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The Daily Dispatch: March 28, 1865., [Electronic resource], Particulars of the fight at Petersburg, Saturday. (search)
t, 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 pursuing to within some two hundred yards of our lines. A battery of artillery was placed in position on their flank, which opened upon them with grape and canister and one-second fuse shells. A large number of them were killed and wounded, the line of battle quickly broken, and the Yankees retreated in confusion to their works. Our main line of works was at no time of the day in danger.--The whole day's operations were conducted on and about the picket lines. --We lost
The Daily Dispatch: March 28, 1865., [Electronic resource], article 2 (search)
A Distinguished regiment. A Northern paper gives a list of the officers of the old United States Fifth Regular Cavalry, and their positions and fate since the present war. We copy it: Colonel Albert Sydney Johnston; since Commander-in-Chief of the Confederate Armies, and killed at Shiloh. Lieutenant Colonel Robert E. Lee; now Generalissimo of the Confederate Forces. First Major W. J. Hardee; now Lieutenant-General in the Confederate Army. Second Major G. H. Thomas; now Major-General United States Army. Company A.--Captain Earl Van Dorn; since Lieutenant-General Confederate States Army; killed in a duel. First Lieutenant John Cross. Second Lieutenant E. Parker Porter; Assistant Commissary-General and Colonel United States Army. Company B.--Captain E. Kirby Smith; now Lieutenant-General Confederate States Army. First Lieutenant W. H. Jennifer (Confederate), inventor of the "Jennifer saddle" Second Lieutenant Fitz Hugh Lee; now Lieuten
The Daily Dispatch: March 28, 1865., [Electronic resource], article 1 (search)
operate with Sherman. It is more probable that Grant will retain him to operate against the Southside and Danville railroads. One hundred and eighty prisoners, captured during the frequent skirmishes on our right on Saturday, reached the Libby last evening. The usual quiet prevails on the north side of the James. From East Tennessee--the movement against Southwestern Virginia. We have, through private letters and other trustworthy sources, positive intelligence relative to Thomas's movements and force in East Tennessee.--There is little doubt that he is preparing a grand "On-to-Richmond" movement through Southwestern Virginia. His column, which is already in motion, consists of not less than twenty thousand men,--the latest advices state, seventeen thousand infantry and five thousand cavalry,--the greater part of which are at Bull's gap, ten miles east of Morristown and eighteen miles below Greenville. He is advancing leisurely towards Bristol, rebuilding, as he a