The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1865-04-08

N sppesrs from dispssch Of General
Weiizei just received By THE department,
that our forces under HE command sre in
\ Rischmond. hsving taken il u sis this
morning. fSignedl Il. N. STAsros.
Secretary Of War.
BURIAL. April 3
Despssches from the E.siesn ei'e- show
great excitement sod.rsjoicing over the fol
o. Petersburg md Richmond.
A Dispatch from President Lincoln 10 the
Wa. Department Il 8 80 this morning r..
porto Petersburg evacuated.
[ryFicIAL
Wan DEPARTHEsr.
WAsHrscrcH. April 3-l2 A. NJ
To Msjor General DIX:
The following Official confirmation Of the
capture OF Richmosd End The a. nouueem~nt
that the city 10 on 6rc. hiss been received.
+. NJ SrAsroE.
S@crsisrp II War.
CRY PorHr, April s. IL A. n.
TO e nj. Stanton. Secretary OF War:
GenersI Wei'xel i~lesrsphs % follows:
We took Richmond a. Is ihis morning.
captured many guns. The enemy left in
great haste. The city 10 on ire in one pI.ce.
We are making every effort % put Il ou'
The people receive u with en,us,sfic *
pressiYns Of joy. Gen. Grant started early
this morning with the army towards ih-
DsrviIIe rosd TO cut on Lees reuestins
army. ~ possible. President Lincoln hss
gone 10 The front.
(Signed) 8. BowxRs. A A. G.
z. N SrAsrox. Secretary u War.
NEw YoRK, April4
The force which drove Crawford snd
Ayere across GrsveIly run. however. ., ono.
turned their attention 70 him. moving rapid
iy to be right. snd after desperate conflict.
he also was forced back within : mle ~
Din~iIde Court Ilsuss. but being ind
BY Wsrsns corps. he sg.in took The .ff-n-
sive. and n turn dove The enemy. captured
: position kro~n - Five Farss, s.ge,her
~i,h about 900 prsoness and several Bat
teries OF srfiilrrs,
he wss then j,ned by Miles division q
ihr I'd corps. end pushed westward Tor h-
Sou'hs'de railroad. This he soon reached
and TOOK position on ii. she 5ih corps sup
porting The csvsIry Aiso root Is guns snd
shout 2 600 pri-oners. snstiing Sarridan I"
drive back The force ihss on Friday ch-sk-c
O, receiving This ne 80 u ~ss determined u
give The enemy no time 20 send troops %
their right. and q once . simultsnenu-
suaek ~ss ordered al siong the line Of The
9Th. 9th. "a b. and % corps.
4 An order wse gwen about n,ae o'clock o.
lrigh', and 10 Iess ,hsn an hour : iurcus -
ssuh beg-n on the rebel en,renchmen,s "
front Of their several commands, re.uliing
In the enemy being driven in confusion 'rrn
their first into their rerons ilae o. work.
with the loss u over 8 600 prisoners snr
shout 20 pieces 81 srsillery.
i Sheridan. il : lite remembered, ss'sined
his success by h.E ped ssven Ss,ord.,
night A. 3. Gssa, hssrins'iis. and b-L.r-
our columns had passed The piek-, I,nc ~-sr
on their ~sy 20 he Resell entsenchmeaf ..
Pske on The right. Wright in The centre
snd Ord on The iefs. marched almost u III
same instant. The 9Th cosps. Wnghrs we're
arranged IN dosbIe line Of battle. end ~ilh.
out ceremony they threw themselves On
mssse into the ditch end up the pssspet
The contest vas short. though terrible, and
and desperate. Hand TO hand conflicts oc-
cured; The deadly bsyonet Iunee. the i'm.
puIsive snd 6tful crashes OF mu.ke,s snd
sevoIvess, the crossing OF swords, the soiIry
nos and then when our troops pourd IN
eI6lsding FIRE. and doAn the inside Of the
psrapet the ysils and grosns. the gssIopping
Of cou-i.rs 70 snd iro from end 20 end 0: the
lines In places The ditehes we're hssprd
with Ewing and dying con.bssants iumbied
together promiscoousiy; but every now end
then N rshern cheers told how the connsci
went On esch side Of The 9Th corps the
scene ~as the same. Opposite Fort Hell,
The rebels hsd fort called Fort Heaven. q
which they fought like Sstsss Iegicus.
ItThs Rev. Henry Ward Beecher hse
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