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The Daily Dispatch: November 3, 1864., [Electronic resource], article 1 (search)
t of Warren's left, and the rebels withdrawing, there the matter ended for a time, the net result being that we lost our precarious hold on Boydton road. General Miles, last night, had an hour or two of sport in front of Petersburg, on part of the line which was held by Barlow's division, of the Second corps. He sallied out had; but there was more than enough left there to guard it against many more than we had left to watch our side. Our audacity at first stunned the rebels, and General Miles, taking advantage of that, was enabled to sweep in upon them. But he stayed there less time than it requires to read the record of the glorious escapade. The rebels began pouring in upon him from right and left, and General Miles immediately withdrew his brigade to his own side of the dirt piles with very slight loss. It would, perhaps, be wise policy to leave the event itself to determine. Whether we shall tomorrow assault the rebel works defending the Southside road is one of t