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The Daily Dispatch: May 10, 1864., [Electronic resource], The movement on Richmond--two more Repulses of the enemy by Gen Lee — affairs on the Southside — feint at Drewry's Bluff — fight expected near Petersburg Today — the Central Railroad Tapped, &c, &c. (search)
its character. The rumors about Chester. There were a hundred rumors yesterday about the occupation of Chester by the enemy, the burning of the station, and the occupation of the hotel as a hospital. None of them were true. Mr. E. H. Gill, the Superintendent of the Richmond and Petersburg Railroad, went over on an engine to Chester yesterday and ascertained the following to be the facts of the case: The enemy were in the village yesterday morning about 9½ o'clock, and tore up the track at the station and a part of the track leading to the Clover Hill coal pits. They left without doing other damage to property. There were no Yankees there at 4½ o'clock yesterday afternoon. The capture of the Suwanee. The prisoners captured on the gunboat Suwanee, Saturday, in James river, have arrived in the city. The infantry who aided the artillery in this capture consisted of two companies of the City Battalion, under the command of Lieut Col Wyatt M. Elliott, of this city.
The Daily Dispatch: May 10, 1864., [Electronic resource], The movement on Richmond--two more Repulses of the enemy by Gen Lee — affairs on the Southside — feint at Drewry's Bluff — fight expected near Petersburg Today — the Central Railroad Tapped, &c, &c. (search)
nce more about to advance against the enemies of their country, and exhorting them to bear with patience the hardships and sacrifices they would be called upon to endure. The above is from the Gazette of the 6th. The paper of the 7th says: We have nothing more to report in regard to the movements of the several columns now operating against Richmond. We are now told that whilst Meade is moving upon Lee by the way of the Rapidan, Gen (Buldy) Smith has landed on the Southside of James river, for the purpose of attacking Petersburg and Fort Darling, (Fort Drewry,,) whilst another force, under Gen Butter, accompanied by monitors and gunboats, has moved up the river to his support. We are also again informed that Sigel is marching up the Valley from Winchester. The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad. A small body of Confederates, belonging to Capt Pierce's company, of McNiel's regiment, captured Piedmont, on the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad, and destroyed the company's works
The Daily Dispatch: May 10, 1864., [Electronic resource], The movement on Richmond--two more Repulses of the enemy by Gen Lee — affairs on the Southside — feint at Drewry's Bluff — fight expected near Petersburg Today — the Central Railroad Tapped, &c, &c. (search)
my to hazard further campaigning. He might, however, in that event, plan a junction with Smith and Gilmore, either on the Rappahannock or the James. These matters are so soon to be settled, that it is useless to speculate about them. --Let us hope that the redoubtable Grant will not imitate McClellan, by seeking safety in flight; but stand up like a man and triumph or fall gallantly. The Southern army only asks the opportunity to try conclusions fairly and fight it out. On the James river the enemy seems inclined to press the amphibious part of the combined attack against Richmond, Grant or no Grant. He was making advances and skirmishing for positions yesterday, with what success our news columns will explain. It is said that Butler commands; and he has vanity and ambition enough to delude him into the idea that he may, after all, be the lucky man to take Richmond, and thus become the most renowned individual in all the Yankee nation! We trust, if he is really in comma