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The Daily Dispatch: April 18, 1864., [Electronic resource], The enemy on the South side. (search)
The enemy on the South side. The Yankees are making their appearance in force on the south side of James river.--On Thursday morning a regiment of infantry landed about ten miles below Suffolk, on the Nansemond river. About ten miles from there another regiment, with cavalry and six pieces of artillery, landed and marched to Cherry Grove, where it formed a junction with the first force, both being under the command of Gen. Graham. Still another regiment, the 23d Massachusetts, under Col. Love, landed Thursday morning at Rock Landing in Surry county, on James river. Four deserters, who claimed to belong to the 8th New York, came in and surrendered. These deserters, we hear, gave very conflicting accounts of Burnside's movements, stating positively on Thursday that Burnside was preparing to move up the Peninsula, and on Friday declaring that they knew nothing about Burnside. They were brought up to Petersburg. The conflicting accounts they give of Burnside would indicate that