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The Daily Dispatch: July 15, 1864., [Electronic resource], The War news. (search)
The War news. The news from Maryland is encouraging. The Confederates, on the 11th, were three miles from Washington, and the same accounts inform us that Lincoln and Stanton had ridden to the front. We should not be surprised if the next news was that they had been captured. We await further accounts with much interest. The Sixth Corps, engaged at Monocracy, was undoubtedly that of Wright, sent from the front of Petersburg. It is known that they left for Washington last Friday night and another corps took their departure the same night. This fact shows that Grant has reduced his army by sending a portion of it away to defend Washington. From Petersburg. Nothing occurred yesterday beyond the usual shelling. This is Grant's amusement while awaiting the result of events in Maryland. Wednesday was ushered in by heavy artillery firing upon our centre, to which our batteries replied promptly, giving the enemy as good as he sent. The picket firing and skirmishing conti
The Daily Dispatch: July 15, 1864., [Electronic resource], The War news. (search)
een reestablished with Philadelphia. Monday night last dispatches from Baltimore stated that the rebel cavalry were in three miles of the city, and rebel forces were in line of battle near the first tollgate, on the Seventh street road, three miles from Washington. Sunday afternoon there was fighting on Taneytown from three o'clock until nine o'clock, during which the Federals were driven in five miles. Rebel shells were falling within two miles of the centre of the city. Lincoln and Stanton rode to the front Monday evening. About two o'clock Monday evening there was severe skirmishing, and eight or ten houses destroyed near the rebel line of battle to prevent them from being used as a defence for the rebels. The rebels were in large force on Blair's farm, Silver Springs. The Chronicle, editorializing, says that within sight of the Capitol armed hosts are thundering defiance to the constituted authorities of the nation. The Chronicle says that Washington is the best fort