, 1865-02-08
FROM THE ARMY OF TIE
POTOMAC.


HEADQUARTERS AlAT OF TIE poToX4c, Feb
5th.-The Army Of The Potomac Is once more In
motion, and ere this dispatch reaches you tbs ob.
jects intended ~ be accomplished will have beea
not only developed, but the desros Of succcss re-
shifting. Will also 10 doubt be known by that
At three o'clock, this Sunday morning. the
f1tth tofPs, preceded by G1egg'e cavalry, started
for Resms' stat,oa. No tozca of tie enemy were
were ptcketed by cavalry, all OF whom retfc1ted
rs the column advanced. About noon the column
reached Rowanttz Creek. over which bridge oi
soaIsioedab!s Ifngih bad to be constructed, occu
About F. n the ID Pcnnsylvania cavalry uude,
MAJ uese, we've ecnt ont to make connection be-
tween them and the ID Corps, the ID ani Sd diy1s
Ions Of which had gone ont On the Vaughn Rokd
e far ns Hatcher's Run to demonstrate in that
d5Fscti99 tS m Or reaching tbs Knn he 1T brigade
took the line OF 1is pits on the vest t,de, losing
but few men. They advanced about a mIle
aeross Tie R1n, driving tire ,enemy.'s picksts b.
was erected in short time, making The position
The ID Pennsylvania cavalry, after crossing
vanced southwark and soon met small force IN
au1bush, which ponred Il sharp vollcy Into our
mSs3 Sss killing tE9 It Is sa'd and woundtns several
Divition Of the ID Corp hsrc came to = ihs W sup S
PORT Of tic I'd Pennsylvania cavalry, and drove
he rebels od, and soon after a connection With
s'a S9iRs ttls asbss 5f11asa had i ;sco
Gerps rnaef IT,
and advanced IN anorthsesterIy direction to- torafds
Armstrong; MIL, but before going more than
alGe.quartefs q mile the snemy were discoy-
GU ao9don bsfns Ispo,ea te5e
tho vicinity.
Err e ses a. 'f e eas T n;n erected temporary breast
Works On paft OF the uae, while the balance only
bad time to throw N, email French rids pits.
Sklrualsh,ng was going on al this time be-
ssn Hnant " sInemy sharp shoetsets
the pnrpose Of developing our position and
. Ths 5sbeis 4 lensthh sppearsd advancing in line
jn advance. onr men Fere ready for them md ae "a
they charged In handeous style across an onen
70 gsns 5e q 70
a-d wounded on the field. '''''' 0~A1
Alter Tepeating Tie atttenpts to dislodge our
ronra men and fri1lng e,eh tis fef sent
Colonel Murphy Of the Goth New York, con, nand.
lnS tho "a Brigade. was posted hero wjth liz
, 1ight II resting on swamp and vas fully prepared
fered Feyerc loss as they attempthi to b:eak mr.
lines. They were ana:ly forced to give It up. and
seon aftsr dask The tiriog ceased, tie rebels fall.
ouE loss during the day was quite light, rroba-
bly, not hundred altogether, althoue6 the exact
number is not known. Colonel Hnrphy was
oEders to his men. Ills Assistant Adtu,ant Gcns.
n, Lieut. NeFa,isA,, wa. morally Wounded.
Lent Graham. Of The 14th Connecticut, was
q The 18th Massachusetts,, and Lent a. Bartlett,
Of the 1ith Connecdcnt1 were killed.
tured. md utter being rubbed succeeded In escap-
Ing, and reached our lines in safety.
ae snsMy IT, ust hare been heavy
a or pfs me @
some OF whom report having received orders IN |
thc morning to keep sharp lookout, is they be- |
NcTcu mat our army VIVA OIL the move.
Gen, Smyth deserves much pTaise for the man |
acr in which he handled bis division, being him.
.elf p1Ssent all over the field, watching every |
move OF the enemy.
We expect great battle tomorrow, with more
3ecieise result. than we're ohtaine{ today.
The weather tonight is clear aud told, and il !
hst suitable for movement IN this country.
tSfgnedl W.D. McCEEGnR