Council Bluffs bugle. [volume] (Council Bluffs, Iowa) 1860-1868, 1864-07-14

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GRANTS FLANK MOyEMEHxs
Washington, Jdne %, 1864 ThsDugil
the kind attention Of gentleman iGsl
from she army III Petersburg, I am ID
possession nf some facts ia regard % ps-
sition Of aifaiEs there and sharasboulss np
to the 25th inst, ,e tR
The great ssfank moyeme ent's III GeHer-
Ill Grant has been definitely ahardsksed.
Nothing whaksver has been accomplished
5y Il, aud IL resulted 10 q serioaA disaster
70 the thrss corps engaged in IT, Ehs
movement vas f1sly Known "a. Gen. Lee
10 soon % % BEGAN and the nsss ssnents
|ek the latses came sefy near eating %
the corps Of Hansos3 and Wright fsa,i,
tho rest Of she army. The Coagsdsskse 4
attack on these two corps was made ID
sish q manner thai neither corps couid
sappart or assist tho othaz, assa % sEsi
each ons resolved tbs attack Oh o greasIy
superior force The losses which khsss
TIVE corps sustained IN the saair zasst
greatly impair their sf6nieucy. n y
n was feared shasoa tha 24th that q
strong 0oufsdegata force bad saksa po-
session Of the jaaesion of the PriAca
George turnpike and the Jerusalem road,
eight miles south of Petersburg, which
would have prevented she return Of Han
.oosk azad Weights te this liass befors Pc
tsrsburg bas fortunately for tAsse tHs
eofps, The Confedexates rstire! 70 poias
nearer Petersburg, and on the a5sh the
threa CORPS of Haneock, Wsighs assd
Wsgrsn Ressaoasa thaF sEsps aad re-
sumsd theix places in tha Lines bessss
Petersburg.
thus, owiag to she failare Of this aaak
movemaas, ong liass before PssersbHsg
at prsssus saiy Jag east Of ths sity. =
Oar right yssts on ths South side Of Easa
Appomatox river. Our left on the raSl.
road running frem Petersburg TO Npvgbik.
Gem Graasss design Of moving hts liae
assgnd 60 the south aad Mesa s< the sawn
bas soapletsly failed.
An industrious attempt has been ,msda
to anderrate the fmpoftanoe Of the re-
cert destruczien by the Tebels of the
wharyes and pabiic property aa lsaErsssnss :
Landing, Wiloox,s Landing and NsstoYf e
on the North side Of the James River.
Every one who ID acquainted with thai
feealisy, however, cannet fail 20 see that
it Is great misfortune 30 us, and ahas II
may seriously embarrass Gen. Ggans's
operations. Tho wharves and lAnosngs
were very extensive, and very aufably
Constructed OF the best materials, 81 gEeas
cost to the GovsrnnsEs. The pesltion
OF these wharres was such thas there i
every probability that they would bare
been required For the operations Of tbs
amy aaring the pFesank eaznpaigm Tbs
work of destroying them Vas done By .
regiment under Col. Grey, by order Of
Gen. W.. H. Ice.
We have not yes Asaxd the last Of tbs
defeat of Gen. Hunter at Lysschbazg. II
seems that Gen. Pope With bis p0l1 assa,
had not joined Hunter when the latter
made his attack 90 LyEehburg, although
he had been ordered to do SO. IsaFf
90 day thaa LyaehAaFg la aOasidsrsd en-
tirely oat Of danger, that Gen Haasas
has Eetreated TO she western part Of Vir,
ginfa, and that Cen Nichols has sent oui
ssroug detachment to gobble up Pope,
They will have 10 march fast eaoagh te
catch the niEnhle footed Pope
1t is reported TO day {and this state
msns comes direct from Lynehburg1 slsAi
abe main body Of Gen. Nichal's force,
aaA Bseckenridg1's Mhole division. ars u
hot pursuit after Hunters eelana= =
Hunters fight, II is stated, was vssy
lprecspitase. Hls troops sifsw awsy
knapsaskss blankets, acooatxemenss anc
even arns in large nnmhsrs. Eleysz
pieces Of artillery and fifteen caissoni
were found ahsndoned, the gnns bsins
spiked In bangiing ansnasT, wsFs ga
Itirsly aninjarsd. Hundreds Of fstvagglsss
from Hannsar's enmmand have been cap
sared and sens back, under guard II
Lynchburg.
Gen. Shsrridan's savalsy arrived VI
,Wileox's Landing On she Iames river II
| the 26th. from White House on the Pm
4 munkay. On arriving nc the James Ris.
Or, shsy euseunsered q superioF force d
Goafsdsrata casslry, supported by b.
faptry, ssseEe engagement ensuea. Tsl
account which 7 hare received OF tho aS
fair, states that after lighting despesaszs
ly, the uaiaa cavalry succeed in ssessial
and joined Gea. lraal. TheiT loss VA
very heavy. Il weald sesm from the 40
count thai there Is large CGnfedssAtl
force On tie North side Of the 5amss fiF
lei. og which Hsaih's aisisisn sass d
I Riahmend, msmtionsd in ny LASS form
oaiy part. The moyeneat of aepssa
IFosaarss division TO New Markek, on sh
lad, has no doubt put his force ON sh
guard, and sznsed them 10 be sssy aasr
1 la gaasdiag agAiast any dssnonstsasio iol
On Richmond Irpm shs Soatheaxs. Gen
| IShsTridanfs cavalry howevef, coald rsu
|thavs bsSss Ea any condfsian 10 aghs WI
lmseii Sigor, as nasfhsr the snea npF hag
4 ices have had mach xssl sss nAay asys.
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