Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1865-03-29

fully prepared for. For several days the
enemy had been concentrating sll their
best troops and large number of guns
near the point and had provided sbund-
snce of ammunition and completed sll ar
rangements deemed requisite to enable
them to take and hold q desirable position.
1t was on the extreme right of this army,
and on the south side of the Appomstox,
and where the shape Of the ground afford
ed excellent facilities for rapidly intrench-
ing and securing it. It would have given
them complete command of the line of our
military railroad, and perhaps have rem
dered our position here untensble. Peters
burg would have been freed from our lines,
and Richmond released from its present
precarious condition.
The HeraIfs 9Th corps special in de
scribing the attsckon Fort Steadman, says ::
Without arousing suspicion the rebel troops
got out-of their works thrown up for the
protection of their skirmishers, and at 8
given signal they bounded over these, and
rapidly cutting gap in their
eheusaur oe friss, pressed on with
a yell towards our line. The portion of the
Union line attacked was occupied by troops
of the 9th corps. The attack being totally
unexpected, and made in overwhelming
force, caused our skirmish line to give way
before the reserves could support 1t.
The rebels pressed on and succsedea In
breaking our line at the point just this
side of Fort Steadman, this side of the Ap-
pomattox river, on the front line of our
strong-works; then comes Fort McGill-
very, and to the left of the latter are bat
teries B, 9, 10, Fort Steadmsn, Battery No.
1 mortar battery, and Fort Haskell. This
embraces q frontage of about a mile and q
quarter in length. It was onthis line that
the whole of the fighting was done Reach
ing our sbsttis, the enemy poured In ter
rife voIley, while their pioneers, under q
heavy return fire. made many large gaps,
sufficient for the easy passage OF large
bodies of troops, it was but the work OF a
very few minutes for them to force our
main line, which they did, making q
breach at 8 point not far to the left OF
Fort Steadmen. Breaking through on
the left of this work, the enemy passed
round to the grsvelled road and cap
tured the fort, by charging from the rear
through the regular entrance. So rapidly
was this accomplished that the officer in
command of the fort Msjor Randall, to-
petbe. with General Mclaughlin and
number of men, were taken prisoners
Immediately succeeding the attack Gen
Mel sughlin, whohad command of the line
lust 70 the left, hurried into Fort Stesdmsn
and was giving orders and cheering the
men up to the last minute before he was
captured. On gaining Fort Steadmsn the
enemy extended their line of battle from
the fort along the hill over to the line o.
bresstworks and behind the latter. AtthC
same time the guns of Fort Steadmsn were
turned upon battery No. 10 and our mer
hastily driven out. When the rebel line
was formed and the enemy still in For
stesdmsn and the mortar battery he wa
also extending his line in the direction
of Mead Station. Another rebel line wa
formed and charged against batteries
and 9. The enemy got within 800 yard
of battery B, and 500 yards of battery
during the attack.
A fire was poured in from Fort MeGi
vev, and reinforcements we're brought u
from General Hartsuf7s command. Th
8d division of the 9th cerps having bee
formed for action, General Hsrtsuf II
7 ceived orders to move on and recsptul
the lost grou0d, and as he did SO terri
Ere was openedon Fort Steadmsn and Ba
: terv 10, from one of our batteries 81
: from batteries B and G and Fort McGi
vev. The charge by the infantry was q
t mirsbly executed and the firing from Il
1 batteries remarkably precise. The rebt
Q csuld not remain under the heavy ii
s from our guns, and when at last tn
3 commenced TO fall back the infantry flank
k the fort and cut off large body of ret
d troops who, including many officers, f
s into our hands.
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~ PRESENTATION.
o. Hon. D. P. Holloway, Commissioner
Patents, has been presented by the
90 Dlovees in that bureau, with handsc
ed album, containing their photographs
,1o in number. The occasion of the Prese1
no ton, was the fourth anniversary OF
tx. Holloway's control.
AZ. The Government Printing Bureau Bu
al, ing is to be extended, Congress haN
81 made liberal appropriation for the
.bs pose. Printing has accumulated to SUI
a,o degree that some of the large docum
Nd Nd ordered to be printed in December are
The yet finished.
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700. A gentleman who to-day arrived
ave the front says that while on Saturday