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It was, undoubtedly, at least twenty thousand. Subsequently they sprung mine under part of our works. The men rushed in and occupied the chasm caused by the explosion.--Our troops attacked them. They could not get out, and an awful slaughter ensued. We have not room to detail the numerous actions around Petersburg in all of which, with the exception of one, we were victorious. Nor can we enter into the details of Hunter's march to Lynchburg, or his retreat from that place, pursued by Early; nor of the march of the latter up the Valley, through Maryland, to within one mile of Washington; nor of his subsequent return to the Valley, and defeats at Winchester and New Market, on both of which occasions he rose superior to disaster, and still continued to show a bold front to the enemy. All of these movements on the part of the enemy were parts of Grant's grand plan to manœuvre Lee out of his position after he had failed to do it by direct attacks. One grand attack along our whole