RICHMOND: The Occupation of the Late Rebel Capital by Our Forces; Evidences of a Precipitate Flight by Lee and His Army (4/6/1865)

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FIRST DISPATCH.

[OFFICIAL.]

WAR DEPARTMENT, WASHINGTON, April 5 -- 8 P.M.

Major-Gen. John A. Dix, New-York:

The following telegram gives all the details received by this Department in relation to the military operations at Richmond, not heretofore published. EDWIN M. STANTON,

Secretary of War.

AIKEN's LANDING, Va., April 5 -- 11:30 A.M.

Hon. Edwin M. Stanton, Secretary of War:

Little is known at City Point. There are but few officers left, and these are overwhelmed with work. LEE telegraphed DAVIS at 3 P.M. of Sunday, that he was driven back and must evacuate. This was announced in church. DAVIS had sold his furniture previously at auction, and was ready to leave. All the leading men got away that evening.

The rebel iron-clads were exploded. The Virginia lies sunk in the James River, above the obstructions.

EWELL set the city on fire. All the business portion of Main-street to the river was destroyed. The bridges across the river were also destroyed.

Many of the families remain. Mrs. LEE remains.

At Petersburgh the public stores were burned, and a few houses caught fire, but not much damage was done to the city. The bridges there were also destroyed.

I will report fully from Richmond. I cannot get a clear idea of our loss. The only General killed is WINTHROP. PORTER is dangerously wounded in the groin.

Lieut.-Gen. Grant has commanded the armies in person since the beginning of the operations.

C.A. DANA, Assistant Secretary of War.

SECOND DISPATCH.

[OFFICIAL.]

WAR DEPARTMENT, WASHINGTON, April 5, 10 o'clock P.M.

To Maj.-Gen. John A. Dix:

A telegram, just received by this department from Richmond, states that Gen. WEITZEL captured in Richmond one thousand well prisoners, and five thousand rebel wounded found in the hospitals; five hundred pieces of artillery and five thousand stand

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The Confederacy in the British Parliament – 7
The St. Albans Robbers – 7
Trenholm’s Little Deficiency – 7
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Thoroughly footnoted.

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BrexitBen: "Northern Opposition To Mr. Lincoln’s War, edited by D. Jonathan White.
Thoroughly footnoted."

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