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Benjamnin F. Butler, Butler's Book: Autobiography and Personal Reminiscences of Major-General Benjamin Butler 2 0 Browse Search
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Benjamnin F. Butler, Butler's Book: Autobiography and Personal Reminiscences of Major-General Benjamin Butler, Chapter 15: operations of the Army of the James around Richmond and Petersburg. (search)
hat all the troops with arms, second class militia, reserves, penitents, and convalescents, did not exceed two thousand effective men. The only anxiety General Grant had about such an attack was lest Lee, knowing Grant had crossed the James, and having the shorter line and the railroad from Richmond to Petersburg, should move directly to Petersburg, and that when Smith got there, he should find the city occupied by Lee's veterans. Grant was at that time at Charles City Court-House near Wilson's Landing, Fort Pocahontas. He asked me to send two regiments down to that landing to aid Sheridan in defending himself from the attacks of the Confederate troops who were close upon his rear. I sent the troops but advised that Sheridan should fall back the space of three or four miles from where he was to Fort Pocahontas where he would receive from Wilde's troops all the aid and protection he wanted. That suggestion I believe was adopted, but of the details of that I have no recollection, as