The New York herald., 1865-03-28
THE SIXTH CORPS.
Mr. Chns. II. Hannam's Despatch.
HrApoCAarEsn, sixth ARMY 0oRPS
NEAR PEzElsBuaa, March y, 1855.


HEApoCAarxRs, sixth ARMY OoRPs
NEAR PEzERsDuR0 March y, 1870
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Just four hours after the rapulse Of the rcb attack ON
the right OF our lines the thunder OF artillery and tho
crash OF muskot<y again rolled loudly the chilly March
air This tme. however, everything was reversed TIE
sounds caahe nom the eft, mn ths right; we wore sAs
sttscsqg party, not s6 robots and The ground we woo
ss not recovered BY .he rebels snd he by tn
Sixth corps which knows such word a. fafl ~,sen
ordered " tho sssaaia.
Tho obJcot Of trb demonstration our part was fce
ths purpose Of preventing the rebels massins thsr
toups and VI the 70 ascortain possible, tsesr
strength.
rHK aaouSD GAIsrD
The rebel hne which took, and hod, is oonssd
eraby In advance OF our main line. They had erected
an elaborate seres of ride pits behind which, outside
Of their ne would have bccn quito possible, had
they 90 deslred t. have maascd twenty thousand mea
as they are bulk much further from Their main line tsn
are our own works of similar character They were
driven out Of those compelled take shelter
within their fora else b captured. Tho majosiy
profcrred shc latter alternative.
SCENE vtoRr
Our position, from which the attack was made wss a.
tho extreme left angle Of works Al this point
limos only about two mos from the southside Raii
road The ground In front level than Is usually
In this part Of tho country, and the wood has 70
great oxsent been cleared away From the nature sf
the position. the robei batteries a certain extent
enalade our works, and many Of our camps
are within easy artillery range One Of largest
works at this point Is Fort Fisher, 10 the left Of
which humber OF thirty pounders which did great
this heavy battery Is Fort Welsh, which rs ~ the
treme angle ami the first fort reversed line
Fort Grogg The left Of tho Sixth corps here
with the right Of tho First division Of the SECOND CORPS
which advanced simultaneously with this corps.
oxxxRAis ARRIVING ON rHK FIELD.
About two O'Clock Major General Wright md stat
reached Fort Fisher, wherc he Immediately Joined
by Generals wheaton, Seymour Getty Keifer Grant and
others attached 70 the corps Tho picket line at this
time opposite the angle, composed Of the Tenth
Vermont and Fourteenth New Jersey, supported by por
tons Of tho One Hundred and Tenth and One Hundred
and Twenty second Ohio Volunteers.
THE orxsrSo ASSAULT ON THE ENEMY
The fret assault the rebel line Of rife pits made
by tho above mentioned troops, all under command OF
Lieutenant Colonel George b. Damon, Of the Tenth Yer
mont Volunteers. They charged the rebel position with
great gaanty and success entering and occupying the
line But tho rebels becoming OF the weakness OF
the attacking party massed large and overwhelming
body Of troops, and compelled to fall back
o.ther original position. This they did In good order,
and although the majority Of them had been picket
for many hours they showed steady and bold front 70
the enemy.
rur ARnILKRY orgss
Tho artillery in the different forts had by this time be-
come warmly engaged with the rebel batteries, and
company Of the Ninth New York heavy artillery, in
charge OF the thirty FOUNDERS sen, shell with such
curacy TO blow up In one Of the rebel works
coars EscAaED.
shells screaming through the air and away 70 the
loft voieys Of usketry told that tho Second corps had
become engaged
sIRhSGrHEsISc LIVE ATTACK
stronger attacking line required aud reinforce
msnts were rapidly arriving
Fart of the Ihrd division General Truman scymonr's
command was placed the left OF the hno connect