The New York herald., 1864-09-26
The siege or SuMelA-ChAncefl0rs II le.
10 TIE EDITOR op TIRE HERALD.

The siege or SumelA-ChAncefiOrsv lie.
10 TIE EDITOR op TIRE HERALD.
NEW York, sept 20, 1904.
Tie truth of history and justice to the little army Of
Suffolk demand thai should place this paper before The
reading world, through the medium Of your coumps:-
oAmrAiex OF 1868.
1.-The Southern History has the following on the cam
ragn 10 April 1868, which locates the position OF Lieut.
General LoDgstreot, viz
Now hey qhe rebels, confronted the enemy from the
ing distance 70 the Potomac while another portion
fank Of Norfolk
Lcngsreei had been promised sixty thousand men for
his spring work. and ready about the last March
10 open the campaign for the recovery OF soubcas. vr
gna. lie ordered Hill and Pettigrcw to make series OF
demonstrations at Newbern, Little Washington aud
other points In North Carons with the design Of causing
troops TO be from Norfolk Fortress Monroe other
localities In consequence was ordered the 10Th or
April 20 despatch considerable portion OF my force
General Foster ongstcet adviscd OF the order and
cess Of elns. crossed the Backwate and the
upon Suffolk On the 18th Of April Bil discontinued his
fenis upon Little Washington sent those troops 10
Suffolk he followed soon after with the remainder Of
The rebel force 10 North Carolina was estimated by
above che real rambefs Il his estimates were eorress
theu there must have beea with Longstrsct after the
concsITalon more than nfty Thousand mss Probably
With him scch able west Pointers Lieutenant Generals
Hill, HOOD and Andersen, and Major Generals Pickett
French Garnett, &c. The Petersburg Erpgcss Of the
10th c Arr! reflected The Confedcrsts expectations ~
regard !" Longsireeps army IN the foowing:--
Our people are buoyant and hopeful hey ought be-
We bsve 70 thst direction ss gallant army
naatefed nnoer any and commanded by ocer Who
has won Aufs IN evsyy eueagsmen from The fst Mants.
sas 70 tDAt ~ Sredertk spurg 1uch army nanded
~ sh AZ onr ~ LouEsttest ~ defeated tut such
an event 10 scarcely within the ssAgs Of probability.
IN spite OF The high hopes cf the eouth the siege was
raised curing Abe night n the "a Of May Nwsn
daya after the construction of from siShA 10 ten niles OF
covered ways sic pits, 9eA works. and the lose Of The
cslseSaieo thvan'er bssisry and some two thousand
rnc rshe pser., visA isw eyosas oss, admitted tAs
FAiuSe, Adj ssDsoTed LnnGatreet. Ths Richmond NJ.
aNss0 ~ koscmber 81 1888, pyooooscsd hh Knoxville
and befo's Anpslsns ~ parallel faayes, and ssd.-
was das,ns se parallel campaign Of Longrsss asAinst
ouneh the, sooser mate his
alone ~ = ~ -" -ss
the elective fodeIs force ~ the eusest wa nearly
fourteen mo usaod, whh three small wooden eunboats
Tbs WAS dntrioued on knes OF about twc,vs miles 10
extent NO d0eAl wns experienced by our arms.
FsrfsutN~oCH
During mo presence of icDssucets wing 81 SnGo ik,
Leo WIN icHson's ~ius confronted by Tho army n
Hooker Ho"Rcr was advised of ovory change IN my
front AMI arsnred mai would Ia longs,rcsI ~ long
as po1sb'c w nrder That he niynt destroy Leo Hs
urged 70 a'ikc neioro aid oou,d ho ths Ran dan
Per'aIs y dvtlon or y portion of ono IN ned ee In
Sp'so o. mo nt rrnpcn ot the conmupfcntuns ny
man. ionsssrses DID nos Cor his servants and horss