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The Daily Dispatch: August 25, 1863., [Electronic resource], Our Army Correspondence. (search)
propriety of our own designs; but if a change in the present situation depends on the will of Gen. Meade, the utter absence of all indications of an advance by him shows its prospect to be more remotquent attempts against Richmond have ended in disastrous failures, and the strange inactivity of Meade, accountable on no other hypothesis than the weakness and disaffection of his army since the Penres of the Government, monitions of which have already been given in New York and other cities. Meade's army, if the abandonment of the design against Richmond from this direction be correct, will pof the West and South may be recruited. The asseverations of the Yankee papers to the contrary, Meade is too weak for offensive operations on the scale requisite for the overthrow of the army of Norly crushed, as they will believe, and the fall of Richmond only a question of time. Meantime, Gen. Meade, too weak to advance himself, and in the event of an advance by Gen. Lee, has placed his army
The Daily Dispatch: August 25, 1863., [Electronic resource], Johnson's Island — the Confederate prisoners there. (search)
us. Just then an officer, I think it was the same who had gone for Hall, Gibbon's aid, came over with some regiments from the 1st brigade (Harrow's) on our left, and from him it was reported that the extreme right of the enemy, which was opposite Meade, was breaking badly, and that men were running to the rear. This greatly encouraged us, and we cheered and went to our work with a will. At this time we were behind the crest which was between us and the stone wall, which was a little way down ushed towards us were sent to the rear. Here and there was a struggle for flags; but the battle was ended in this part of the field. Lee's great assault had failed. Going back with some prisoners across the wall and over the crest, I saw Gen. Meade, who came on the ground with his son, who was his aid. He stopped to speak to Gen. Gibbon's aid (Haskell) and said, in his sharp way, "How is it going here?" or something that sounded like it. He was told the attack was repulsed, when he repeat