Litchfield enquirer., 1866-02-22

Eet lsH s.E9 rasS sAE Hall15 E.HssIz ! t1 l4-B 1 2. s..sss "a wEoLE N 0. .9i 14,ss',sss. ss roads preyepted immediate movamsnL Opttw morning of the 3lst General Wzrrel rsbotts& faxotably to getting posssssion ofs the HHI{s |oak load, and uas disseis so do .. siss xss e. complish this hsmossd with e6saiivlsions sias stead of bis whole corps, xkich sas atEaekax by the enemy in superior force and drissnlack ousthe second division abefofsf it HSd ltfm8tU
 form, and #, ir turn forced back upoh 3hs third divisiop,s when the enemy was checked. .aaA ais
 vision ofthe 2d corps vas iesmsdiately ssut to his support, the enemy driven back vith heavy,
 loss, and possession ofthe Whii6 0ak gnitsds Sheridan advanced, and with a potion of hiss
 cavalry got possession of the Five Forks, but.
 the enemy after the affair with the 6tk eorps,' re-enforced the rebel cavalry, defshdius that point with infantry, and forced him back top
 wards Dinwiddie Court House. Here General Sheridan displayed great generalahip. In-s stead of retreatiug with bis whole command en-
 the main army, to tell the story Of superior forg
 ses encountered, he deploysd his cavalry ons
 foot, leaving only monntedmsn enough to taksi
 charge of the horses. This compelled fhs en- emy to deploy over . vast amount Of woods and
 broken country, and made his pregrsss slow. .-.-s
 Atthis juacture be dispatched to nss what Aad taken place. and that he vas droppiux baeks slowly on Diuwiddis Court Hoase. Gessfsf McKenze's cavalry aud one diyision sf tke. 9th corps were immediately ordered so his as-.s
 sistance. Soon after, receiving report fsons
 General Meade that Humphreys could hold sur position on the Boydton road, and that ths
 other two divisions of the 9th corps co1ld 10 to Sheridan, they were so ordered at oncs.---s
 Thus the operationso ct the day necessitatsd thep sending of Warren because of his accsssibility'
 instead of Humphreys, as was intended, and < precipitated intended movements. On tho : morning os the 1st of April, General Sheridan < < re-enforced by General Warren, drove the enesw my back on Five Forks, where lste it1. ths svs Huing, he assaulted and carried his slroneiy ior4
 tiied position, capturing all his aftillsy and 5000 or 6000 prisonsfs About the close of
 this battle Breyet Major General ohsrlss qr;is. {, fin relieved Major General Warren incoinmsua of the 9th corps. The report og this fsacksd
 me after nightall- Some apprshsnsious fllsds ny mind lest the enemy might desert Dis llnss
 during the night. and by falling upon Gsusrsi i; Sheridan before assistance could reach sb;ul, { drive him from his position and open the way ' for retreat To guard against this, .Gensrsl 'Miles's division of Humphreys corps was ssps z 1 to re-enforce him. and bombardu1s1t %ss
 commenced and kept up uutil about { o'cioex in the morning, tAprii g. when an assault ~as ordered the enemy'slines. General w ielit penetrated the lines with his whole cerus1 ! sweeping everything before hlm and to hisieIt
 towards Hatcher's Ran. capturing many runs X and several thousand prisoners. He was cless.s sl iy followed by two. divisions of General 0d,s , command sntil he met the other division of General Ord's that had succeeded in forc;pv 4 the enemy's lines near Hateher,s Ran. 0snsr.
 als Wright and Ord immediately swung to the !, right, and closed all the enemy on that sids i6f them in Petersburg, while General aumphs reys pushed forward with two divisions, and <. joined General Wright on the. ieft. Gsusfal 90 Parke succeeded in carrying the ensnys main 2 line of works, capturing guns and prisonsrs sa but twas unable to carry his isnef line. iGenefl
 al Sheridan being advised of the condition Of = affairs, returned General Miles to his propsfs ], command. On reaching the ehenys lines iuu 1la mediately surrounding Pstersburg, s porsionof s, General Gibbons corps, by most ksllasits sa charge, captured two strong enclosed worls . the most salient and commanding south of Ps- | tersburg --thus materially shortening the lins 2 ofinvestment necessary for takiug in the city.
 The enemy south of Hatchers Ron retreated
 westward to Sutherlands Station, where thsy a were oyertaken by Miles, division. A severe D, engagement ensued and lasted until both bis
 right and left Hanks were threatened by the ] approach of General Sheridan, who was n,ovsg,
 ing from Ford's Station towards Pstsfsburp, I' and a division sent by General Meade from thec tons Ot | otctsDuiSs Wucu uo Uf0k6 1u 1N8 utt '
 most confusion, leaving inso our handss hiseuusd {
 and many prisoners. This force retreated by
 the main road along the Appomattox river v
 During the night of the 2d the enemy eyacaa.a = ! ted Petersburg and Richmond, and fstreatsd ], I toward Danville. On the morning of the 3df
 pursuit was commenced. General Sbeiidan pushed for the Danvills road, keeping near the
 Appomattox, followed by General Meade with
 the 2d and 9th corps, while General Ord moved
 for BurkesviIfe along the South Side read the
 9th corps stretched along that road bsiind
 him. On the 4th General Sheridans struck thsao Danyille road hear Jarrsttsville. shsrs hss 2 learned that Lee was at Amelia Oourt Home. is He immediately intrenched himself and waited ,s the arrival of General Meade, who rsachsd aa there. the next day.. General Ord raaehsa .n Burkesvilei onthe evening the 5th. hsai sso a On the morning of the 9th r addressed Ma 2 jor General sherman the following eommuni I cation: tas sa ts4i 4is4a4s 4 s9ge99sg gA&ffsl z -5.. WIsoN's STATION, April 5s 1865. 'ss,, X 9GEsERAL: All indications now ats thaEis