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The Daily Dispatch: August 8, 1864., [Electronic resource], The Northern Presidential campaign — the War. (search)
The War news. The news to-day is interesting, and some of it important. Grant has met with a little reverse in his mining operations near Petersburg, which will probably convince him that the "siege" is not all on one side. For several days it has been known that the enemy were mining in front of Gracie's brigade, near our cs raised for the defence of Petersburg, who was struck by a shell while walking through Bank street, died of the wound on Friday. It is positively stated that Grant is sending more troops to Washington. It was reported yesterday that a number of transports — some had it forty-seven and the more excited at one hundred--hads division, in Lee's corps, both of which were handsomely repulsed with loss to them. J. B. Hood, General." Sherman's case just now is very much like Grant's. He cannot flank his antagonist and he cannot retreat. He must come up in front. We believe Lookout Mountain (which, we trust, will never be repeated,) is the
The Daily Dispatch: August 8, 1864., [Electronic resource], The Northern Presidential campaign — the War. (search)
below: The mine explosion at Petersburg. The papers have a great deal about the recent explosive demonstration of Grant at Petersburg, but not in the same tone in which they first heralded the news of the disastrous reception of the "gallant after it was fairly got under way. [from the Herald.] As usual in most cases, it appears that the secret of General Grant's mining operations was discovered too soon by the enemy, and it also appears that there was some blundering and shoruld organize for its capture. * * We cannot take Richmond. It has been evident to good judges for several weeks that General Grant's campaign is a failure; but though an adverse fate had the deed drawn and signed, it lacked the seal of final authen Richmond, or even the capture of Petersburg, but the defence of loyal States against the rebel armies. No doubt General Grant will keep a large force operating on the James river, but we can never afford to present to the world the spectacle o