Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1864-08-02
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News from sherman ana
Grant.

AZ, az Hudson which lett Fortress Monroe
~. .f,erroon. saws that Lincoln and Grant
- !, =. .nsulta,ion at that place when We
left. -,
commercials Washington special Of th'
| lstsass
An off ~.al dispatch received here from
b fore Atlanta, states that the rebels assault
I'd the siel,ner vigorously last "Wednesday
and wee rcyuI>ei dissstrously.
shcrnlan's wounded numbered coo. lie
buried go r,bels.
Hoods loss is 1000.
Gentlemen who spent yesterday with
Grant represent him as being in good spirit
and confident of ultimate success.
The Posts Washington special Of the
LIST SAYS:
"Details Of Saturdays operations before
! Petersburg has been received here; the.
may he summed up thus after the NINE
! exploited in f ont cs the 9Th corps, !. charge
was ordered and the 'cbels Immediately
opened terrific fire from every part oil tA,ii
| lines. Il was impossible FOR our troops I,
withstand such n calling fire. and lcil back
in very good order hrining with them 800
prisoners. 4 brigade of colored troops wa
,.en ord. rcd to charge. Six pieces Of ar
ullcry tel in.n our hands. but il was i'm
| possible to cxtricat. them from the mines
ofeApioSion.
The enemies loss j. very severe, one
south Carolina regiment was blown int
| ne air and large number Of men wc"'
>llied Gems Hlrlett and Wild wcie cap
urcl ~ the rebels.
NV York, August THE Post 5 Wash
ng on special lst says.
| Ricfn ind papers OF Friday claim ylcfn-
! m North Carolina. declaring Holden and
I e con-el eatiycs def ated and Van re-
elected Governor The richmond Wing
lains n victory for Early at iiearn town
near Winch tcr An additional despatch
rom Eiily, declares that he had driven tn.
II on forces w the Potomac into Mary
and
Tie Cha tancoga Gazette of the ct
iy9 the following despatch was received
u-etay, rrcvauS to the battle Of the 22n
,hisn was very scscrc. The ,I.ciny attack
: oar i,,ccs seven tunes and we've Is Of
TN rcpulscd.
U.a total los, is 9 5oo and o gums.
The known loss If he enemy in Killed
y, It more than GJt'u. .id we captured over
900 lri-9nrrs, also ~ stand "l coler,-
p 4 5000 siatd oia,ms The total l,>~ IT,
nc'ny IN killed. Wounded and MESSING.
am Gall short Of from 10 Gp0 to l5,ovU.
III the battle OF the oolh inst. his loss Is
II Least enuu
our army IS right On the Atlanta, and
good co dl!on.
CfvcivNATi, Aus 9 4 band Of rebels
.niie. o',-tgrmad a raid into the soii,hcri,
art Of kenion coInts Yesterday and arrest
The others az cectirn u two. precincts
I'D destroyed t." poll books.
\ special from Nashville TO the Cazctt,
avs.
The Major General conmanlim. in a cir
u.ar Congratulate thu tro p- upon iiic br
i,nt >uccus>e> attcrtiia, the | 'nuu arm ii.
Ne a,c battles In the h.t,lc OF the 2oth,
- winch the 10th corps, one division of ti,
IA corps and u part OF the iilh corp, wee
ngag' d, the total u.on loss WIS .33. IT,
pn, OF thc 2nth corps there We're put oui
). fight G'i0o rebels. Fllieeu hundred ami
MY three rebels we've bu.ied by our troupe,
and the icheis permitted to bury 230 ,hrn-
selves. The ~ divis Oh lth corps rcprlscu
seven assaults aud captured stand OF col
'ss III the battle Of The 22,l. To:ai mon
less $500 and lo pieces artillery. Rebel loss
'puH, 10 stand oi colors and 5000 small
arms.
General Garrard in raid on the Georgia
railroad destroyed the railroad bridge al
t9nrads, Coyington and Social { rce and
brought in 200 prisoners with a loss OF only
wn men,
On the 28th the enemy made an attack on
logan 5 corps but were defeated
- L
command OF the goth corps at his own re-.
quest and game North
Gen. Stanley succeeds to Towards com
'nand and Craft succe ds Staney in COM
.nand ofhis division.