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The Daily Dispatch: May 9, 1864., [Electronic resource], article 1 (search)
. The object of the enemy in this movement was evidently to tear up the railroad and burn the bridge over Swift Creek. They lost heavily yesterday, but carried off their killed and wounded. The movements of the enemy on the Southside appears to be of a vacillating character. Gilmore and Baldy Smith are in command of the white troops, while Beast Butler is in supreme command of the expedition. One large brigade, numbering about 4,000, are negroes, under the immediate command of Gen. Hinks. It was this brigade who accomplished the daring feat of capturing our signal station on Thursday last, near City Point, while the white flag was flying. On the approach of the Yankee fleet the officer in command of the signal station communicated with the commander of the Yankee flag of truce boat, then lying at City Point with paroled Confederate prisoners on board and intimating to him his apprehensions in regard to being molested, he was assured by that officer that no fears need be