The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1865-03-30
THE PRESS REPORTS.
The Washington Despatch.
WASHINGTON. March 20


WASHINGTON, March 90 1893.
Major General Sherman arrived at City Point with
some Of the officers OF his staff Monday evening" and
left his return to his army Tuesday, after In
tervew, board the steamer River Queen with Pres
dent Lincoln and Generals Grant, Meade, Ord Sheridan
and others.
Information from City Point dated yesterday, says
that the losses in the Ninth corps much larger than
heretofore reported The first division have hospital
have been killed In the Third division hospital there
hundred and wounded and about thirty
two killed The Second division were not engaged but
in their hospital one hundred and thirty wounded.
Picket firing kept up all last night yesterday and
tho day before. The killed both sides were ex-
changed tho enemy showing more courtesy than hereto
fore.
General Grants CongratulatoryA Address.
The following are the essential points Of a general
order issued to the army
HEADQUARTERS ARMws ov.rus UNITED srAns,
C.n Pols March rs 1895 !
The enemy. with temerity for which he has paid
dearly masscd his forces and succeeded through the
prehensbla Of vigilance Of the Third brigade First
division, Ninth corps, in breaking through our lines,
The prompt measures taken by Major General Parke,
the firm bearing Of the troops Of the Ninth corps In the
adjacent portions Of the line held by the enemy, and the
conspicuous galantry Of the Third division Of this corps
for the time under fire. together with tho energy and
skill displayed by Brgadier General Hartranf s leader
quickly repaired the dastcr and the enemy were driven
from Fort seedman and lines with heavy losses in
killed and wounded, leaving In hands eight battle
flags and nineteen hundred prisoners The enemy
bong driven from the front OF the Ninth corps, the
offensive assumed by the Sixth and Second corps
The enemy by night was driven from his intrenched
picket line, and all his efforts 20 recover the same,
which particularly determined and persistent
the Second corps 'front.' resisted and repused with
heavy losses leaving with the Sixth corps four hun
bred prisoners and with the Second corps two battle Gags
and three hundred prisoners
Tho troops Of the Sixth corps, reported by Major
General Wright engaged In these operations
Gctty's division Keifer's br gadc, seymours division,
and Hamblins and Edwards brigades, OF whoaton's
division or the troops engaged belonging 10 the Second
corps, Major General Humphreys mentions Niles and
Mott divisions, and Smybs brigade Of Hays division,
who supported by the Fifth corpe
Tho result Of the day the thorough defeat Of the
cncmys plans the capture Of his strongly ntrcnchcd
picket line under the artillery FIRE Of his main works,
the capture Of ten battle flags and two thousand eight
hundred prsonerS--a result on which the Lieutenant
General commanding heartily congratuatcs the army.
The order says:-"Two lessons can be learned from
these opcratons-onc that fortified position, how
ever strong will protect an army from an intrepid and
audacious enemy unless vgilanily guarded tho other,
That disaster misfortune Is rrepsabe where energy
aud bravery dispayed in the determination TO
what is lost aud to promptly assume the offensive"
u s GRANT, Lieutenant General.