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The Daily Dispatch: May 20, 1864., [Electronic resource], The War in Virginia. (search)
Virginia. A force of the enemy's cavalry reached Gulney's Depot on Wednesday evening last, about six o'clock, and set fire to the empty buildings at that place, which were soon consumed. Everything of value had been previously removed. They were driven off shortly afterwards by a force of our cavalry that happened to be near by. The situation of the respective armies in that quarter, from what we can learn, appears to be unchanged, though a report prevailed late yesterday evening that Grant had extended his lines, with his left resting on Gulney's Depot. This would indicate that he intends to move down on a line with the Richmond had Fredericksburg Railroad, while at the same time he would be in striking distance of the Rappahannock river. Several gunboats are reported to have been seen in the Rappahannock, some distance below Port Royal, on Wednesday last. Persons who came down on the train from Milford Station, yesterday evening, state that we captured six pieces of ar
The Daily Dispatch: May 20, 1864., [Electronic resource], A Remarkable Exhibition in New York. (search)
A Remarkable Exhibition in New York. They are having an excitement in New York which even dims the interest taken in Grant. It appears to be a sort of spiritual demonstration, which is peculiarly attractive to the Yankee nation. The performers are the "Davenport Brothers," and the description of the performance occupies a good deal of room in the New York papers. From a long account in the Herald we take the following: The performances of the Davenport Brothers at the Cooper Institute continue to attract general attention and large audiences. Last evening there was a very full and fashionable house, and the manifestations were unusually satisfactory. This was undoubtedly the result, in a great measure, of the good order maintained by the spectators, almost all of whom were too intelligent to interfere with their own enjoyment by unnecessary vociferation. Those who made the most noise were those whose opinions are of the least consequence. Mr. Lacy, who has char
The Daily Dispatch: May 20, 1864., [Electronic resource], Notes of Sheridan's Raid around Richmond. (search)
From Petersburg. Petersburg, May 18. --There was heavy skirmishing along our lines to-day. The army correspondent of the New York News, of the 13th, says that Gen. Grant was compelled to use his 30,000 reserves on the second day, and now all are gone. He reports Grant's losses at 60,000. Gold is quoted at 176. From Petersburg. Petersburg, May 18. --There was heavy skirmishing along our lines to-day. The army correspondent of the New York News, of the 13th, says that Gen. Grant was compelled to use his 30,000 reserves on the second day, and now all are gone. He reports Grant's losses at 60,000. Gold is quoted at 176.
The Daily Dispatch: May 20, 1864., [Electronic resource], The defeat of Sigel. (search)
for local defence were to be defeated rapidly in detail — raiders were to destroy the subsistence accumulated for the city and for the main army of the Confederacy — Butler was to occupy Petersburg and invest or take Richmond if he could — while Grant was to run over Lee, by mere force of overwhelming numbers, and take Richmond by storm if Butler should leave it for him. There was indeed a Yankee deluge to sweep this devoted State and submerge this hated city.--The waters had been accumulated,ons of the boastful nation that had concentrated its mighty resources for the final overthrow of the South. The waves dashed out their fury and the flood was checked. Lee stood like Gibraltar towering above the storm that broke at his feet; and Grant, seated amidst the wreck of his broken columns, gnashes his teeth in disappointment and rage, and swears to fight it out on the line he started upon "If it takes all summer." The Giant certainly rivals the great "Fe Fo Fum" in his anger; like him<