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The Daily Dispatch: September 12, 1864., [Electronic resource], From General Lee's Army. (search)
the interval may supersede the necessity of legislation. But new grants of power are unnecessary. Execute the laws, and all will be well. --Perhaps this communication may fall without fruit. If its suggestions are heeded, the country will be benefitted; if ignored, I will not answer for results. Reinforce Lee and Hood are the suggestions of prudence and common sense, which I cannot suppose our authorities will willfully disregard. The enemy have nearly finished their branch of the City Point road to the Weldon railroad; and everything indicates a purpose — so soon as they are strong enough — to make a bold effort to seize the Southside railroad. This morning, about 3 o'clock, the enemy massed eleven skeleton regiments in front of Finnegan and Harris's skirmish lines, driving them in from two lines and capturing some thirty or forty prisoners. Finnegan quickly rallied his skirmishers, retaking the second or inner line, and re-establishing his pickets at that point. Our li