New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-10-15
In This Article of The Trib'
une's Civil War Series Battle
Which Cost Many Lives
Is Describ ed.

the defences. and he had succeeded in col.
lecting an army of 23.OOO men by May H.
when Butler moved out Of his works in an
aggressive fashion. That force was assem-
bled at Drewry's Bluff. point on the james
River. between four and five miles from
the Union intrenchments. Butler did some
damage. but found that the foe had taken
q strong position and was not 10 be brusnfa
| lightly aside as II he were fly Ihs
] enemy had suckers on his feet and SUCK
right where he was. Buffers right vi"
left unguarded, and was open to attack
from the river and road That was just
the point at which Beauregard aitacsn
| or May l6 with the notion of cutting OF
Butler from his base at Bermuda Hundred
and capturing or destroying him.
| May IS was a foggy day-a day when 'he
marshal of the weather CHANGED Ia ne n
an uncertain frame OF mind The fog "ou'
go up then II would come down sts'"
| This fickle attitude of the mist LED 10
LAUNDERING series OF movements ara Or
ders made and countermanded as the ~.
lifted and fell Beauregard had Surprises
and captured LOO troops on the right cary
In the day. but was not able 10 go any iu'
Their. Butler. fearful OF an attack IN "'
rear from a force on its way from Peters
! burg. but which had been driven back a.
matter OF fact. fell back a little to p0''
ton where he could protect himself IN "a.
afternoon the fog dissolved I'm nea'
rainfall. That night Butler got back WIN,
his intrenchments, and Beaureeard foDoNe'
after and corked him within the penins'~
COMING A NEW PHRASE
Grant now added another 10 the Us, '.
phrases that he made famous. II hVeo
cause him discomfort. In describing Do
ler's position i'm a report he SAID a..
forced back, or drew back INTO -.
trenchments between the FORKS W
James and Appomattox rivers the IN, -.
intrenching strongly in his 'front.' -,
covering his railroads. the city ana al w."
was valuable to him. His army the'e
though in a position OF great securiN' /,
as completely shut of as II IL hao a,
bottle tightly corked." The ap,hes
the phrase describing Buffers prenp'' I,
made # stick in the public memory.
stuck so closely that In after days, -.
Grants political feldtlonS WIN LAT
came friendly and IL was disco'e''' On.
General Grant had borrowed II from y q
eral J. G. Barnard. II became so"'
annoyance 10 him. Ideally
As Butler could do nothing asgres' Ia
and did not need his entire force " 49,,
his works. Grant directed that Sun. ~
corps should be sent to reinforce the A. ',.'.,
~ the Potomac. Il was TO cross 'hc a..
and march by way Of White house .,t,
Clellan's old headquarters ana AZ
new base of supplies. The mo'h'". At
Nav 20 found Smith and 49," me" Ala
White House. on the Pamunkey' ana
New York ferryboat, equipped VIZ, ,d6s
bow and stern guns. covered tne N,x
Having received orders TO marcn 70 "a
castle. a ferry on the Pamunkey aa
the opposite direction from his noulles
he set off without his wagons "a -, that
mr. ammunition. under the impress,
he was desired as promptly az po. Aeep
Through the hot afternoon ana y" up
dus, the men tolled on their "a, Od
o'rlock that night they encamped ne, ncrn.
church. Bright and early the mex .xtsst
inc they started again. without