TELEGRAM TO GENERAL U. S. GRANT. CITY POINT, April 1, 1865. LIEUTENANT-GENERAL GRANT: Yours to Colonel Bowers about the Secretary of War is shown to me. He is not here, nor have I any notice that he is coming. I presume the mistake comes of the fact that the Secretary of State was here. He started back to Washington this morning. I have your two despatches of this morning, and am anxious to hear from Sheridan. A. LINCOLN. TELEGRAM TO SECRETARY STANTON. CITY POINT, April 1, 1865. 12.50 P.M. HON. SECRETARY OF WAR, Washington, D. C.: I have had two despatches from General Grant since my last to you, but they contain little additional, except that Sheridan also had pretty hot work yesterday, that infantry was sent to his support during the night, and that he (Grant) has not since heard from Sheridan. Mrs. Lincoln has started home, and I will thank you to see that our coachman is at the Arsenal wharf at eight o'clock to-morrow morning, there to wait until she arrives. A. LINCOLN. TELEGRAM TO SECRETARY SEWARD. CITY POINT, VA., April 1, 1865. 5.30 P.M. HON. W. H. SEWARD, Secretary of State, Fort Monroe: Despatch just received, showing that Sheridan, aided by Warren, had, at 2 P.M., pushed the enemy back, so as to retake the Five Forks and bring his own headquarters up to J. Boisseau's. The Five Forks, were barricaded by the enemy and carried by Devin's division of cavalry. This part of the enemy seem to now be trying to work along the White Oak road, to join the main force in front of Grant, while Sheridan and Warren are pressing them as closely as possible. [Same to Secretary Stanton.] A. LINCOLN. TELEGRAM TO GENERAL U. S. GRANT. LIEUTENANT-GENERAL GRANT: CITY POINT, April 1, 1865. Yours showing Sheridan's success of to-day is just received and highly appreciated. Having no great deal to do here, I am still sending the substance of your despatches to the Secretary of War. A. LINCOLN. TELEGRAM TO MRS. LINCOLN. CITY POINT, VA., April 2, 1865. 8.30 A.M. MRS. A. LINCOLN, Executive Mansion: Last night General Grant telegraphed that General Sheridan with his cavalry and the Fifth Corps had captured three brigades of infantry, a train of wagons, and several batteries, prisoners amounting to several thousand. This morning General Grant having ordered an attack along the whole line telegraphs as follows.1 Robert yesterday wrote a little cheerful note to Captain Penrose, which is all he has heard of him since you left. A. LINCOLN. TELEGRAMS TO SECRETARY STANTON. CITY POINT, VIRGINIA, April 2, 1865. 8.30 A.M. HON. E. M. STANTON, Secretary of War: Last night General Grant telegraphed that General Sheridan, with his cavalry and the Fifth Corps, had captured three brigades of infantry, a train of wagons, 1 DABNEY'S MILL, April 2, 1865. 6.40 A.M. Col. T. S. Bowers, City Point, Va. : Both Wright and Parke got through the enemy's lines. The battle now rages furiously. Sheridan with his cavalry, the Fifth Corps, and Miles' Division of the Second Corps, which was sent to him since one this morning, is now sweeping down from the west. All now looks highly favorable. Ord is engaged, but I have not yet heard the result in his front. U. S. GRANT, Lieutenant-General. and several batteries; the prisoners amounting to several thousand. This morning General Grant, having ordered an attack along the whole line, telegraphs as follows: "Both Wright and Parke got through the enemy's lines. The battle now rages furiously. General Sheridan, with his cavalry, the Fifth Corps, and Miles's Division of the Second Corps, which was sent to him this morning, is now sweeping down from the west. "All now looks highly favorable. General Ord is engaged, but I have not yet heard the result in his front.' A. LINCOLN. CITY POINT, April 2. 11.00 A.M. Despatches are frequently coming in. All is going on finely. Generals Parke, Wright, and Ord's lines are extending from the Appomattox to Hatcher's Run. They have all broken through the enemy's intrenched lines, taking some forts, guns, and prisoners. Sheridan, with his own cavalry, the Fifth Corps, and part of the Second, is coming in from the west on the enemy's flank. Wright is already tearing up the Southside Railroad. A. LINCOLN. 66 CITY POINT, VIRGINIA, April 2. 2 P.M. At 10.45 A.M. General Grant telegraphs as follows: Everything has been carried from the left of the Ninth Corps. The Sixth Corps alone captured more than three thousand prisoners. The Second and Twenty-fourth Corps captured forts, guns, and prisoners from the enemy, but I cannot tell the numbers. We are now closing around the works of the line immediately enveloping Petersburg. All looks remarkably well. I have not yet heard from Sheridan. His headquarters have been moved up to Banks's house, near the Boydton road, about three miles southwest of Petersburg." A. LINCOLN. CITY POINT, VIRGINIA, April 2. 8.30 P.M. At 4.30 P.M. to-day General Grant telegraphs as follows: "We are now up and have a continuous line of troops, and in a few hours will be intrenched from the Appomattox below Petersburg to the river above. The whole captures since the army started out will not amount to less than twelve thousand men, and probably fifty pieces of artillery. I do not know the number of men and guns accurately, however. A portion of Foster's Division, Twenty-fourth Corps, made a most gallant charge this afternoon, and captured a very important fort from the enemy, with its entire garrison. All seems well with us, and everything is quiet just now." A. LINCOLN. |