RICHMOND: Another Masterly Movement; GRANT AGAIN ON LEE’S FLANK (5/29/1864)

New York Times - Times Machine ^ | 5/29/1864

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WASHINGTON, Saturday, May 28 -- 9:50 P.M.

Major-Gen. Dix:

An official dispatch from the headquarters of the Army of the Potomac, at Magahick Church, ten miles from Hanovertown, dated yesterday afternoon, 5 P.M., has just been received. It states that our army was withdrawn to the north side of the North Anna, Thursday night, and moved toward Hanovertown, the place designated for crossing the Pamunkey. At 9 o'clock Friday morning, SHERIDAN, with the First and Second Divisions of Cavalry, took possession of Hanover Ferry and Hanovertown, finding there only a rebel vedette. The First Division of the Sixth Corps arrived at 10 A.M., and now hold the place with sufficient force of cavalry, infantry and artillery to resist any attack likely to be made upon him. The remainder of the corps is pressing forward with rapidity. Weather fine.

A later dispatch, dated at seven o'clock this morning, (28th,) from headquarters, Magahick Church, has also been received. It reports that everything goes on finely; weather clear and cool; the troops came up rapidly, and in great spirits; and that the army will be beyond the Pamunkey by noon. BRECKINRIDGE is at Hanover Court-house, with a force variously reported at from three thousand to ten thousand. WICKHAM's and LOMAX's brigade of cavalry are also there. The dispatch further states, that after seizing Hanover Ferry yesterday, Gen. TORBERT captured seventy-five cavalry, including six officers; that the rebel cavalry is exceedingly demoralized, and flees before ours on every occasion.

A dispatch from Gen. SHERMAN, May 28, 6 A.M., near Dallas, reports that the enemy, discovering his move to turn Altoona, moved to meet our forces at Dallas. Our columns met the enemy about one mile east of the Pumpkinvine Creek, and we pushed them back about three miles,

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Richmond: Another Masterly Movement – 2-3
Gen. Butler’s Army: The Rebel Attack on Wilson’s Wharf – 3-4
The War on the Mississippi: Return of Gen. McArthur to Vicksburgh – 4
The Red River Campaign: Admiral Porter’s Gunboats all over the Falls – 4-5
Gen. Barlow’s Memorable Charge – 5
Naval Disaster on the Texas Coast: Details of the Capture of the Granite City and the Nyanga by the Rebels in Calcosion River, Texas – 5
Department of the South – 5
News from Washington – 5-6
Proceedings of Congress – 6
Editorial: The Situation in Virginia – 6
Editorial: Unvarnished Reports – 6-7
Editorial: Independence of Labor – Thoughts for Workers – 7
Three-Cent Currency – 7
A Strange Proceeding: Unwarrantable Conduct of a Spanish Vessel of War – 7
Mississippi Valley Sanitary Fair – 7
Washington’s Gold Medal to be Presented to Lieut.-Gen. Grant – 7