Posted on 10/01/2024 7:33:58 AM PDT by Homer_J_Simpson
[OFFICIAL.]
WAR DEPARTMENT, WASHINGTON, Friday, Sept. 30 -- 9:10 P.M.
To Major-Gen. Dix:
A dispatch from Gen. GRANT, dated at 3:30 o'clock this afternoon at City Point, states that WARREN attacked and carried the enemy's line to-day on their extreme right, capturing a number of prisoners. He immediately prepared to follow up his success.
Gen. MEADE moved from his left this morning, and carried the enemy's line near Poplar Grove Church.
A later dispatch, dated this evening at 5 o'clock, and just received, states that Gen. BUTLER, at 3 P.M., reported that the enemy had just made an assault in three columns on his line, near Chapin's Farm, and had been repulsed.
No report had been received from Gen. MEADE since he carried the enemy's line near the Poplar Grove Church.
No intelligence of Gen. SHERIDAN's operations has been received since Sunday night, except through the Richmond papers, and the latest report from that source that has reached the Department, was the advance of his cavalry to Staunton, heretofore mentioned.
Petersburgh papers of to-day mention a rumor, which they say is not confirmed, that one brigade of SHERIDAN 's cavalry was ambushed at Swift Run Creek.
Dispatches from Newbern, received this evening, state that the yellow fever is extensively prevailing at that place, but is not very fatal among the troops. They are encamped outside the town.
A dispatch from Gen. SHERMAN, dated 8:30 o'clock last night, states that he has made an actual exchange of 2,000 of his own army, and made an arrangement with HOOD to send to the other prisoners a supply of clothing, soap, combs, &c.
EDWIN M. STANTON,
Secretary of War.
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