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J. B. Jones, A Rebel War Clerk's Diary, chapter 44 (search)
Xliii.
October, 1864
Attempt to retake Fort Harrison.
a false alarm.
dispatches from Gen. Lee.
impressments.
Gen. Butler's generosity.
matters in and about the city.
Beverly Tucker's contract with a New York firm for supplies.
October 1
Raining and cold.
Horrible for the troops in the trenches!
The battle, yesterday (on this side of the river), was an attempt of Gen. Lee to retake Fort Harrison, near Chaffin's Bluff, which failed, after two essays.
Gen. Lee deemed its recapture important, and exposed himself very much in the assault: so much so as to cause a thrill of alarm throughout the field.
But it all would not do; the enterprise of the enemy had in a few hours rendered the place almost impregnable.
Judge Lyons, who came in to-day (from a visit to the field), estimates our killed and wounded at from 700 to 1000.
But we have better news from other quarters.
Generals Hampton and Heath attacked the enemy on the south side of the river, yesterday,