Posted on 05/17/2024 6:34:06 AM PDT by Homer_J_Simpson
Delay of Offensive Operations--Impassable Condition of the Roads--Fine Spirits of the Troops--Both Armies Concentrated on the Road to Richmond--Evacuation of Resaca by Johnston--Butler Still Operating Against Fort Darling.
[OFFICIAL.]
WASHINGTON, D.C., Monday, May 16 -- 5 P.M.
Major-Gen. Dix, New-York:
We have dispatches from Gen. GRANT to 8 o'clock this morning. He states that offensive operations have been necessarily suspended until the roads become passable; that the army is in the best of spirits, and feels the fullest confidence in success. The two armies are now concentrated on the main road from Fredericksburgh to Richmond.
The operations of Gen. SHERMAN yesterday, and two days' hard and fighting, forced JOHNSTON to evacuate Resaca at midnight last night. Gen. SHERMAN's forces are in vigorous pursuit.
No dispatches have been received from Gen. BUTLER to-day. At the latest reports, he was still operating against Fort Darling.
EDWIN M. STANTON,
Secretary of War.
WASHINGTON, May 16 -- 11:35 A.M.
Maj.-Gen. Dix.
Our latest dates from Gen. GRANT's headquarters are to yesterday morning at 7 1/2 o'clock.
No operations of importance had occurred. Our reinforcements were arriving.
Nothing has been received from Gen. BUTLER since his telegrams of Saturday night.
We have intelligence from Resaca up to 11 o'clock last night. Our lines had advanced on the left, two lines of the enemy's earthworks having been stormed.
STONEMAN is reported to have destroyed a wagon train, captured two guns, and thrashed RODDY.
EDWIN M. STANTON,
Secretary of War.
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The Grand Campaign: The Situation in Virginia – 2
The Latest from the Front: Special Dispatches to the N.Y. Times – 2-3
Reports from Washington: More About the Returned Surgeon – 3
Gen. Butler’s Army: Progress of the Siege – 3-4
From the South: Interesting Rebel Reports – 4
From the Potomac Flotilla: The Rebels Endeavoring to Place Torpedoes in the Rappahannock and Plankatank Rivers – 4
Gen. Sherman’s Army: The Rebels Abandon Resaca – 4-5
News from Washington: Special Dispatches to the N.Y. Times – 5
Proceedings of Congress – 5-6
Editorial: The Rebel Steam Rams – 6
Editorial: The Campaign – 6
Becoming More Explicit – 6-7
Gen. McClellan – 7
Call for the New-Jersey Militia by President Lincoln – 7
Spain and Peru – 7
One Day Later from Europe: Arrival of the Hibernian Off Father Point – 7
Evening Exchange – 7
Drivers’ Strike on the City Railroads – 7
Arrival of Another Prize – 7
Funeral of Gen. Thomas G. Stevenson – 7
Impassable Condition of the Roads
Sounds like rte 95 - today
Richmond Hwy - then
Thanks for your diligent work.
Freeman chronicles these final days in Lee’s Lieutenants.
Lee and Longstreet were basically in a continuous hustle to stay out of Union gun range.
Worn out, disorganized, out of supplies and hungry.
One of the stinging moments of this final hour was a young Union Cavalry officer riding up with a flourish and arrogantly directly ordering Longstreet to show up at the surrender site. Longstreet cursed him as he rode away.
That young officer was George Custer.
” The Grand Campaign “ ?
Killing non-compliant Virginians is a “ grand campaign “?
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