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Edward Alfred Pollard, The lost cause; a new Southern history of the War of the Confederates ... Drawn from official sources and approved by the most distinguished Confederate leaders., Chapter 32 : (search)
Chapter 32:
Position of the armies around Richmond, June 1, 1864.
maneuvers for position.
battle of Cold Harbour.
easy repulse of the enemy.
Grant decides to cross the river, and attempt the south side of Richmond.
why Gen. Lee did not attempt to attack him in the movement.
battles of Petersburg.
two attacks of the enemy repulsed.
Butler advances his position, and is driven back.
Grant turns his attention from the fortifications to the railroads.
demonstrations on the Weld
three elements in the plan of attack.
description of the mine.
the explosion and a feu d'enfer.
the assaulting column pauses in the crater.
terrible scenes of carnage.
the miserable failure.
commentary of the New York times.
The first of June, 1864, found the position of the two armies around Richmond as follows: Grant was between the Chickahominy and the Pamunkey, with his left thrown forward to Mechanicsville, his right withdrawn to White House, and his reserve massed in rear of his