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Adam Badeau, Military history of Ulysses S. Grant from April 1861 to April 1865. Volume 3 309 19 Browse Search
Adam Badeau, Military history of Ulysses S. Grant from April 1861 to April 1865. Volume 2 309 19 Browse Search
General Horace Porter, Campaigning with Grant 170 20 Browse Search
J. B. Jones, A Rebel War Clerk's Diary 117 33 Browse Search
Comte de Paris, History of the Civil War in America. Vol. 2. (ed. Henry Coppee , LL.D.) 65 11 Browse Search
Edward Porter Alexander, Military memoirs of a Confederate: a critical narrative 62 2 Browse Search
Comte de Paris, History of the Civil War in America. Vol. 1. (ed. Henry Coppee , LL.D.) 36 2 Browse Search
William Tecumseh Sherman, Memoirs of General William T. Sherman . 34 12 Browse Search
Fitzhugh Lee, General Lee 29 3 Browse Search
Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 2. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones) 29 3 Browse Search
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The Daily Dispatch: November 29, 1864., [Electronic resource], article 1 (search)
Sherman has gained much reputation and glory by his campaign, so has General Grant gained little of either; and it is highly important to him to do something before the close of the year. He has now laid idle before Petersburg a month and two days; and but one month more of the year is left him. He must do something quickly. We may, therefore, if the weather permit, expect an early demonstration on both our wings. We say on both wings, because we have no faith in the Yankee statement that Butler's canal is nearly completed; and without the aid of this canal, there is not much likelihood that any attempt will be made upon our centre.--We speak of this prospect most cheerfully, as we believe our army was never before so well prepared for battle. From Petersburg. At Petersburg, there are movements on our extreme right that give rise to the expectation that the enemy are about to make an attack in that quarter. On last Friday, there was some skirmishing on the right, and th