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The Daily Dispatch: March 28, 1865., [Electronic resource], Particulars of the fight at Petersburg, Saturday. (search)
out 11 o'clock, a flag of truce was sent across to the enemy, proposing a cessation of hostilities for the purpose of removing the dead and wounded, which was readily acceded to. Our dead and wounded were all brought off the field. During the remainder of the day, and since, there has been unbroken quiet on this portion of the lines. About nine o'clock on Saturday morning, after the fighting on our left had ceased, the enemy commenced demonstrating on the right, in the vicinity of Hatcher's run, and thence, during the day, down to Fort Gregg, some two and a half miles from the city. Our picket lines were charged and captured in front of several brigades, and in turn portions of them recaptured by our troops. These demonstrations — for they were nothing else — were kept up all day, the heaviest of them being made between three and four o'clock P. M. The enemy advanced in double line of battle, the length of a brigade front each, and drove in General Thomas's pickets, and pu
The Daily Dispatch: March 28, 1865., [Electronic resource], article 1 (search)
The news. The Richmond and Petersburg lines. It was reported here yesterday that there had been heavy fighting in the neighborhood of Hatcher's run, on our extreme right, southwest of Petersburg, but no official or well- authenticated intelligence to that effect has been received. Some persons from Petersburg, yesterday, stated that they had heard the sound of cannon in that direction; and that was the nearest we could obtain towards a confirmation of the report. We think it likely there has been heavy skirmishing in that quarter, and possibly there may have been an advance on the part of the enemy. Such a thing has been looked for daily for the past week. We received authentic information that Sheridan, on Sunday, crossed from the White House to the south side of James river. The Yankee papers hint that he is going on a raid to meet and co- operate with Sherman. It is more probable that Grant will retain him to operate against the Southside and Danville railroads.