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Official War Bulletin

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Day
31
Month
March
Year
1865
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Public Domain
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Wae Department, Washington, i March 27- 1:30 F. M. ) To Mfijor General Dix : The folio" ing offiuial reporta of oporutions of the Ai ray of the Potouiau on iSatirday,and of (ieneral Shemrna's optT.ituWsince he left Fayetteville, have been reeeised tuis morning. Genera! Sberman was at ü-ldsboroon the 22d of this moQt'h. No moveraents have been made on eiiher side before R.oh mond or Petersburg siuue Saturduy n i ü b t Signed, E. M. STA.NTGN, Secretary of War. JtTT Point, (10:30 A. M ) Maroh 27, 1865. To Hon. E M . Stanton. Sec. of War : The battle of the 25tb resulted in the tdllnwinfi lo.-ses on our side : 2d Corps, kiiied, 61; wcunded, 462; missing, 302.; 5lh Corps, killed, 68: wonnded 338; missing 50G. Our captures bj ihe 2d Corps wera 361 ; by the - Corps, and by tiicOth Corps, 1.039. The 2d UDd 5l1 Corps pnsiied iorward and captured the enerny'a etrong eutrenchments and turuod its guns aguinst him, and still held it. In trying to retako tliis the battle was oontiuued uutil 8 (tloik at night, the enemy losing very ♦ heavily. Gen. Humpbreys estiraated the loss of the enemv in bid frunt at three times nia own, aad Gan. W. ight, in iiis front, ae doublé that of war. Tlie etwmy brought in a Ü.ig. of truce for permisaion to collect LU dead, which Wt;re betweeu their picket iine and thoir main liue of fortifica iuna. Permissiou as grantdJ. SiineJ, ü. S. GRAN f, Liput, Gen. City Poini, Maroh 27 - 11 A M. To Horr E M. Stanton, Scor taryof Waf: . I mi in reccipt of (t;d Shennan's report of operations from the tirae ha left Euyettevillo tip to the 22d inst. It sho 's hard fighting, resul tint; in very heavy lo? to tho enemy in killed and wounderl, and over 2.0Ö0 prisoners in nnr hand. His own loss he say will be covored by 2,500 men, niñeo be left Saviinnah. Many of them ure but slightly wDunded. " Sigoed, ' U S. GRANT, Lieutenant General.

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