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Maj. Jed. Hotchkiss, Confederate Military History, a library of Confederate States Military History: Volume 3, Virginia (ed. Clement Anselm Evans), Chapter 25: (search)
to-night, until their designs are fully developed. On the 20th he reported that his casualties of the previous day were 196 killed, 1,090 wounded, and 240 missing. When Grant began his forward movement, on the 4th of May, he not only ordered Butler forward, but also directed Sigel, in the Shenandoah valley, to make a simultaneous advance to capture Staunton and break Lee's communications with the Shenandoah valley, with the 6,500 men and 28 guns in his command. Apprised of this movement, Lr first engagement. Halleck telegraphed to Grant, on the 17th: Sigel is in full retreat on Strasburg. He will do nothing but run. Never did anything else. The day before, Grant received the unwelcome news that the army of the James, under Gen. Ben Butler, from which he expected so much assistance, and which he was longing to join, had been successfully repulsed from a position it had gained. on the railroad between Richmond and Petersburg, and driven back into the angle between the James an
Maj. Jed. Hotchkiss, Confederate Military History, a library of Confederate States Military History: Volume 3, Virginia (ed. Clement Anselm Evans), Chapter 26: (search)
ee had shortened his lines and well punctu-ated them all along with artillery, Grant wrote: The enemy have fallen back from North Anna; we are in pursuit. Negroes who have come in state that Lee is falling back to Richmond. If this is the case, Butler's forces will all be wanted where they are. At noon of the next day he wrote: The enemy are evidently making a determined stand between the two Annas. It would probably take us two days to get in position for a general attack or to turn their position, as may prove best. Send Butler's forces to White House, to land on north side and march up to join this army. . . . If Hunter can possibly get to Charlottesville and Lynchburg, he should do so, living on the country. The railroads and canals should be destroyed, beyond possibility of repair for weeks. Completing this, he should find his way back to his original base, or from about Gordonsville, join this army. At the same hour Dana wrote: If a promising chance offers, General Grant
Maj. Jed. Hotchkiss, Confederate Military History, a library of Confederate States Military History: Volume 3, Virginia (ed. Clement Anselm Evans), Chapter 27: (search)
t he would need pontoons by which to escape to Butler on the south side of the James, even after a fd the interior defensive line, while Grant and Butler held the exterior offensive one. Beauregard, ee's army, that he might fall upon and capture Butler, while Lee held Grant in check, and that he coth, the whole of it was safely concentrated in Butler's rear, on the south side of the James. Thecers of General Grant's staff are now with General Butler, making arrangements for the movement of tlonel Porter, the officers sent Tuesday to General Butler, before deciding as to movement of the armana reported the return of the messengers from Butler, and wrote: Army moves to-night after dark. . will move to point opposite Fort Powhatan. General Butler has been ordered to throw a bridge and cor across the James, and on the 17th these drove Butler from a portion of Beauregard's old line, whichrable siege of Petersburg began. Grant, after Butler's repulse of the 18th, wrote to Meade, giving [3 more...]