within the recently constructed works, after considerable fighting, resulting in severe loss to both sides.  On the morning of the 9th, General Sheridan started on a raid against the enemy’s lines of communication with Richmond.  The 9th, 10th, and 11th were spent in manoeuvring and fighting, without decisive results.  Among the killed on the 9th was that able and distinguished soldier Major-General John Sedgwick, commanding the sixth army corps.  Major-General H. G. Wright succeeded him in command.  Early on the morning of the 12th a general attack was made on the enemy in position.  The second corps, Major-General Hancock commanding, carried a salient of his line, capturing most of Johnson’s division of Ewell’s corps and twenty pieces of artillery.  But the resistance was so obstinate that the advantage gained did not prove decisive.  The 13th, 14th, 15th, 16th, 17th, and 18th, were consumed in manoeuvring and awaiting the arrival of reinforcements from Washington.  Deeming it impracticable to make any further attack upon the enemy at Spottsylvania Court House, orders were issued on the 15th with a view to a movement to the North Anna, to commence at twelve o’clock on the night of the 19th.  Late in the afternoon of the 19th, Ewell’s corps came out of its works on our extreme right flank; but the attack was promptly repulsed, with heavy loss.  This delayed the movement to the North Anna until the night of the 21st, when it was commenced.  But the enemy again, having the shorter line, and being in possession of the main roads, was enabled to reach the North Anna in advance of us, and took position behind it.  The fifth corps reached the North Anna on the afternoon of the 23d, closely followed by the sixth corps.  The second and ninth corps got up about the same time, the second holding the railroad bridge, and the ninth lying between that and Jericho Ford.  General Warren effected a crossing the same afternoon, and got a position without much opposition.  Soon after getting into position he was violently attacked, but repulsed the enemy with great slaughter.  On the 25th, General Sheridan rejoined the Army of the Potomac from the raid on which he started from Spottsylvania, having destroyed the depots at Beaver Dam and Ashland stations, four trains of cars, large supplies of rations, and many miles of railroad-track; recaptured about four hundred of our men on their way to Richmond as prisoners of war; met and defeated the enemy’s cavalry at Yellow Tavern; carried the first line of works around Richmond (but finding the second line too strong to be carried by assault), recrossed to the north bank of the Chickahominy at Meadow Bridge under heavy fire, and moved by a detour to Haxall’s Landing, on the James River, where he communicated with General Butler.  This raid had the effect of drawing off the whole of the enemy’s cavalry force, making it comparatively easy to guard our trains.