Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1864-06-25
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It'i5 very amusing to Esad extracts rom tbs
army eorresPohdsnce of the New York paper,
explaining the flank mOvsmsafs Of Grant. An
extract from letter to the NsW York Tfmss.
written on the Tuesday before tbs terrible rs-
pulse q Friday June I5t, has tie following
straiegical explanation:
TIE present position Of this army is the rsgult
Of thss hne turaing msFsns1s, which, com
IaenSiag On Thursday iass, in two days plsntad
gu eefPs Aetoss TIE Pamunksy river, rendered
usele4s the 8izhlrG5e rsbel dafsnssg Of fths Sartb
Auna, and secured as communicated vz;sI
Ferz rlvsr, the Chssapeake, and the arnuls re
soGTe9s which these Wsisrs 85as. Ofthis ucve-
mens hA7a sans you such reports as il hss bsen
possible . saEd With such infIsqusns opooFsu-
mites OF communication IS are Afforded. I faar
however, that no reports which you can have re-
eeIvsd are 1t al adequate 80 SCI forth the srus
presentation OF this great opsatiou il s.ssisVv
Your readers wsu-d require better maps thsu
eza PossiolY be accessible to th8m, sud would
need 20 bnns them to an amsunf Of study AZ
which you are capable il order TO grssD is rsls-
lions and is reality. Enough tha5 il IA, nIsy,s-
Cd this army Twelve miles nearer Richmond
Lhas Il has f0lsd he plans and purposes Of the
Willy enemy, and has brought rs 70 easy com
muuieailon with secure and perfect bsse I
must net, however, foTbssr to ez,Dhssizs cna
point II appears to be conceived thai sais
movemeRt is understood 70 be 8 following m AZ
the enemy, who Is supposed 30 have fsllsa back
from his lines between the North aud Soutb
Anna conception which does Injustice 10 the
ganeralship Of our e0umandsr.
1. twas not Les bat Grant .nst took The inisi,-
tive. Lee would glGdly have remained in ~
lines along the Soath Anna, snd would wiling
iy have awaited battle there, but he WAS flrced
out OF bis cherished position, Just as be was
eompslled TO eg2euaie the lines Of SDottsvIvspis
BY an offensive mOvsmsnt threatening b. com
municahons-a movements bold il es1ceu;ion
and mastery in execution. There are - ssvs
the Archduke Charles, battles which are Il.
ready won By tbs mere direction Of ths strategic
line OF advznes." In Ike sense Is csn be fsiriv
claimed iast By couple Of days marching this
army has gained = victory mora subssSntiaf
than weeks hard p0undisg eJuld in tie stu
auon Te have Woni and that We are entitled So
to regard this great flank movement is e9nfirpsd
BY ths tone Of mingled modification sBd br,1-
Sadoeie in which tbs Richmond press treats it
The Washington Uaiou, presamiuE that NJ
Grant would enter Richmond from The ..ol5
ground Of MeClsllan,n reached BY ethst 6os
turning movement thus explains how the ore
ration was to be accomplished:
In the attack on &. ehuonl II viii bs -..s..,
Ty to SIGHT over the vsfy sane sronnd oe,,,.;,.5
By Gen Mcclellan. Gau. Avsrin ecrn5;s1
bsHss' shop and Shady grove ~ the tin1s al t5e
Hanover CouSt House 6ght. D.. Gsrnsts's farm
was occupied by the Confederstss, and bers
they VIII make stub5orn rssistsnes. A tbe
natural deenses Of the place ygil admit tbsn, n
DO so. Gen Badly Smiths division oeeuBied
the position IN ffont Of this farm after ths bs.ss
OF Fair Oaks, and had daily artillery G1ht At
ta2s fuls tae IOtopOt0m3y creek sntsTs the
Pamunzsy some three mics bsioT Hanover
toWIf and about eight miles above the White
House. Il is not m1ch Of 4 sfresr1. 5us ~
'asI'zs q times ara qulte nsfdy and dsHisu,s e.
Re fGTiad
Il VII be nscs7saEy Ess Ga1 G.sas % irvsss
ts.eaIlond Promptly 70 eecaay La -rry aFor-d
Mcclellan did, throSirg his lef. wing sronnd
toward theChssles City Court Hs1zs rssd .,e,d
big ughl beyond Msehaniesvills. I, win Be a
" important poiEt for hlEn to gss possessioh
south side OF the ChickahomirT Tks
co IN the nsighboThood which the Fedsrsl
army occupies, is covered with small plains.
Win here and there an opening which is undeg
cultivation. A great deal OF tbs cOuniTV i
swampy, and At tines il is almost irnpsssabis 70
Hayel except TO feet it. TIE Msehsuicsyills
read' Williamsburg stage read, and the Chsrles
CHY Court Houss road, are The princiesI tho--
onghtsres from Richmond, snd to take Rsch-
mond thsse rOsds must be occupied. Ia fast
the CITY should bo invested from Aiksn's land
ing, on the James river, to and beyond Nsehan-
iesvllle, and TINS esRRot be done effsetnslly IN
IA Gsn, Grant occupies the south branch Of ths
Chiekahominy, sz3 then be esn eentrslizs bis
iofees st any gwen Poiat much quicker than
AeCleitan did, IS ne did nos occupy AL ths souta
bank, DE GarRett's farm being IN the read. UD
the Williamsburg Stage road, beyond the BdrBt
ehi@ueys, which Is within seven miles Of Rich
mone, IS clearing, behind which is the swamp
N frons OF Far Oaks When Gen Cant does
TINS, As IS IN Gon. McCieilsn's Old position with
a much larger forcs.