Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1865-04-26
THE RECENT BATTLES.

from Virginia, for further particulars of
events up to the time of the surrender
of Lees Army, on the 9th instant.
He says: On the s1st of March, Nc
Gowan's, Hunton's and Gracie's Brig
AIDES, all under command Of General
MEG Gowan, moved out from their works
tSouth Of Hatcher's run; on the White
Oak road, and while forming to move
forward, were attacked by the enemy.
The attack was easily repplsed and the
enemy chargedin.turn, and driven back
mile and a half. Wise's Brigade af-
terwards coming up, was attacked and
forced back to our originallnes. Here
Col. .McCreary, of the 1st S. c., was
killed, and Lieut.: Col. Edward Croft,
of the 18th SC, wounded. Our ether
casualties triaing,
On Saturday morning, the 1st of
April, McGowan's and Graeie's Brig
AIDES movedout toreconnoiter, but found
that the enemy had abandoned the line
they had succeeded in reaching the day
before, having moved in the direction
of Eve Forks. About II o'clock they
attacked Pickett's division at this point
and forced back his line. About dark
Gen. B. R. Johnston moved to the as
sistance of Pickett, leaving McGowan's,
Scales and MeCrea's Brigades, to hold
the lines South of Hatcher's. run
Here, shortly after dark, they were at
tackled by the enemy, and heavy efforts
made during the entire night to dislodge
them. Alltheir efforts to break. the
line were fruitless. At this time, SAT-
prday night, the battle had became gen
Heral along the entire line, from the
James river to Hatcher's run, distance
of about thirty miles. :
About daylight on Sunday morning,
April I'd, the enemy succeeded. in ma
king the first permanent breach in our
lines at Boisseau's Farm, held by Lanes
Ne. Brigade. Here began our first
serious disaster. Dividing their forces
they swept the lines by flank n both
directions. The forces to the right of
the breach here made, we're compelled
to withdraw from their strong works,
and take up anew line near Sutherland's
Station, on the. South Side Railroad.-
Here they threw up temporary works,
running parallel with the Cox road, and
intefsecting the railroad. About 2
o'clock, P. NJ, the enemy charged this
line ia heavy force. The remnant Of
Heth's Division, under command of
Gen. Cook, had previously come to the
assistance of the two Brigades Of Will
cox's division, McGowan's and, Scales,
and this force CALAMITY met the attack.
Two successive charges were made and
tie enemy handsomely repulsed. Just
after this a heavy column of the enemy
penetrated to the rear of our lines, and
caused ahasty retreat. This move, won
for the enemy the South Side Railroad,
over which, for the past zen months, so
many desperate struggles have been
made; and furthermore rendered the
evacuation of Richmond and Petersburg
a matter of necessity, unless we could
gather here force suficient to wrest
from them again their success. Our
forces were scattered over SO long a line
that they could not be concentrated in
time for the desired object. Longstreet
was on the North side of the Appomat-
ftox with his corps intact, but the dis
tance was too great to leave any hope
uf ms arriyaiin time ID ssist in regain
ing what was lost. Nothing but a re-
treat was left for the army now, and it
slowly began its march, which was to
uncover the capitol of tho Confederacy,
Moving up the Appomattox all Of Sun
day night ard Monday, junction
was effected with Longstrect on Mon
day night. The river mad been swollen
by heavy rains, and all the fords were
rendered impossible. Tie enemy hush
Cd with their unanticipated triumph,
pressed heavily on all sides. At Goods
Bridge the crossing was effected with
great difficulty, the troops having to
swim part of the current.
About midnight Of Monday, H;lls
corps-haying been thrown with Long
streets-"ecrossed the Appomattox, and
the army began It's march towards A
melia Court Hou~e, which place it
reached on Tuesday r;:yht. The troops
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