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Mullett , being in the advance , came upon the enemy at Deep Run , on the 3d of April , and then a battle ensued , in which the rebels were defeated and put to flight . The road was strewn with caissons , ammunition , clothing , and all kinds of material used by an army . `` This was evidence of the great demoralization of the enemy . `` At 5 p.m. on the 4th , Sherlin , with the head of the column of the Fifth Corps , arrived at Geterville , capturing Law 's dispatch to Danville for rations , his army being entirely destitute of food . He was at Amelia , but our forces were in his front and in possession of the Danville road . `` On the 5th , Silent received information from Sherlin , that Laws and his whole army were at Amelia , and that he -LRB- Sherlin -RRB- had possession of the road to Burkesville . He sent Davies ' division on a reconnaissance in the direction of Painstown to see if any movement was being made by the enemy .