Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1865-04-05
The Battles Before Richmond and
Petersburg.

NEW YoRK, April 4-Ot Saturdays ope-
ra,ions the Triouue's correspondent says:
All a. m. the 9th corps was again 10 mo.
ton, passing TO the left along White Oak
road to Join Sheridan, executing the diff
hcult movement of marching By hink In
the presence Of the enemy, Withdrawing di
visions 10 rear OF each other aud marchiog
them of excessively from right TO left,
the lett division, Crawford's, executing the
same movement by brigade. While this
was taking place the % corps moved to-
ward White Oak road by q more direct
route and established a connection With
the right Of the 5th corps. Meanwhile
Sheridan with four cavalry divisions, pass
ing around the left Of the whole army,
went through Dinwiddie Q. II, and toward
the Southside railroad, with his usual
rapidiiy. The force which drove Craw'
tord and Ayers across Grsyslly Run, how
ever, at once turned their attention to him,
moyiug rapidly 10 the right, aud after
desperate coufiict be also was forced back
within a mile Of Dinwiddie q H., but be
ing Joined by Warren's corps, he again
took the offensive aud 10 turn drove the
enemy and captured a position known as
the Five Forks, together with about 1000
prisoners and several batteries OF artillery.
He was then joined by Miles division, I'd
sorps, and pushed westward for the South.
side railroad this be soon reached and took
a position upon it, The 9th corps, support
ing the cavalry, also took 10 guns aud
about ., 900 prisoners, enabling Sheridan
I'D
afternoon checked his advance near Din
widdie @. H.
On receiving this news il was deter
mined TO give the enemy no time TO send
troops 10 their right, and at once stimuli
taneous attack was ordered along the
lines, by the 9th, OH, Gath and I'd corps.
Au order was given about 9 o'clock at
night, aud in less than az hour furious
assault began o. the rebel entertainments
in trout of their several commands, result
ing in the enemy being driven 10 confusion
from their fret into their second line OF
works. with the loss Of over 5000 prison
ers. several for,s and about 20 pieces OF
artillery.
The "a corps were engaged all day on
their front, and III spite OF the terrible hre
of musketry poured into their ranks, be-
hind their works, succeeded 10 maintaining
their new line, several hundred yards in
advance OF the line they occupied In the
morning.
The 24,h corps occupied the centre Of
our line, its left connecting with the I'd at
Halcher's Ron, aud its right going 10 the
left OF the 9th corps.
Before daylight Sunday morning the
rebels made . furious assault on the poei.
ton Of this line, diving a portion Of the
Sd brigade from their bresstvorks aud cap
turing about loo. Their success, how
ever, did DOT last long, the 10th Penns., BY
a gallant charge, driving them back be
yond the first battle line.
A sharp ere was kept up oil day BY both
sides. Owing to the hot Ere by our sharp.
shooters the enemy vas unable TO work bis
gus, consequently very few casualties oc-
CURED to our side from shells. Our bat
teries, however, rained incessant IRE into
their enuenchments.
There wss little fighting 10 front Of the
9th corps ustil night, when considerable
shelling occurred. Quiet also reigned 10
front Of the 9Th corp. SO matters stood
until 10 O'Clock, uhee the ID corps wss
sfsr,ed into sharper stteotion by . few
shots in their 'front.' soon swelling into
rafting volleys. The batteries joined il
the clsmor.
Firing spread rapidly to the front Of the
asth corps aud on TO the 9th, then swsy
20 the right bill. IL reached the 9Th q
about IL o'clock, at which time the 6ght.
ling vas at its height.
Presently cheers broke out in the from
Of the % corps, as the ore sisckened. By
30 the fire had nearly ceased along tn,
whole line, ba, ct 4 10 the morning it sud
deuly broke on, sgsiu nearer than ever Il
the "a corps. while sharp artillery prsetic,
vas heard tar to the right, and again tn,
crack Of battle sped from end 70 end OF th,
line. Ats O'Clock the battle was rAgip.
6ercely, bu, our eolors we're advancing al
sloog the line.
The Worlds correspondent recounts tn,
attack on the Petersburg detenses. ltwa