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Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain, The Passing of the Armies: The Last Campaign of the Armies. 298 44 Browse Search
General Horace Porter, Campaigning with Grant 252 4 Browse Search
Frederick H. Dyer, Compendium of the War of the Rebellion: Regimental Histories 126 0 Browse Search
Maj. Jed. Hotchkiss, Confederate Military History, a library of Confederate States Military History: Volume 3, Virginia (ed. Clement Anselm Evans) 122 4 Browse Search
Edward Porter Alexander, Military memoirs of a Confederate: a critical narrative 90 2 Browse Search
Fitzhugh Lee, General Lee 69 1 Browse Search
D. H. Hill, Jr., Confederate Military History, a library of Confederate States Military History: Volume 4, North Carolina (ed. Clement Anselm Evans) 35 7 Browse Search
Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 37. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones) 32 2 Browse Search
Comte de Paris, History of the Civil War in America. Vol. 2. (ed. Henry Coppee , LL.D.) 29 1 Browse Search
Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 2. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones) 25 3 Browse Search
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were held in check until our reinforcements arrived. Our men, as they came up, advanced quickly, and in turn drove the lines of Yankee skirmishers back, and next met and repulse their whole force, consisting of four divisions, command by General Warren--driving them nearly a mile. Subsequently the enemy charged back, but were repulsed. At night the Yankees occupied the Southern road, with their batteries planted along the line as far down as the Yellow Tavern. Their lines extended on Our entire loss in the fight is estimated at three hundred and fifty, while that of the enemy is much greater. The latest — over two thousand prisoners captured. About three o'clock yesterday afternoon our forces made an attack upon Warren's Fifth corps, on the Weldon railroad, driving them back upwards of two miles, and capturing over two thousand prisoners, including Brigadier-General Hayes, and a number of stands of colors. Grant will have to exert himself if he would retrieve
lery and mortars opened a heavy fire upon them, to which they responded feebly. The firing was kept up for two hours, breaking up the enemy's intention, if he had any, of charging our breastworks. Our casualties are few. This morning, just after day, a heavy wagon train was seen moving to the rear. The enemy still hold the Weldon road, about two and a half miles south of this place. Our losses in the fight of yesterday evening are estimated at three hundred and fifty; that of the enemy was much heavier. [Third Dispatch.] Petersburg, August 19. --About 3 o'clock this evening, the arrangements being completed, our forces attacked, in front and rear, Warren's Fifth Yankee corps, which had made a temporary lodgment on the Weldon railroad, two miles below here, driving them backwards upwards of two miles, and capturing over two thousand prisoners, including Brigadier-General Hayes, and a number of stands of colors. A heavy rain has been falling all day.