The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1864-06-09

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sosssrfuy even ,asi .sir.crdnsry mind We Snspec,
~ sAms sbing NAV be said ~ General Lee. HN cam
seabs rui . qsss,lonabls whether. ivo years ago,
s:fsss hs hAd san,rsa 's.s immsnss s.psr's1os war
' ss "' .oss s"s sss, % nd s" ,x.sa..d % sss
nsn@svrss which have dbilngushed this cam.
psiss ssd vheh p.cs slm 10 .hs iron, rank Of great
general who d'spale the palm Of ssnsraship with
kim ether W Ensana or Frsnco, amy other country
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on BIS psrssa was ssasa sappismsns o. ss Nsw yosE
nss.In sssson.a sak rsrs set.s< -.af I" ~ mss
ssn,s and sxssodins % no ssuhsae incluanr Rich.
nopf Petersburg si AL the rnafs iaadins thereto ard
Mehmans ana : ION q cote. and sslsDstiOns ciarIn
expressed great deire y swsllcw thcnah for the AXE
Of obtaining hts paroe and ihs freoaom q ,hs CITY but
10 deemed best not ~ accept bic 0Ner ~ hurry.
Tnu way rHr RErxls VisuRs or TEE tossRs
lFrom the Richaand Ie-pAtch, June ~
cosemp rary Grant lot more rien On the ieih
thar Napoleon lo.s n ths battle ~ wsisrlco. IN the
ninth volnroe ~ his cnaira. actsei a. 81 Helena TO
General Gcurgand Nspoen tAe lnes NJ the rench
army from the opening q the campaign toe gates Of
Paris was II 900 men ihis statement embraces the
battles o sny ard oaaire nras ihe 18Th ~ lnne the
battle q Waterloo on me lsih. the s..o" o. Sreachy
suit 10 Paris In the battle 81 Waterloo. acc0rding 10
Colonel borne ne irench iesi 5000 meo sied an
men sS 10 10 ,ss battle q ws,asloO ,ssT io,. vas
\ was ab N p 500 me- Killed ara wounaed. a yery
large pfon1ron Of the French les incurred after the
~ r.s,,yes sSg wseg, \ rsy n % 10 ,ry'va' ~ -.
Prussina. rather ~ Mucher AZ siod loss bad eyi
dcniiy hcen muob heasier than mo r.roh
Now, IN the bait e ,pntlsy wanna Court House. the
l2ih. the loves; estimate W have sorn made Of the
ene,ny's loss WIS % 900 A carWpaadent q the NEw
own gener "A ocert We have heard e.rfese - Tho hfif
that Al leass ooo Killed dead front Il
position. Tho usnal prcfcrtbn o. wounded q Killed
Is Eve cue. n ihs esimae bs c5gFcct. then Grsot
musf have lost iery tao thousand men On that day
as that OF twenty thousand tso sow Tbe prohabas Il
that truth cs n tc mideihai ~ that Grant actual
loss was about thgiy torsand. fhis estmaie agrees
with a the have fTHn ths North. whcfe "a
private circles. ~ b dvsCr'reng 20 the leiersharg
Erprev-paees hr oss ~ The entire campaign q ess
clud,ng srsrgers i rats shor, ~ ninety thoussnd.
Even a. the esiiIns's ~ te Ncw York N.-fsixty
thousandthese Losses rssch tnc hgure axsicrcd ~
Napoleon 20 the allies the cangegn o. Waterloo sna
exceeds that aknna aledxef BY the all thon.
Put there - ihls diacrsuc. between the samtai.n of
Waterloo soi tbsi u spctisyssna In the inrnsr ne
ssashser on oosh soes =. .sa lss y,slars
latter the deoatei parry lot four tmes 10 many
the victorious party, aeeordas y she lowest oompuis
tiop, nesrv times many. ecforfinr 10
highest II ls true that Waterloo ended IN roul asd
that spotsyivana di nc'. nut THE rsason cbvious
Napoleon had no hsfvy fortiacsins 10 innmsds,~
rear an Grant hsd. Bnt the indstnston n Grants
troops 70 attack men 10 their ntrenchnens. snce
the lesson taught them that day tells the VA
telie bly ~ head ons fghl and verwbenlps pMr
suit could have done The campaign AZ ws,erioo vss,
for its length ths bloodisst European history ms
campaep on ono side least, has been blcodlsr sl
Prom the Richmood Essml June 81
Tne mcsih q May -seh he. lass elosss. night 10
cedened carnsse 10 ywsinn Georgia and oier portlons
tpe consasrscy where the opposing armies have
would seem n give n that Designation. friend wnS
has taken the trouble mare rough sstmst@ w the
Killed IN battle since the lat II Nay, hes svsn w tns