Crawfordsville Daily Journal, Crawfordsville, Montgomery County, 26 April 1890 — Page 2

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DAILY JOURNAL

SAT I'ilDAY. AriilL 2ti. 1890.

The Siesre Closed on the 2d of April, 1SG5.

SHORT CONFEDERATE SCI'L'LIES.

The "Liisl Ditch'* Reached—ISattle of Five Forks—Law's Line* ltroken by ft Vigorous AMAIIU—The Heath of Confederate

Gen. A. P. 11)11.

AVheu Lincoln and Grant stood on the ..streets of Petersburg after the occupation by Union troops. April 8, ISfVi, the wesidentsaid:

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you know, general, I have had an idea for some days that you inteuded to do something like this

This was not an idle word, for although the Union armies had teen nine months before tho city, it had been evident for some time that the prize could In* had when the time was ripe for it. The Confederate armies were eating up their substance where they were, and their only lines of supplies were under surveillance of Union troops and could be cut whenever it should bo policy to do»#o. These lines were houth and west of Petersburg, and were along what wasknown as the Uuionleft flank. Here three-fourths of Grant's force was located, namely, the Second corps, under Gen. A. A. Humphreys the Sixth, under G»n. H. G. Wright, and the Fifth, under Gen. G. K. W i7rer\

DESPERATE STRAITS.

Just at tho Ifeginning of winter the direct railroad from Petersburg to Weldon, N. CM the principal route for supplies for Lee's army, had been destroyed for a distance of forty miles by a bold expedition uuder Gen. Warren. This compelled tho Confederates to

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MAP OK PETERSBURG'S LINES,

use wagons for transportation from tho break in the road to the besieged camps. To threaten this lino the corps ot' Warren and Humphreys and Gregg's division of cavalry were sent out early in February, and after some desperate lighting the Union intrenchments were permanently established on this route. The road was uot cut, but tho nearness of tho Union troops caused the Confederates to take a moro circuitous and dilllcult way for their wagon trains.

The weather was very severe during this operation on tho fiank, and rei*orting to the Confederate war department what action he had taken to ward otT tho danger to his lines of bupply, Gen. Lee wrote on Feb. 8:

Yesterday, the most inclement day of the winter, they (the troops) had to 1H retained in line of battle, having been in tho same condition the two previous days and nights. I regret to be obliged to stato that under these circumstances, heightened by assaults and fire of the enemy, somo of the meu hod been without moat for tbreo days, and all were suffering from reduced rations and scant clothiug, exposed to battle, cold, bail and sleet. I have directed Col. Cole, chief commissary, who reports that he has not a pound of meat at his disposal, to visit Richmond and see If nothing can bedone. The physical strength of the men. If their courage survives, must fail under this treatment. Our cavalry has to bo dispersed for want of forage.

FiU Lee's and Lomax's divisions are scattered because supplies cannot be transported where their services are required. I had to bring W. F. Lee's division forty miles Sunday night to get him in position."

This communication of Lee's was forwarded by Gen. John C. Breckinridge, then Confederate secretary of war, to Jefferson Davis, who indorsed upon it that that state of things must be owing to "neglect or gross incapacity."

Among the soldiers of both armies there existed a strong l»elief in the approach of a peaceful end of the war caused by the conference between President Lineoln and Secretary Reward for the Union, and A. H. Stephens, J. A. Campbell and R. M. T. Hunter for th« Confederates, and the-informal exchange ot •iowfl between the belligerents that followed

this conference. Early tn Kouruary the Confederate commissioner* passed through tho luvtile lines just east of Petersburg, in sight of nearly all of tho Union army. Their mission was s]eerii)y announced in the cumps, aud the fact that along interview took place in Hampton roads betwwn them and tho president was, of e, a through the prew, A re ad he camps of hoth ar-^ in this came at oneo tho question from the combatants of both stiles to ttwgs men in front of them, "Do you want peace I" On the part of tho southern soldiers there was general willingness to accede to any terms the Union government would offer, and they wore Ivirsh in criticism of Davis and those who thought with him for insisting upon a recognition of his government before the south would treat of peace.

GEN. J. O. PARKB

The winding up of the battle of Fort Stediniui between Gordon's Confederates and the Ninth Union corps, on March 1865, was witnessed from a distance by President Lincoln, who had accompanied Gens. Grunt and Meade from City Point towards the front and reached a high knoll about a mile from tho scene just as the reserves advanced upon the captured lutes.

As s»on as the result of Gordon's sortie became known on the Union left Gen. Humphreys, commanding the Second cops, ordered ais troops under arms. Finding the enemy's line weak he advanced his men beyond the Confederate picket line, but fouud the main works too strong to carry ly assault. Gen. Wright also advanced his corps, the Sixth, in the same wm•, wd the ground secured by these movements proved to be vahmblo in the subsequent movements on this part of tho line. La to

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the day the Confederates made

some desperate attempts to recapture their picket pits, but failed. Humphreys and Wright lost about 1,000 men in all, and the

GRANT'S IIKADQUALLTEUS. CITY POINT. Confederates in front of them a like number The advantage of tho day remained with the Union army.

After March 25 thero was constant firing across the lines, both with artillery anil mus kets. Tho men were at tho works day and night, and sometimes the firing was as steadj as it is in Kittle.

FIVE FORKS AND PETERSBURG. Sheridan joined tho army on tho 27th of March, and the movement to the left around Lee's right flank began on tho UOth, having b»«en delayed one day by rain. The left wing of the Army of tho Potomac had also boon reenforced by Ord's Army of the James, from the north siduof the Appomattox. The Army of the Potomac numbered 75,000 for duty Sheridan ndded 13,000 and Ord about 17,000, making a total of alnmt 105,000. Tho Army of tho James had a reserve north of the Appomattox of al)OUt 20.000, making a grand total under Grant at this point of 125,000. Lee had a total at Petersburg and Richmond on his twenty miles of defensive lines of 57,000.

The several movements on tho Union left had crowded tho Confederates back to one road running iu a general direction southwest and lying between tho Union positions and Hatcher's Run. Hatcher's Run is a swampy stream and made a good barrier when defended at the fords. About thirteen miles west by south of Petersburg there is a good road crossing tho run and leading to tho South Side railroad. This railroad has Lynchburg and Danville connections and was of highest importance to Leo in Petersburg. At Five Forks this road was defended from the Union positions by intrenchments, and at Dinwiddlo Court House, five miles southeast, thero were outposts and defenses to guard against a surprise at Five Forks. Sheridan and the corps of Warren, Wright and Humphreys moved together toward the Union left, and Leo sent out Gen. R. H. Anderson, with detached divisions, to cope with this strong force. FiUhugh IAK) was in command of tho Confederate cavalry in this vicinity, and his chief ordered him to defend Five Forks.

Fitz Loo advanced to Dinwiddio Court House with his cavalry, und fought Sheridan there on tho 80th. On the 31st Sheridau's entire force fought Fitz Lee, Rosser and W. H. K. Lee, with some infantry under Gen. George H. Pickett, who commanded tho force In the trenches at Five Forks. That night Fitz Leo retired all of his force to tho forks, and on tho Union side Warren's Fifth corps *-as added to Sheridan's command and marched to the left to join him. Dispositions wore now made to attack tho intrenchmente at Five Forks, where Pickett had five brigades of infantry and ten guns. The cavalry of Gen. T. T. Mumford and of W. U. F. Leo was on tho right and left flanks.

Sheridan's plan was to move his cavalry up so as to threaten the position and engage the eneiny, while Warren's troops should assault and carry tho point of the works on tho White Oak road. Owing to ignorance of tho ground ami the confusion of names of roads aiid farms, the linos were not formed until 4 o'clock in tho afternoon, April I, when the assault was mode. Warren found the point of the lino much farther to the west than Sheridan supposed it to bo, but ho carried it, and in a short timo had placed Cruwford's division squarely in tho rear of Pickett's, across tho coveted ford road. Tho Confederates lost six guns, 4,500 prisoners and thirteen flags. Warren took 8,244 prisoners, four guns and eleven flags. His loss was 034 killed, wounded and missing. The cavalry loss was slight. It was for an alleged want of activity In this battle that Gen. Sheridau

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MAP OF FIVE FOURS,

peremptorily removed Warren from his command. During tiie night Gens. Mumford and W. H. V. Leo moved their cavalry back to the crossing of Hatcher's Run, by the South Side railroad. Here Gen. Fitz Loo and Gen. R. H. Anderson arrived also with thoir commands, and Lee stood ready to defend MB last position. Promptly on the arrival of nows that Sheridan had carried Five Forks Gen. Grant ordered a demonstration on tho Petersburg lines. Tho Second corps attempted to carry "Is trenches on its front btt found the ene-

my too active. A bombardmeut was kopt up-all night, and Gen. Grant ordered an assault at 4 oVlix*k on the morning of the 3d with the meu of Ord's, Wright's ami Parke's commands. Tho jnVmt chosen for the Sixth corps wiw to the left of the Weldon railroad, whero Union Forts Fisher and Welch were located. The Confederate picket pit# in front of these forts had been taken on tho 25th of March, and the/ now offered shelter for the massing of troojw to storm the high paraiets which formed the Confederate Hue here.

Gen. Parke was to move on his own front opposite Fort Stedman and lotweeu the Norfolk railroad and tho Jerusalem plank road. Wright's Sixth corps carried all beforo them, pressing on to the South Side railroad, leaving, however, the original defenses encircling Petersburg on their right rear. This com-

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polled Wright to faco ntout and form a new line. Ord and Humphreys also carried tho works on their fro.it, and, pressing through to Hatcher's Run, cut tho Confederate army south of the Appomattox in two. Parke's Ninth corjs troops took tho outer linos in front of them, but could not carry tho inner linos. The Confederate artillery was all in Iosition and swept every footof ground along the whole front. Several attempts wero made by Gen. Gordon, who still commanded in front of the Ninth corps, to retake the ground seized by Parke, but tliev all failed. Gen. A. P. Hill was killed on this line while goiugout to lead his troops against tho assailants, who had broken throvrh tho intrenchments.

Up to this time Gen. Longstr4et had been north of the Appomattox confronting tho Armj* of the James, but thc situation in Petersburg drew him, with Field's division, to the scene of the new danger. The river roads aloug the Appomattox running into Petersburg from the south wero held by Ord and Wright. Near whero they passed the Confederate defenses there wore two strong works, Forts Gregg and Whitworth. Fort Gregg had a garrison of 200 men and mounted two guns Fort Whitworth had a brigade and three guns.

Wheu Ord and Wright formed their new lines the division of Gen. Foster, Gibbon's Twenty-fourth corps, was in front of Gregg aud Whitworth, and, advancing under a severo fire, found a wide ditch obstructing tho way and batteries cannonading the whole field. A division of supports cauie up and two brigades assaulted Fort Gregg, and one Fort Whitworth. After a stubborn fight Fort Gregg yielded aud Whitworth was then abandoned. There were 55 dead Confederates in Fort Gregg, and Gibbon lost over 100 killed and COO wounded.

The Confederates were now completely separated, one column being on the South Side railroad confronting Sheridau and Hum phreys, who had swept westward along the track from Petersburg, and tho other being in the contracted lines at Petersburg and along the James river toward Richmond. Leo was at Petersburg, it was past noon ou Sunday, April 2. The fall of Forts Whitworth and Gregg and the failure to dislodge Gen. Parke's Ninth corps east of the city decided the fato of that place, and Lee ordered pre))araUous to bo made for abandonment that night.

Sheridan was pressing on to get his force of cavalry and infantry, the Fifth corps being still under his command, between Lee and Danville, tho natural course for bim to retreat. At Petersburg the Union commanders remained alert for every opportunity to striken telling blow. Tho pickets kept pressing up to tho opjosmg lines, but at no point iu the old works could a weak place be frund.

Tho Confederates gave a good account of themselves in defending their

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Ditch."

The Union intrenchments extended from the Appomattox river below tho town to the river above, aud Gen. Grant ordered a heavy bombardment to be beguu at 5 o'clock ou the moruing of tho 3d. This was to be followed by a grand assault at 0 o'clock. But preparations wero going on quietly in Lee's lines for evacuation, and this was to be accomplished before tho hour fixed for assault. In this campaign, begiuning on March SO with Sheridan's and Fitzhugh Lee's encounters at Dmwiddie Court House, the Union captures had amounted to 12,000 men, or about one-fifth of Lee's forco. Iu the death of Gen. A. P. Hill, a corps commander, the south lost one of its most fiery leaders. It was he of whom "Stonewall" Jackson spoke in his delirious moments on his death bed, when ho said: "A. P. Hill prepare for action I*

Hill was the last of the prominent leaders of tho southern army to fall, and his death was tragic. Ho had been in Petersburg during tho 1st of April, while Sheridau was fighting Pickett at Five Forks, and on tho morning of tho 2d had gone, in obedienco to orders from Lee, to prepare his troops to reenforce Pickett. Hill's troops, now consisting of the divisions of Ileth, C. M. Wilcox and Mahono, wero occupying intrenchments on Lee's right in front of the positions now held by tho Union corps under Wright aud Humphreys. When these commanders made their attack ou the morning of the 2d they broke through the Confederate lines com pletely, and those Confederates who were on their left, or the Petersburg side of the break, were compelled to flee back towards the Appomattox and make a detour to join their fellows on tho right of the break. Wright and Humphreys pushed on so rapidly that the Union and Confederate troops were at times on the samo line in alternate spaces.

Hill was on foot passing along the region of tho battle, and seeing a body of men whom be supposed from their position to be Con federates, he hurried toward them only to learn on drawing near that they were enemies. He now started across afield to gain the road near the

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and Hill fell without an opportunity to defend his life. The men among whom Hill had fallen belonged to the Sixth corps and were considerably in advance of their main line, having, in fact, made a rush from the captured Confederate trenches toward the Appomattox. Thoir impetuous movement was without tho orders of their commanders, and hence had not been followed up by the usual supports. Gradually the enemy had rallied after their surprise, and Gen. Lee, who was in the vicinity, came iu porson to tho scene.

Calling for A. P. Hill, and not finding him, be soon learned that he bad ventured on dangerous ground nnd, dead or alive, was in tho hands of tho Union troops. Lee now ordered a charge over the ground where Hill had last been seen, tho scattered troops of the Sixth corps were driven back and Hill's body was recovered. Hill was a native of Virginia, and bad received We:t Point training and served in tho Mexican and Seminole wars.

The successes of Wright and Humphreys in carrying tho Confederate intrenchments south ot Petersburg completed the work of the siege, which had been kept up nearly ten months. It is true that Petersburg was not surrounded, but Its southern exits were cut off. It could communicate with Richmond, but Richmond was invested north and east, and the play of twenty milep between the twQ

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places ami a single outlet to the westward irom a point between the two was all that remained now to the army with Lee, the chief reliance of tho Confederacy.

The losses in tho siegoliave never been separately computed. Tho lines uuder Graut's control extended from Petersburg to Richmond and two armies operated u]ou them, the Armies of tho Potomac and of the James. Each of these armies re-enforced the other in tho different battles and their losses figure to* eether in the reports. Tho lighting at Petersburg begau June 9, 1864, when the troops of the Army of tho James attempted to seizo the place in 'udvauco of thearrivulof Leo's army.

UNION BATTERY ON TNK JAMES.

From tho 15th of June to the close of tho actual fighting in tho trenches on April 2, li d5, there had been constant collisions along the lines, collisions varying from picket volleys to actual battles. Tho Confederates had acted on tho defensive with the exception of tho hssault at Fort Stodman, March 25, 1865, and the attempts made at various times to drive off the forces Grant plnced in observation along the Weldon rood during the summer and fall of IS«U. The siege was one of the most remarkable in modem war, because the existence of tho Confederacy was staked upou it, and yetjthe military ]ositiouiuvolvc4 was at no timo nctuallv surrounded. It was •imply one end of tho Confederate lino.

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