FIGHT AT DINWIDDIE COURTHOUSE.-BATTLE OF FIVE FORKS.-DEFEAT OF THE REDELS. CONSTERNATION IN RICHMOND.-ITS EVACUATION BY LEE.-PURSUIT OF THE FLEEING ARMY.-SAILOR'S CREEK.-LEE'S SURRENDER.-TERMS.-SHERMAN.STONEMAN.-CANBY AT MOBILE.-WILSON'S COMMAND.-CONCLUSION.

It was now the early morning of the 29th of March. In accordance with instructions, Ord had moved out with two divisions of the Twenty-fourth Corps, under Gibbon, and one of the Twenty-fifth, under Birney, and McKenzie's cavalry, on the night of the Twenty-seventh, and at dawn of the 29th they were at Hatcher's Run.

On the 28th, Sheridan had received the following instructions:

CITY POINT, Va., March 28, 1865.

GENERAL—The Fifth Army Corps will move by the Vaughan road at three A. M. to-morrow morning. The Second moves at about nine A. M., having but about three miles to march to reach the first point designated for it to take on the right of the Fifth Corps, after the latter reaching Dinwiddie Courthouse. Move your cayalry at as early an hour as you can, and without being confined to any particular road or roads. You may go out by the nearest roads in rear of the Fifth Corps, pass by its left, and passing near to or through Dinwiddie, reach the right and rear of the enemy as soon as you can. It is not the intention to attack the enemy in his intrenched position, but to force him out if possible. Should he come out and attack us, or get himself where he can be attacked, move in with your entire force in your own way, and with the full reliance that the army will engage or follow as circumstances will dictate. I shall be on the field, and will probably be able to communicate with you. Should I not do so, and you find that the enemy keeps within his main intrenched line, you may cut loose and push for the Danville road. If you find