Evansville daily journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1863-1866, 1865-04-06
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l. NEW YoRKroApril 5.-The Herald
has the following account of operations
on Sunday: 70 +
Atmidnight on Saturday Gen. Wilcox
had orders to demonstrate on the right
of the line, so as to throw the rebels
from the left, preparatory to operations
IN that QUARTET. 9df i8 5eai ea
The next morning Admiral Porter
and all the artillery 10 the works on the
right we're also set at work Wilcox 8
skirmish line, was advanced The rebels
were advanced, and soon sharp volleys
of musketry was heard, indicating that
theylwere at work 81 ~ ggf7v
Amid the noise and smoke of the
skirmishers he pushed on until they
reached the outskirts of Petersburg,
7where'they met a heavy body of rebels
advancing upon them A brisk engage
ment folloMed. but our numbers were so
small that We were compelled to with
draw. Wilcox got orders then to
attack Fort Malone on, the left. BE
massed column for the purpose.
ii While this was being done similar dis
positions were making further to the
left and q siguai OF cannons had been
agreed upon TO fix the moment Of start
ing that all might assault simultaneously.
Owing to mist that hung over the feld
the preparations had been concealed
from the enemy. @ I'D Ga9Ijs sft
,At4o'clock the signal was given. The
men advanced quickly and in perfect
order with fixed bayonets. That they
went to stay was indicated" By their
being accompanied by a detachment
of heavy artillery, prepared to turn
and work the enemys guns-, Present
iy the enemys musketry was heard
The rebel picket line was reached, and
now a hearty cheer was given, followed
by the roar of nHsketry The cheering
and musket firing is taken up aud g runs
along the left until it "a lost in the dis
tance- Instantly the artillery on both
sides is at work and 200 big guns beleh
forth their thunders; but the work is
quickly done. Hartman, of. the Sd
Wisconsin, acting Brigadier General,
gives the order to charge. Up aud
away the noble fellows went over breast
works, rife pits, abatis, chepdnr De frees,
over the pafapet tof the fort fnto the
works, and the deed is accomplished.
For one moment the thupder -strnckgFeb-
els looked and then took to flight, but
our boys we're too quick for some Of them
and captured $50 Nine guns were
found in the fort and quickly trained
and set at work annoying the rebel bat
teries.. This, With the Simultaneous ope-
ratiohs further to the left cut the rebel
line in two, took from them the com
'manding position and large amount of
valuable artillery Scarcely were we
put in possession of tie fort, when, the
rebels having reaorganized their forces
and picked up some reinforcements,
came up with determined effort to re-
take IL A most desperate assaulting
column came up manfully against ter
rife discharges of grape, and canister,
and withering lvolleys Of musketry, but
IL vas TO no purpose. -Four times du-
ring the day did they atteapt TO retake !
this Important work, but we're each time
sent rolling back IN disorder, losing
heavily each time. a22.la4aHJJ
1t was in one Of these assaults that
The rebel Gen. A P. Hill lost his life,
while seeking in person TO lead his men
mp to the works. > sqag ~ .nes.sn
d Meantime, abe .6tho and Oath corps,
having broken through the rebel lines
in their front. were swung around to
their rear, and coming down both upon
their rear and flank, itrwas evident that
Petersburg was lost tc the rebelliona
The movements of the 9th corps were
go rapid that Gem Lee himself narrowly
escaped eaptnre : As it9was, his head
quarters feil into our hands III e1su s
= The 1tibaness correspondent thus re-
counts the operations on our left:
r At 4-S0 on Sunday morning the 9th
corps left its lines to attack the centre.
1t moved IN eeAeLoB, 30 as to enable the
Corps TO throw forward its left and flank
the works of the enemy, zone after an
otheEsn Soon q battery of four guns
opened upon tie lst brigade, bnt by a
rapid charge of the lst brigade it was
Immediately captured.-aIhe batteries of
the enemy now opened from every point,
hut on went our gallant braves The
left soon reached some works in their
front, and one By one they fen into our
hands 4al1 El8lIi3H ga 34G A--1 a
a., At 1880 q grand picture of war pre-
sented itselE The line of the corps.
with its left in advance, was, sweeping
on towards two heavy forts, The rebels
piled their guns vigorously, and shells
burst thickly over our lines On swept
the left division until it struck the South
side railroad, and against the two forts
swept the I'd division. Our artiIIerT
fred upon the forts, from commanding
positions, necessarily, until our men
were close mp to them then dash was
made, but i Was repnlsed; again It was
tried. but this time it. met with success,
but so resolute we're the, rebels inside
that some Of them used the 'bayonet for
a While. g As these works fen into our