Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1864-08-04
Army correspondence.
In FRONT OF PETERSBURG, VA. !
Thursday, July %, 1864. (

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Thursday, July %, 1864, !
Editor Rutland Herald Scarcely hay
ing seen Herald since leaving Vermont
| know not whether you have cores
pondent in this army, but presuming
that items from the "seat OF war; may
not be entirely uninteresting to your
readers, improve little leisure which
a slight indisposition affords me, to ven
ture this letter unsolicited,
As is well known, the outer works of
Petersburg We're carried by us, and pos
session obtained on the 18th and 18th Of
June and the enemy driven to their in
terror line of Notifications, near which
we now occupy strongly entrenched po-
sitions.
l presume the good people of Yer
mont, as well as other portions of the
north, are growing impatient at the APP
parent inactivity which has prevailed
here since the dates above named, and
that they begin to fear that Grant has
| fallen into the same fatal error as did
| Mcclellan. But let me assure your
readers that they have no good cause
for their fears, and they may discard
them at once. Although no long march
es have been performed, and no great
battles fought, the period which l have
mentioned has been marked by action
that energetic, determined and obstinate,
| though silent action which has ever
charactized our noble and gallant Gene
ral-in Chief, and which in its results,
now about to transpire will send thrill
of joyful satisfaction to every loyal
American heart.
OF the precise nature Of the opera
tions now progressing before Petersburg
I am not at liberty to speak. | hazard
nothing in saying, however, that the
siege of Vicksburg is being re-enacted
in front of Petersburg. That it may re
suit as favorably is, Of course the hope
of every right-thinking person; that il
will is the firm belief of every officer
and soldier of the Army of the POto.
mac.
1t may be days, and even weeks be-
fore Petersburg falls, but that it must
fall, as surely as results follow causes, /
have not the shadow of doubt. Even
before this reaches you we may be re-
joicing in the possession of that rebe
stronghold. Grant, like truth, il
mighty and will prevail" That il
what we think in the army; therefor
possess your souls in patience, call ma,
yet be we'll"
The health of the 18th regiment, wha
is left of it, is good. The recent rain
/ with which we have been blessed hav
, conduced greatly to the health Of tn
army
Lt.-Col. Cummings is in command 0
the regiment. Maj. Reynolds is ais
with us. Lieut.. Martin, Co. E, having
/ recovered from the effects of his wound
. reported for duty yesterday. Adjutan
= Peck also returned yesterday. SIEVE
line officers only are now on duty. The
Q deserve mention. Their names are a
: follows: Capt. Kenfeld, Co. c, Lieut.
9 Pierce, Co. D, Lieut.. Martin, Co. E, Lieut.
Kicks, Co. F, Lieut.. Bingham, Co. c
l and Lieuts. Needham and Converse
: Co. H.
We hear that Co. is at Alexandra
: en- route for the front. Where is Co. K
e The hospitals are being emptied, an
t the patients sent to City Point preparf
y tory to being sent north. Scarcely
e sick or wounded man is left behind
n This means something,
CoREA.