Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1865-04-07
THE FALL OF RICHMOND.
THE OFFICIAL BULLETINS.
wAsHINorox, April i,--6 A. \

wAsHrSoros, April LIE A. NJ.
To Moi Gen. DIR:
The following telegram in relation to the
military operations now going on at the front
was received this morning.
Nothing later has reached this Department.
.E. NJ. STANTON, s. CIV Of War
CRY PoINr. Va, March 81. S 80 p. n.
Hon. b. NJ Stanton, Secretary Of Wdr
A, 1880 p. m. to-day Gen. Grant tele.
srsphed me ss follows;
= There has been much hard fighting this
morning. The enemy drove our left from
near Dabney's house back well towards tn
Boy dtown plank road. We are now about to
take the offensive at that point and hope we
will more than recover the loss again.
LArER.-He telegrsphed again as 70 How
"our troops after being driven back to the
Boydtown plank road turned and drove the
enemy in turn and took the White Oak road
which we now have. This gives US the
ground occupied by the enemy this morning.
will send you rebel flag captured by our
troops In driving the enemy back There
have been four flags captured to-day"
Judging Sy the two points from which Gen
Grant telegrspbs, / infer that he has moved
his headquarters about one mile since he sent
the first Of the two dispatches.
(signed) A. LINCOLN.
The following bulletins issued from the
War Department gives the progress of mil
tary operations at the front at the different
hours when the President telegraphs
CRY POINT, 10 A. NJ. April 2.
Hon. +. II. Stanton
Dispatches are frequently coming in. Al
is going on finely. Gems. Parke, Wright and
fl.1f. H.. r.
tox to Hatcher's Run. They have all broken
through the enemys entrenched liue, taking
some fJrts guns and prisoners. Sheridan
with his own cavalry, the 9Th corps and par
the ID, is coming in from the west on ;hr
enemy's flank, and Wright is already tearing
up the Southside railroad.
$50 A. NJ. April l.
Last light Grant telegrapbed that Sheri
dan with his cavalry and the 5th corps had
captured 8 orisades OF infantry, a train OF
wagons, several batteries, aud prisoners a.
mounting to several thousand. This morn.
Ing, Grant having ordered an attack along the
whole line. telegraphs as follows Both
Wright and Patke got through the enemys
lines. The battle is now raging furiously,
sheridan, with his cavalry, the 9th corps, and
Miles division Of the I'd corps, which was
cent to him since one O'clock this morning,
is now sweepins down from the west. All
now looks mighty favorable Ord is engaged,
but have not yet heard the result in his
front"
Disf atches just received, showing that
Sheridan, aided by Warren, had at 2 D. m.
pushed the enemy back 80 as to retake the
Five Forks, and bring his own headquarters
up to Fort Basseaus. The Five Forks were
bsfricaded by the enemy and carried by
Devin'S division Of cavalry. This part of
the enemy seem to be now trying to work
along the White Oak road to Join the main
force in front of Grant, while Sheridan and
Warren is pressing them as closely as posi-
BILE
$50 A. M. April 2.
dispatch from Grant states that Sheridan.
commanding cavalry and infanrry, has carried
everything before him. He captured three
brieader Of infantry, wagon train and sew
eral batteries Of artillery. The prisoners
captured will amount to several thousand.
T. s. BuwFRs, A. A. g.
Up. M.-April AT 10 As A. NJ. Grant
telegraphs as follows: Every thing has been
carried from the left of the 9th corps. The
9th corps alone captured more than 5000
prisoners. The I'd and Gath corps both cap
tured forts, guns and prisoners from the enc
my, but cannot tell numbers. We are now
closing around The works of the line imme-
mediately enveloping Petersburg. All looks
remarkably we'll. have rot yet heard from
Sheridan. His headquarters have been NOV
ed up TO Banks house near the Boydtown
road, about three miles southwest of Peters,
burg
s 80 P. M.-April AIT 43O P. NJ. to-
day Grant telegraphs as follows. I'VE are
now up and have continuous line of troops
and in a few hours will be entrenched from
the Appomattox below Petersburg to the
river above. The whole captures since the
army started out will not amount to less than
$4,000 men and probably so pieces of artil-
lery. do not know the number of men and
guns accurately, however. A portion of
Potter's division, Oath corps, made most
gallant charge this p. M. and captured u
very important fort from the eremy, with its
entire garrison. All seems well with us and
everything is quie, just now.
A. LINCOLN.
-s X. NJ. STANTON, Sec'y of War.
WAR DEPARTMENT,
Washington, April 8. !
10 Moj. Gen. DIG:
The following telegraph from President