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The Daily Dispatch: October 5, 1864., [Electronic resource], Two days later from the North. (search)
of Northern papers to the 2d instant, from which we make some interesting extracts: From Grant's Army. We have stirring news from the James river. General Grant reports that yesterday morning two army corps, commanded by Generals Ord and Birney, respectively, crossed the James river at Deep Bottom. Ord's corps succeeded in carrying the field works and entrenchments below Chaffin's farm, capturing at the same time some fifteen pieces of artillery and from two to three hundred prisoners. Simultaneously with this movement, Birney advanced by the New Market road and carried the entrenchments in that quarter. The Confederates defending this outer line were driven back, losing but few prisoners. From Sheridan. The cavalry advance of Sheridan's army entered Staunton on Monday morning last. The main body of Sheridan's command were at Waynesboro' on the same day, where, it was supposed, they were engaged in destroying the railway track between Christian creek and Staunton.