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The Daily Dispatch: April 15, 1864., [Electronic resource], Three hundred Dollars reward. (search)
ng and in the centre. It will be remembered that with the close of the second day's engagement Johnson's division, of Ewell's corps, had gained most important ground, a part of it being only a short to reinforce Gen J. At daylight the enemy not waiting to be attacked made an effort to drive Gen Johnson from their works, which he had previously taken and then occupied, but were repulsed. In turn Gen Johnson assaulted their works and in turn was unsuccessful, owing to the rugged and precipitous character of the ground on which the enemy were posted. The enemy were strongly entrenched, and was transpiring on all parts of the line, the cavalry reported several times to Gens. Ewell and Johnson that heavy columns of infantry were moving on the extreme left of the left wing of the army, in order to get in Gen. Johnson's rear. This information was borne by several couriers, and, though disbelieved at first, being repeated so often, was supposed to be true. Gen. Ewell sent one of his a