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The Daily Dispatch: October 29, 1864., [Electronic resource], article 1 (search)
cover a much more important movement, and one upon which, no doubt, Grant counted largely. It was designed to engage our attention while thesed to the Williamsburg road and seized our works there. But again Grant was thwarted by the skill of our generals and the valor of our troo sixty-five. All was again quiet on the north side yesterday. Grant had, on Thursday, withdrawn most of his force from our right and cegor at an early day. We cannot see any reason for this opinion. If Grant could not attain his object on Thursday, delay will not improve hisy evening and night. Second Official report from General Lee--Grant's simultaneous attacks on our right and left on Thursday Disgracefutch from General Lee was received last night. It will be seen that Grant was badly beaten on Thursday--even worse south of Petersburg than o It appears that the Second, Ninth and a part of the Fifth corps of Grant's army moved around to our right on Wednesday night, and early on T
The Daily Dispatch: October 29, 1864., [Electronic resource], article 1 (search)
acuteness and a sufficient degree of asperity, the campaign of General Grant from the Rapid Ann to the south side of James river. That writer stated then that Grant could never take Richmond from the south side, and that the point where the "keys of Richmond," as he rather pompouthat if Richmond be taken at all it must be taken by that route, as Grant himself has at last found out. The letter in quotation is remarkable for the expose it makes of Grant's losses in the late campaign, of his failures, and of the enormous forces with which he opened it. According to this writer, then, Grant has had under his own immediate direction in this army, now here before Richmond, 260,000 men, of which campaign opened, and not one foot of progress has yet been made by Grant in the capture of either Petersburg or Richmond. The grand scheme the possibility of human passions, bad as we know them to be. Grant seems to have adopted the suggestions of this writer completely. E