | c
!. ny pres.e On At this tine N6 ISL small % portloa p
The cavalry was back on the Vaughan road, A
rec m1lcs. Reinforcemeats arrived 10 good sea. S
e. tht ford be continued to demonsirste asainst
II 'ei1 n6et center and 0Rcntsd With asle At
vision. It was at this period the real battie s,
The moment was critical ons for i
a9a Snsa
u, WIN hle hat off, waving il In the air. cheered E
e men and they cheered him. Just before the y
G1j sod 81 o. 1.-The The oods o1r msn maas
tt aIyIu Sn 1ha hoem any particular protection. a
.erenpon Immediately followed 'ib ihs sn hardesf
:h1nE o. he day. The enemy got sCroes mid. T
he Ts9as aed oaf
me hme, and had 80 much advantage Of us IN this
y that hie 11iles outIanged earb1nes, and gt
By jaIk the enemy delivered one terrific yofev. is
eUtpe to DC continuous line Of dame, a. Il
not movs ouF e, %en 2 the enemy broke and went s.
! position at D!nwlddle Court House. "Ao CO
D1IiDg the night, Grant ordered d portion of 10
9Th cosps to advanee 90 a. to strike at the rear
the infantry force which attended Sheridan. IN
vas thought Pickett h1d now got bis commsnd s.
70 position from which he would dad It very g
e eal1 & 10 tzt11e;te ~ Fon, I; 4
The H<rald's I'd corps special Of the s1.t says: ha
:hort:s; alters o'clock heavy nnnx was heard ,.
The left OF the 9Th corps, now occupying the Is
fEa formerly held by The r: r., The enemy mass & +
ucted near Hafchert' Run. and ch.rre ed with
eat impctuoeIty, doubtless hoping. t. break our
e on that point, and capture and destroy onr
in, which wss parked in the rear. The great OF
tcpsion Of our line, too, Rns probably believed hi
lin 10 be weak IN front. BE found it stronger tu
II he contemplated, snd tbs attack resulted II
rat elaughfer. Soon after, our troops at that Y
lit assumed the offensive, and, charging On the 81
bel line, drove them back capturing fort, two vi
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