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The Daily Dispatch: May 6, 1864., [Electronic resource], The impending battle on the Rapidan — the enemy on the Peninsula — Iron Clads and transports in James river — troops landed at Bermuda Hundreds, &c. (search)
has for its object the tapping of the Central Railroad in the vicinity of Frederick's Hall Depot. It will be seen by reference to a telegraphic dispatch, to be found in another column, that the enemy have left Culpeper Court House. The fullest intelligence of the movements of the enemy in Northern Virginia is given in the letter from our correspondent. It conveys the impression that to-morrow or Sunday the decisive struggle will take place at Mine Run, where Meade once drew up in front of Lee, but retreated without a fight. From information derived from persons who reached the city by the York River yesterday, we learn that the enemy have advanced a cavalry force to New Kent C. H., within six miles of the York River Railroad, and drove in Col. Shingler's pickets. The force at West Point having completed the repairs to the wharf are busily engaged rebuilding the railroad in this direction. It is ascertained from a source deemed worthy of credit that the enemy have a for
The Daily Dispatch: May 6, 1864., [Electronic resource], From General Lee's Army. (search)
From General Lee's Army. Grant's forces across the river — the battle likely to take place at Mine Run — the Yankee strength. &c. [from our own Correspondent.] Army of Norther Virginia, Thursday, May 5, 1864. The armies of Northern Virginia and of the Potomac are no longer in hybernis, with pickets walking dull and monotonous beats. Everything is life, animation, and activity, Burnside, after a long season of preparation, has quit Annapolis, and is once more about to essay cavalry annoyed and harassed them, but beyond this nothing of interest. It would be improper and premature at this writing to state what dispositions have been made of our forces; but this much I will say: that the vigilance and activity of Gen. Lee has been unremitting, and that everything has been done that is likely to insure success and victory. From present indications I think the enemy will head his column up the plank road. In this event it is quite probable that the fight will occ
The Daily Dispatch: May 6, 1864., [Electronic resource], The Confederate notes (search)
ks alone at Grand Ecore are now known to have been over five thousand. It was certainly high time for the new military policy of concentration of forces and unity of action to be applied. Rebels reported to be moving out of North Carolina. A Washington telegram, of the 28th, says: Gen Butler to day telegraphed the President that from information which he had received, he believed that the rebel troops were abandoning North Carolina, and concentrating their forces with those of Lee for the defence of Virginia. It is now understood that little Washington and Newbern are safe. The rebels having accomplished all the mischief they desired, in consequence of Butler's bad management, have now ample time to concentrate their forces to guard against any possible flank movement by the York or James rivers, which the Richmond papers have recently suspected might be attempted. Miscellaneous. We learn from the Indianapolis Journal that the quota of one hundred days men
The Daily Dispatch: May 6, 1864., [Electronic resource], The very Latest. (search)
eedom was in a sensation, the telegraph keeping them electrified — and the sequel, including the startling and delightful trick of the Grant party, was the very "excelsior," the "upi de," the "upi di, "of Yankee humbug! Such an event was a Godsend! The nation was happy! Now, what sort of honor is this for a General! If Grant accepts it, he is nothing but a Yankee after all. He certainly can have no lofty ambition and no very elevated notions of true honor. Such a sword might do honor to Fremont, or Burnside, or Milroy, or even Butter; but we had thought a little batter of Grant. But McClellan's friends, although out jockeyed in the great sword race, are determined that their own Mac. shall have a sword too. We learn by late New York papers that they are getting up a grand subscription (everything the Yankees do is "grand") to buy a sword that shall be as superb and costly as Grant's. Robert E. Lee can never be defeated in the field by men who wear such swords as these!
The Daily Dispatch: May 6, 1864., [Electronic resource], The very Latest. (search)
From North Georgia. Dalton, May 5. --Contrary to all expectations, the enemy have advanced but little to-day. One division of Hooker's corps is at Lee & Gordon's mills. Palmer's corps and one division are in front of Tunnel Hill, occupying our old picket station; Howard's corps and two divisions between Varnett's Station and Red Clay, all busily engaged outing roads, can swaying, and building bridges, Their advance will be necessarily very slow, Numerous deserters have come into our lines to day and given themselves up, saying that their time expires from the 10th to the 12th and none of them will fight in the approaching engagements.