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The Daily Dispatch: August 2, 1864., [Electronic resource], article 1 (search)
The Baltimore Gazette, of the 30th ult., was received last night. The Agent of the Press Association has furnished the following summary: The affair near Deep Bottom. We have previously mentioned the fact that the Confederates were making an attempt to occupy Malvern Hill and Harrison's Landing for the purpose of rendering Butler's position at Bermuda Hundred insecure, if not untenable. We now learn that, on Wednesday, General Grant threw two pontoon bridges across the James river, and sent the Second corps to the northern side of that stream for the purpose of counteracting the designs of the enemy. The Federal troops made good their landing, but were immediately attacked before they had time to organize. They succeeded, however, in driving back the opposing force, which consisted only of skirmishers, and in capturing some fifty or sixty prisoners and four pieces of artillery. The remainder of the skirmishers fell back on their supports, who occupied some st
The Daily Dispatch: August 2, 1864., [Electronic resource], article 1 (search)
on conjecture, but not entirely. The large number of prisoners taken, together with the fact that our men had an opportunity of seeing the Yankee dead left on the field, affords a good basis for forming a fair estimate of the amount of the enemy's loss. Thus it will be seen that the extent of our victory is considerably greater than at first reported. Saturday was the first occasion on which the Army of Northern Virginia ever fought against negro troops; and it is hardly probable that Grant's darkeys will be over-desirous to run against that army again. They were placed in front in the charge, and our men, enraged by the cry of "No quarter," slaughtered them like sheep. Comparatively few were taken prisoners, while hundreds were slain. Negroes, stimulated by whiskey, may possibly fight well so long as they fight successfully, but with the first good whipping, their courage, like that of Bob Acres, oozes out at their finger's ends. We learned last evening some additional
The Daily Dispatch: August 2, 1864., [Electronic resource], article 1 (search)
oot up twelve hundred--three hundred killed and wounded and three hundred prisoners from Elliott's South Carolina brigade. Mahone's losses are about four hundred and fifty killed and wounded. The mine was sprung on Bushord Johnson's front. Yesterday evening Burnside sent a flag of truce, asking permission to bury his dead. His communication was returned with the endorsement that the application of the commanding general of the army of the Potomac would be entertained. Meade then sent a flag. Permission was granted, and the hours from 5 to 9 named. This period was diligently occupied. Seven hundred of their dead were buried. A Yankee officer said that their loss in wounded was three thousand. There is great complaint against Burnside for his failure. Our captured battle flags reach twenty and prisoners eleven hundred. Yankee prisoners say Grant is organizing a grand raid against the Weldon railroad. General Elliott is improving. Nothing of interest to day.