...ard's telegrams about Grant's movements, and even as late as the night of the 17th dispatched, Am not yet satisfied as to General Grant's movements, but upon your representations will move at once on Petersburg . And it was well he did, for the remarkable resistance of Beauregard's troops alone saved the city from capture on the 15th, 16th, and 17th. It was very difficult for Lee to ascertain on the nor...