Wichita eagle., 1890-03-16
Hr;1s Forks

peremptOrily removed Warren from his COM
mand
During the night Gems Mumford and W
| II. f. Lee moved their cavalry back 10 the
crossing of Hatcher's Run, by tue South Side
railroad. Here Gen. FItz Lee and Gen. r. II.
Anderson arrived also with their commands
and Lee stood ready to defend his last posi-
ton. Promptly on the arrival Of news that
Sheridan had carried Five Forks Gen Grant
ordered a demonstration on the Petersburg
lines. The Second corps attempted % carry
the trenches on its front. but found the enc
nv too active A bombardment was kept
up all night, and Gen. Grant ordered an as
sault at o'clock on the morning Of the p
with the men Of Ord's, Wrigbt's and Parke's
commands. The point chosen for the Sixth
corps was TO tie left Of the Weldon railroad,
where Union Forts Fisher and WEIGH were
located. The Confederate picket pits in front
Of these forts had been taken on the 2Jth q
March. and they now offered shelter for the
massing of troors TO storm the high parapets
which formed the Confederate line here.
Gen. Parks was 70 move on his own front
opposite Fort Stednnan and between the Nor
folk railroad and the Jerusalem plank road
Wright's Sixth corps carried IL before them,
pressing on % the South Side railroad. leav-
ing however. the original defeusss encirchng
Petersburg on their riSnt rear. This com
PEELED Wright 70 face about and forms a new
line Ord and Humphreys also carried the
works Oh their front and, pressing through
70 Hatcaers Run, cut the Confederate army
south Of the Apf5omattoK in two Parkes
Ninth CORPS troops took tie outer lines in
front Of them but could not carry the inner
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position agd swept every foot u ground along
the whole front Several attempts we're mace
By Gen. Gordon. wa1 stiu commanded ia
front Of the Ninth corps, 70 retase the ground
Seized by Parks, but trey I'll failed- Gen A
Z. Hill vas killed Oh this line while going out
70 lead bis troops aZairs' the sssailsnts, VINO
had broken through tas Entertainments.
Uu o this tine Gen. L5BZE.ra., had ben
NORTH Of toe Appo1stto1 confronting TIE
Army If the Janes. out tire situation in
Petersburg drew Hirl. wlta Fieid's division,
10 the scene q the new danger Tie river
roads along re Appouattox running into
Petersburg from tbs s3ath were he'd by Ord
and Wri-ht E-ar wtsrs they passssd tfe
Confederate daEea-es there were tH7 strong
works. Foras Gregg and WhitForte. Fort
GTszg had sarris5a u 2SsTBsa aBi rDoGatsd
two guns. Fort Wbitro-th had brig.ds
AID three grgn2
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