Petersburg Triumph Rushes Confederate Capital
A detailed dispatch chronicles the Fifth and Second corps breakthrough at Hatcher's Run and Dinwiddie, the capture of 2,500 prisoners, 1,000-plus Union casualties, and the fall of Petersburg. It lauds General Grant's victory, notes Lee's army driven apart, and reports ten to twenty-five thousand prisoners and vast artillery captures as Petersburg falls.
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Destruction and Occupation of a Southern City at Dawn
A Union column entered the city at dawn and dispersed a small Confederate skirmish line. Ely reported capture to General Willcox as crowds of grateful Black residents cheered, while bridges, depots, and tobacco stores suffered heavy damage and a fires brigade was improvised.
Night Assault At Petersburg 1864 Retains Vigilant Defense
In a night action near Petersburg, Union forces fend off a rebel assault after darkness. General Willcox reports at Parke's headquarters as artillery roars, muskets flash, and a misty, smoke filled sky frames the deadly fighting while pickets tighten to prevent breakout.
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Petersburg Evacuated as Union Enters City in 1865
The Army of the Potomac entered Petersburg after Confederate evacuation at 3 am. Rebels burned tobacco and key depots, leaving about one million dollars in losses. Union troops captured a 500-man picket line, entered with limited property damage, and secured order as Mayor Towars and D'Arcy Paul formally surrendered the city to U S forces.
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War Department Telegrams From Washington April 5
Reports include the capture of the Harriet Deford at Fairhaven by 27 Confederate raiders led by Capt. Fitz Hugh, crew seized, passengers released. Morse drives off a rebel battery on the Rappahannock. Mrs Lincoln leaves for City Point. Gen Weitzel suppresses a fire. Secretary Seward injured in carriage accident. St Albans raiders arrested and to be sent to Upper Canada.
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Rebel raid on steamer Harriet Deford near Fair Haven
Captain Albert League reports a pirate style incident on the Patuxent River. About 27 disguised rebels boarded near Fair Haven, detained crew, forced a crew relay, then released passengers after demanding hats and money, with plans to take enslaved people to the West Indies.
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