Lamoille newsdealer. [volume] (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1860-1877, 1864-06-29
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possibly a1thousand cavalry horses and
battery of artillery, has just gotten over,
and at this moment, not more than twenty t
meu are marching in units or couples
across the bridge Now comes b a man
leading horse now q cannon; now a
dozen. teamsters; !. now a battalion Of me-
gro soldiers; now solitary horseman !
(probably sick or wounded many But !
a heavy body of troops of all arms is
passing out of the woods, filing on to the
bridge; and now they go marching over
and aloug+not tramping in steady col
umns, it is true,- for such is not the order
of march on crossing a pontoon. Besides
the columns of infautry moving over and
massed on the bank, there are immense
numbers of horses (mostly cavalry, their
riders dismounted, / am told, and march
ing by thcmselvesD long trains of wag-
ons, numberless pieces Of artillery and
eaissons. '1ods 's.'1am ,ssioR-do1t
The grand army is marching onward
to Richmond, though it is now three
times further away from it than it was
ten days ago. i2mar 21at 5w iga'ii
Away up yonder, some 40 miles, there
is another army on the march, we fancy
---the great army of the rebellion, under
Lee. 1t is probably now, like us, cross
ing this same James River, for it will un-
doubtedly give us battle south of Rich
mond. A hundred thousand bayonets
here--a hundred thousand yonder. Be-
hold the two great hosts militant, who
have so often grappled with each other on
the soil of Old Virginia during the last
three ycars---who have fought each other
more persistently, frequently and desper-
ately than any two great beligerants Ire
call one of whom has shed more blood
in effort to take, and the other in the eff
fort to hold Richmond, than has ever be-
fore been shed in any contest over any
nations capital. Yet unsolved is the
great question in dispute between these two
armies. How much precious blood may
yet be shed to solve it---how many of
these brave and true here-how many of
thos, brave but misguided rebels there,
shall yet fall a sacrifice. God only
knows. Z ett .ea.lH n. .rs,8.ns g4aw
p The report has just reached US that q
portion of our army has captured Peters
burgh. 1t is soon modified into q report
that the outer works of the city have been
taken. But the news has spread through
the army, and the men seem to march with
lighter step and a more CHEEKY heart. o
| cannot but believe that the rebels
will hold Pctersburgh firmly and determ-
indy, if it be at all in their power. The
place, or the capture Of the place. has
such an important bearing upon Rich.
mond, in large view. that cannot think
they will give it up while they can spare
hand to hold it, 1t cannot be supposed
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that we have surprised it {; Gen. Butler
has been aiming to reach it, and has beer
making efforts to reach it. ever since the
beginning of May Of the movement o.
shss army oven the Chickahominy and il
the direction of the Jumes, the rebels
have known, as it progressed, as theil
newspapers show. And it cannot be sup
posed that they could be ignorant Of what
must be the purpose Of this army after i,
reached the south bank of the James
River. yrvt,s~ ,,,;sara,E ryoVqvY
|, But if, VIC have taken Petersburg, aol
if We do easily take it, we'shall have al
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advantage of prime value, and ont
whose Importance will very soon be ap
parent. q ID % H. X 81ciso 2f.l 5i
It's meridian, hot and sultry. Nc
troops have been in motion over the riy.
er for some time, The great body Of the
army on the right bank, and the lesser
portion on the left. are cooking their mid
day meal, or taking brief respite from
the march, under the shade Of the trees
Large numbers Of the soldiers on the
boats and on the banks have stripped
themselves to the buff. and are swimming
and diving and playing abquttj joyfully II
IL. ....L:J x,atar ofs Tho Iamea TurhiC