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The Daily Dispatch: September 8, 1864., [Electronic resource], From Petersburg. (search)
"T. S. Bowers, "Assistant Adjutant-General." As giving you a view of the situation from a Yankee standpoint, I subjoin a part of a letter from "the Chronicle's special." It shows that they rely for success very greatly on holding the Weldon road — miserable deception: "near Petersburg,"September 2, 1864, 7 A. M. "We have entered upon the fifth month of this terrible campaign. General Grant could not have supposed the obstacles first met after crossing the Rapid Ann would sey rally their forces for another deadly assault, and raise the price of flour two dollars a pound. Little more is required than to hold this situation firmly, and make it the base of other operations, similar to those which deprived them of the Weldon road.--This can be done; the soldiers are confident of their position, and feel competent to maintain it in the face of one-half of the rebel army. And the soldiers know what they can do — better than any one else. "Picket practice in the c