The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1873-06-15
NUMBER 10.

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Sowarae their western Aauk bv the e,-...
roaas leading from the city, Esch stssSsrs
was met seiifnlly and repiused anS sssss,ss
on lay 1th, AeCIeilao Sband himseif cisa .s
Of Malvern Ri Sc ss sssaP; < ses
reCovered heart a. 10 indiet Q vsrv 80 sisss =
Eepluse ON tho advance auard ~ "a 49,
sueEs, which 4agru6er Ess bean nS.sr~sA
TI eDsngang with useless rashaeas. TSGe
success. M.r fSsIeas with an unquessiensa
longer followed, to its proposed "naa..sys. -
~ tne James, where the support Of ~ 9nns
oOsss gave aim position vel. nigh imnrAe.
IL SSoso. ao hea recovered the coniideYce az
he s ass}n ,. II sney shouted for joy when
months later ct Washington IL thsv az.
4 lowed him confidently Vhen i,a 1890 - -.
check Lees first Invasion Of the North. 4
ss w ts;s0GSd, not 20 his mere genias for
maaseriy retreat. The battle Of AntseAe1
| the frss check in Less stssay caYear - ~;ss
tory, was In trnth saved for che FaSsrsi 49,
~ MavSrn Iii. Lees dispatch on ehe sni--
, H. ~ INC Wnise Oak Swamp affair puts,
ordinary circnmstancee,n we're mia yxosG.
"the Federal army should have bean de-
stroyed. Prominent among the canaaa ~
iss escape 10 the want Of Timely aud eOrrao1
in' sa This fact attributed chieay
General Mcclellan skilfully to conceal m
retreat, ana to add much to the obstruction
with which Mature had beset the wsv OF onr
pursuiDg columns" Nevertheless, thouah
sous sayed from ruin, McClellau's force was
for the time powerless for harm. Ricbmona
was relieved from all pressure, and vithouf
strong achievements there was no hoDa "a -
. fresh advance from the James. Fhe No
litscai differences between President lincoln
a aaN ais uosSuccessful general aggravated the
de turned to new projects and new copa
manders for bis hopes Of attack on Rich
nond, and the first phase of the war In
Virgins came fairly to an end.
To follow it farther wonId be 60 tall n
twice-told tale. Lee crowded into the next
'wo years AZ much personal glory 80 has
,ver fallen to the lot Of q commantler Vikhin
ne same time. OverthrOwinR one Oppopane
'fter another BY brilliant strategy wiel6inr
N inferior force applying with unsupasSs
. ss, e e 81. saon new R1rpSss the sPeea
sersonal weakness Of HE adversafies Be-
allied only when attempting fog Political roa-
ons IN OFFENSIVE beyond The means Of ais
orce Whilst elsewhere, IN success on dc
ide Of the CoDHederacy became disasser.
md disaster grew into ruioous defeat, tbs
iefence Of Northern Virginia was never
hakeU. Only when q general advaueeA
lpon Ii whose resources IN men, anG mate.
ial were practically unlimited. aud who
.oSA
ians, such as DR.. Draper, exultlpkly eaHa
the process of sttritfOnh- weasinR SloeVn
lie advereary'e numbers gradually By enc.
rec sacrifice of his own--was RiObnOnA
nee more seriously threatened. The June
{ 1854 found Grant almost in aiglls Of Ehe
ity, upon the very ground which MoClolanas
ad held on the banks Of the ChIekahOaaipw
NO years before. FOur times he had
banged the line OF operations on whfCia he
ad declared his intention tn sight if oct
\ the summer" Four times ne had recotiI
d from the attemp pit 20 force his way direct
, the rebel capital; for bis Unbeatable ana
'atchfnl adversary ever barred the way.
nee nnore,on the morning Of yane q, Sc
ung bis masses fercely agaInsE Eh0linohoad
= Lee, which ran across the very Aeid Of
attic where that general had won his f1rst
'iumph over McClellao. The result Was
fearful and useless . slaughter, that 40
ording TO the Union bistorinn. wl0s,
tier To the day, orders were iSSaed % re-
eW the assault, the whole army, cor
ectIy appreciating what the inevitable re-
1lt must be, silently diSobeyed.
Foilcd and exaggerated, yet neser dis
earteued, FOR the 9th time Grant changed
10 strategy. Following McClellan's move
lent OF two years before, be pressed on 60
10 James but without haltiaR aA that
;reRm in iDdecisi0D, crossed iE sc once 70
Richmond from the South folfcWin1. a
ct, the plan by which he had triumnked
Vicksburg, and which he had hias0eH
ng before pointed cut, when asled freely
advise, a. the most decisive mode Of af-
skiing the capital Of the C0nfeSeraev.
inning tho Soathern part Of Pstcrsbare Be-
e ME advance was fally discovered, 10 a.
1lted the works Aerosiy, and &c WA not
he bad Iost s, 600 men more that No dc.
tecs and eat down @elibeF8ieIy 20 prepare
, Investing lines wbloh WSse Ghenesfor-
nd continually - 10 atrons ehonOd and
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