The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1895-11-23

some cayage.. ,.s..!e .aa. and disnersin,-
them.
The lea...- squadron of the 3rd y.
c. (4lsD dashed into the main body
Of the enemy who were found prcpar-
ing to- 20 into camp Finding. their
whole force there withdrew to
NO0rc's Min two miles back. 10 0ivOu-
ac From tbls point [ notified Gen.
Hill of the position uf the enemy
My officers and men behaved admira-
bly-losses small 250 Co $50 prisoners
taken" On March LIST. 1865 the official
report show rs officers and POS men
present for duty m Rarrjnrpr'S bril-
gade. and the fact that this number is
actually more Sham 'oug-third of the
total cavalry of Ias's army. which
was reported nj 2.-51. is q Droud evil
dencc of the devotion to duty of these
gallant men I'm the darkest hours
On the 2Itb Of NIarch. theIg,.i,r,,l,. .,,.,s
M Stop, CreeL
The nositiou of lees army is fins
described by Sv.inton the fairest his
torian ON the Union side. '.Vhe right
Of lees iutrenched line running south
west from PETERSBURG covered Hatch
ar'e pun mi tbo po,,Jtop nlanl,-road
The,ca Il evteplel for q, cnpsiderobIe
dietancn ,.est,,.ord ,arolIaI v,;th
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mofth Ii'1 S"","' '""'' e'"E ~" '"e
"hile YAK va. ro""' i'U'u N""' - N"o""
as me rive forhS'
SWintoh IufIher declares OF Lee
rom ms IeIl' nor Oile',su on r, hlclllilouu'
10 MS rlght, southwest oi eJeI Spui ~
there were tnlrty-lVe HlIes OF breast
WORK WnlcR II oehooNeu Lee 70 uaiu'
anu an an 'le ioi W inns NJ -
"''ooo hluSheIS anu Shall o"uS VI
pFokeh-uoWh hoIscS'
AS ii oec'lie eEI"ehC Si"O 'nS ne
gre NUMBERS OF Lee coulu hoV longer
hoid pack the immense hosIs unuer
Oraht, arrangements were quietly
mace looking 10 IetTedt III the o"IH
possible direction, the west.
Gen. Fltz Lee relates that on March
29th ne was ordered from ms poSltion
on the extreme Iett OF the line north
OF the James TO petersburg, ana 10
Southerlands station on the SOUTH
side road, nineteen miles distant, on
the 29th, lhere me divisions OF zen
w. II. +. Lee containing bdrflliSers
brigade, joined nm
On March 3lst they attacked very
large force OF the enemy cavalry at
Five Forks, Killed and wounded many,
captured one hundred and drove them
to within half mile OF Dlnwlddle
Court House. NhlIe Mumtord held
the front W. IL. r. Lee and Rosser
went TO turn theIr hank, 1ound
stream III the way, Win strohg ue-
FENCES, carried the detences, put with
loss TO Lee ana Rosser-and Muntord
also carried the works IN ms 'front.'. Al
Hatcher Kun, Whole corps OF red
eral infantry attacked two small brl-
gades OF confederate cavalry
zen. fltzhugh Lee further says, On
April sra l protected anderson rear
ana sklrmlshed with the enemy adj
vance TO Amela I. II. In ms IAN
guage' AZ another OF the temporary
halta upon this nlareh' 10 cneck the
enemy III .ie vlcIli'S vi - ~ :, IN,
ch9rch, I Ht very TNcelient ~, - oIt-
S"ue ol W. H. F.. lee ulNlSloI' SUI
l9reu severely: he 'looPs hau oeSh
Pidcc,' III mo- nea'l 10 ISsullle 'ne
nidrch; ms pIig"ue NdS !he rcar oA
the coiuIllh ana was oDllgeu 10 re-
tam ~ III Positioh W prevent tie en-
envy from ATTACKING the remainder Oh
the e., cc !i -
Whlle gettlhg III MOTION thelI rap,
I4l9 aiIIsiis loIces soon aug t Lilgiiteu
.he Iroop9 ~ was 30 sai l AololnS
~ oiieCh' an Pr e ueeu /" it Ia
'lon IN p ."D i0i - B W iesIso' loa
~ x IN i','i MaS
aP1u'en Miiiie III ' il! ste"oy ulsIhdlge
VI ms uu'leS' anu ms loss was heehly
IelV pS 'lie com i u,
vi ,llls event me re oI; MAJ zen
MeI[i't claii'is IApIii o1u ne COM COM
nan, n,lo, ~ e. 49,, "e 10y ~ al1,
'I Pr 'i'o loi no "i.iIi tII eiG NY
lr,.el .'D''il ' ,,,i w, 'lie
ne, iIs' anu li'I ~ Dlslolcns w. p cav
az ma a. Icl ~ ~ PuIsulS 'oNaru @Aliie
"a -" e T. VIZ W., , VI aue n,lu q spil
I'Tu i's III WIN i,'ii VI x '.ue VI
repeI cde"lI{' iou.ins' ulsPe sis %
capIuIlls 'lie n.lIe ,o opI hiIaaaIt ;, III