Posted on 04/08/2025 6:56:36 AM PDT by Homer_J_Simpson
FIRST DISPATCH.
[OFFICIAL.]
WAR DEPARTMENT, WASHINGTON.
April 7 -- 10 A.M.
Maj.-Gen. Dix, New-York:
Gen. SHERIDAN attacked and routed LEE's army, capturing Gens. EWELL, KERSHAW, BUTTON, CORSE and many other general officers, several thousand prisoners and a large number of cannon, and expects to force LEE to surrender all that is left of his army.
Details will be given as speedily as possible, but the telegraph is working badly.
EDWIN M. STANTON,
Secretary of War.
SECOND DISPATCH.
[OFFICIAL.]
WAR DEPARTMENT, WASHINGTON, April 7 -- 11 A.M.
Major. Gen. Dix:
The following telegrams announcing the victory won yesterday by Major-Gen. SHERIDAN over LEE's army, has just been received by this department.
EDWIW M. STANTON,
Secretary of War.
CITY POINT, April 7 -- 8:35 A.M.
Hon. Secretary of War:
At 11:16 P.M. yesterday, at Burkesville Station, Gen. GRANT sends me the following from Gen. SHERIDAN.
A. LINCOLN.
DISPATCH FROM GEN. SHERIDAN.
Thursday, April 6. -- 11:15 P.M.
Lieut.-Gen. Grant:
I have the honor to report that the enemy made a stand at the intersection of the Burkes Station Road with the road upon which they were retreating.
I attacked them with two divisions of the Sixth Army Corps, and routed them handsomely, making a connection with the cavalry. I am still pressing on with the cavalry and infantry. Up to the present time we have captured Gens. EWELL, KERSHAW, BUTTON, CORSE, DEBARE and CUSTIS LEE, several thousand prisoners fourteen pieces of artillery, with caissons, and a large number of wagons. If the thing is pressed I think LEE will surrender.
P.H. SHERIDAN, Major-Gen. Comd'ing.
CITY POINT, Friday, April 7 -- 9 A.M.
Hon. Secretary of War:
The following further intelligence is just received. A LINCOLN.
BURKESVILLE, Va.
To A. Lincoln:
The following telegram is respectfully forwarded for your information.
(Excerpt) Read more at nytimes.com ...
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Grant-—Lee: Progress of the Rout of Lee’s Army – 2-4
North Carolina: Affairs at Wilmington – 4
General Forrest and His Negroes – 4
Gen. Sherman’s Campaign: A Review of the March Through the Carolinas – 4-5
From the Southwest: Great Scarcity of Provisions in Western Louisiana – 5
From Fortress Monroe: Arrival of Rebel Prisoners – 5
The Operations Against Mobile – 5-6
From Petersburgh: The Last Issue of the Express – 6
News from Washington – 6-7
Editorial: The Grand Old Army of the Potomac – 7
Editorial: The Rout of Lee’s Army – 7
Rebel Generals – 7
The South can still win if we start a Go-Fund-Me for them.
Hi professor.
I extensively hunted that area many moons ago. An abundance of all kinds of game. We even had a permit to hunt the Georgia Pacific lands (huge tree farm). From Route 6 to Route 460.
Anyway, back then the Appomattox C H was still an operational court house. Not saying how I know that..
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Tomorrow, April 9, at Fort Blakely, he will fight in his unit's last of 10 battles and 5 skirmishes in 6 major campaigns.
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