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The Daily Dispatch: May 18, 1864., [Electronic resource], Operations around Richmond — the battle not renewed yesterday — firing at Chaffin's Bluff — another steamer destroyed in St. John's river, &c. (search)
e present moment. The musketry firing is tremendous, accompanied with heavy salves of artillery. Every inch of ground is being sharply contested, and nothing can exceed the ferocity of the contest. Heavy fighting is progressing very near Gen Grant's Headquarters, Several she is strong near his Headquarters. The captured artillery are being brought to the rear, and the roads leading to the different corps hospitals are filled with soldiers, who have been wounded at the front, and aree 42d Virginia--Colonel Withers, Johnston's division — and contains the names of the different battles in which the regiment took part. The flag was captured by the 93d New York, Col Crocker. Thirteen of the captured guns have been brought to Gen. Grant's headquarters, and others are placed in different positions in the rear. They are excellent pieces, in good condition, and very similar in appearance to our own. Harlow's division, of the second corps, performed a brilliant feat this mor
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n the enemy retired from the bloody conflict. Grant made the attack again, as he did at the Wildernformation was received night before last that Grant was retiring in the direction of Fredericksburtillery of the skies" It was now manifest that Grant's real assault, as Gen Lee had believed, wouldswallowed up in the swelling, angry mass. Grant strove hard to hold us to other parts of the furage and resolution worthy of a better cause; Grant seemed to have breathed into his troops somewhength of their muskets. Again and again would Grant marshal his men for the court, and right valiat has shown the wisdom of the policy adopted. Grant has already well high exhausted himself, whils men require rest — There can be no doubt that Grant's troops were well supplied with liquor beforenent. The New York Herald urges the recall of Grant and his army to the north side of the Rappahancomplish its purpose; that being true what can Grant hope to gain by pressing further in this direc[1 more...]
The Daily Dispatch: May 18, 1864., [Electronic resource], article 3 (search)
ete disaster. Northern journals, of the 10th inst, announce his surrender, with an army of nine thousand men, to Gen. Price. "VI. The cavalry force sent by Gen. Grant to attack Richmond has been repulsed, and retired towards the Peninsula. "Every demonstration of the enemy South of James river, up to this time, has been repuwas some cannonading lasting for an hour, and just before sunset there was cavalry fighting near Smith's Mid on the Telegraph road, lasting for about an hour. Grant's new move indicates, in my judgment, no purpose to fall back, but rather to get nearer the railroad, in order to have less wagon transportation. As usual on the done all that could be done to promote the efficiency of the army and take care of the unfortunate wounded. On the Sunday evening after the Wilderness fights, Grant supposing Fredericksburg to be really in his possession, though not garrisoned by his troops, directed his wounded to go thither, or as many as could walk. About
The Daily Dispatch: May 18, 1864., [Electronic resource], Operations around Richmond — the battle not renewed yesterday — firing at Chaffin's Bluff — another steamer destroyed in St. John's river, &c. (search)
tuation for the next encounter. He must be terribly damaged. No army could lose half its force in the battle field without a sense of exhaustion and soreness that would require, at least, temporary rest. We may suppose, reasonably enough, that Grant has had at least half of his army put hors de combal Our well informed correspondent estimates his force at 92,000 musksis, which would make his entire force, of all descriptions, fully 150,000. The enemy's own reports acknowledged a loss of 35,defences, were, mowed down like grain by the reaper. If we put down 15,000 for the remaining sanguinary conflicts of the eventful two weeks of fighting, we have 70,000 men — within a fraction of half the force we may suppose to be the outside of Grant's number. How a General, with such losses, can persist in the movement which involved them, is a little wonderful. But the indications are that he persists in it, and is only manœuvering for another effort to flank that glorious Confederate