Abstract from returns of the Army of Northern Virginia, &c.-Continued. Abstract from returns of the Army of Northern Virginia, &c.—Continued. Grand total Army of Northern Virginia§.... 3, 240 43, 158 56, 895 116, 148 No. 181. Reports of Maj. Gen. John B. Gordon, C. S. Army, commanding Second Army Corps, of operations February 6 and March 25. HDQRS. SECOND CORPS, ARMY OF NORTHERN VIRGINIA, February 9, 1865. COLONEL: I have the honor to submit the following brief report of the fighting on the west side of Hatcher's Run on the 6th instant: On the morning of that day Pegram's division moved out from camp to reconnoiter, one brigade moving near the run and the others farther to the right and along the Vaughan road. In these positions the brigades were vigorously attacked by both cavalry and infantry in heavy force. They were pressed slowly back, bravely resisting the enemy's advance. Gordon's division, Brigadier-General Evans commanding, sent forward in support, formed on Pegram's left, charged and drove the enemy before it, but was finally forced by superior numbers to retire. It was readily reformed near the enemy's lines, and again advanced with spirit, while Pegram charged on the right. The enemy was again driven back, but General Pegram, who was riding immediately with his troops, being killed, and Colonel Hoffman, commanding brigade, severely wounded, a portion of the line was thrown into confusion. The battle had been obstinately contested for several hours, when Mahone's division arrived and was placed in position to fill a gap between Evans and Pegram. The whole line now advanced to the attack and drove the enemy in confusion to his works along the bank of the creek. I am, colonel, very respectfully, your obedient servant, J. B. GORDON, Major-General, Commanding. Lieut. Col. W. H. TAYLOR, A. A. G., Army of Northern Virginia. *Inspected March 1. + Inspected February 27. Inspected February 28. The artillery not accounted for. [Indorsement.] HEADQUARTERS, February 11, 1865. I respectfully forward a report from General Gordon of the operations of the infantry west of Hatcher's Run on the 6th instant, which is more full than my dispatch of that date. R. E. LEE, General. HDQRS. SECOND CORPS, ARMY OF NORTHERN VIRGINIA, March 27, 1865. I desire to bring to the attention of the commanding general the admirable conduct of Col. H. P. Jones, commanding artillery on my line, and the officers and men of his command, during the action at Hare's Hill, on the morning of the 25th instant. Colonel Jones remained at the front, personally superintending the management of the artillery, and a select body of officers and men, under the command of LieutenantColonel Stribling, charged the enemy's breast-works with the sharpshooters of this corps, and at once turned upon the enemy the captured guns. I am, colonel, very respectfully, your obedient servant, Col. W. H. TAYLOR, Assistant Adjutant-General, Army of Northern Virginia. No. 182. Report of Col. William R. Peck, Louisiana Brigade, of operations February 5-7. HEADQUARTERS YORK'S COMMAND, February 10, 1865. CAPTAIN: I have the honor to report the following as the operations of my command on the 5th, 6th, and 7th instant: In pursuance of orders from division headquarters I proceeded, on the morning of the 5th of February, to Burgess' Mill, and thence to the line of works in front of General Cook's quarters. Having marched about a mile to the left along the works, we were ordered, about 4 p. m., to move across the works, following Terry's brigade. We formed line after marching about a mile to the front, Evans' brigade being on our right and Terry on our left. Being ordered to conform our movements to those of General Terry, we advanced in line to our batteries, threw forward our sharpshooters, commanded by Lieut. R. B. Smith, Second Louisiana Regiment, and rested a short time while our batteries fired. The fire of the batteries having ceased' we advanced through the field and woods until we reached General Heth's line, being exposed in the woods to some fire of musketry. At General Heth's line we halted, in accordance with the movements on our left, and rectified the line. Darkness having come on, after some firing with little result, we were ordered to retire, which the command did in good order, and, in accordance with instructions, I marched the command back to their quarters. In obedience to orders, at sunrise on the morning of the 6th, I marched the command to Burgess' house, and was ordered back about 11 o'clock, leaving 150 men on picket. Orders reaching me at 1 p. m. to move at once by the nearest route to Armstrong's Mill, the command proceeded immediately to Burgess' house, and thence as rapidly as possible to our picket-line south of Hatcher's Run. Here we were led to the support of General Pegram by General Gordon's orders, and formed line in the woods, with General Terry's brigade on our left. My command was much reduced by this time by the heavy picket detail still on duty, and I was forced, with the mere handful left, to conform my movements entirely to those of the larger commands on my right and left. Advancing twice to the edge of the woods, and driving the enemy from the sawdust pile in the field, we were each time forced to retire by the wavering and falling back of the line on our left. We fell back each time in good order. The third time we advanced, a portion of Pegram's division having come up on our right, we drove the enemy again steadily before us until we reached the field and sawdust pile. After holding this point for a short time the troops on my right and left gave way and I fell back with them, reforming quickly in the woods. Many of my men had by this time been killed and wounded, and the command was short of ammunition, but I deployed them in the interval between Pegram's left and Terry's right, and having fired away the last round we had, on the arrival of Mahone's division on our line I retired a short distance and supplied myself with ammunition. The fight was by this time over, and in accordance with General Evans' order I marched to the pines near our line and bivouacked for the night. On the morning of the 7th we were placed in line by General Evans, prepared to support the division on our right in case of an attack. During the afternoon we proceeded to the right of the Brown house and formed as a support of Major Owen's artillery. At dark we were sent back to quarters. I cannot close my report without paying a just tribute to the memory of Lieut. John S. Dea, of the Eighth Louisiana Regiment, who fell at our most advanced position during the fight of the 6th. He was at the time acting as adjutant of the division corps of sharpshooters, and displayed all the conspicuous gallantry for which he was noted. him the service has lost a brave soldier and a good officer. I was greatly assisted in the operations of my command by the officers of my staff, and by Adjutant Key, of the Ninth Louisiana, who offered his services on the occasion. In I append the following list of casualties in my command: Killed, 1 officer, 5 men; wounded, 17 men. Very respectfully, Capt. D. C. CODY, W. R. PECK, Colonel, Commanding. Assistant Adjutant and Inspector General. JANUARY 2, 1865.-Scout from Benvard's Mills to South Quay, Va. Report of Capt. George F. Dern, Third New York Cavalry. HDQRS. DETACHMENT THIRD NEW YORK CAVALRY, SIR: I have the honor to report that in obedience to your order I started from here at 3 o'clock on the morning of the 2d instant, with Companies A, B, C, H, and L (about 100 men), and one section of artil |