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The Daily Dispatch: December 14, 1864., [Electronic resource], article 1 (search)
orth side since General Longstreet's reconnaissance of last Saturday. The troops thrown over by Grant to meet Longstreet's movement have been withdrawn to the south side. Everything indicates protr collision with our troops, returned to their position before Petersburg. They probably reached Grant's army on Monday night. On Monday morning, Grant sent down the Jerusalem plankroad a considerablGrant sent down the Jerusalem plankroad a considerable body of infantry to meet and reinforce them. This expedition has proved to be the most signal of all Grant's many fizzles. He sends out ten or fifteen thousand men — a moveable column — to destroGrant's many fizzles. He sends out ten or fifteen thousand men — a moveable column — to destroy the Weldon and Petersburg railroad, take Bellfield, Hicksford and Weldon, and hold the latter place. They start off grandly and gaily, with banners flying and supply trains and droves of beeves fo the above was in type, the following official dispatch, giving an account of Warren's return to Grant's army, was received at the War Department: "Headquarters Army of Northern Virginia, "D
The Daily Dispatch: December 14, 1864., [Electronic resource], article 1 (search)
lightly wounded are in the hospital here. The loss to residents living near the lines of the two armies is estimated at over half a million dollars. Around Petersburg. The force which went to Bellfield is reported by letter-writers from Grant's army to have been the Fifth corps, Third division of the Second, and two brigades of Gregg's cavalry. It will be the same old story about the "object of the expedition (getting whipped?) being accomplished, it returned": They were heard ffluence he will at once exert on the Virginia campaign. General Sherman, we may be sure, with his long head, is aiming at something more than burning towns, grain, corn-cribs, or capturing useless cities. He is beside, only a lieutenant of General Grant; his movement is merely part of the great strategic part which covers the whole county. Having gained a new base on the Georgia coast, reprovision his trains, renewed his ammunition and rested his men, we may confidently expect that his