New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-12-10

quarters Of the former to protest deelar-
ing that he believed there was still an op-
portunity TO carry The crest Of the hill ac'
cording TO the plan. General Meade only
modified the order, however. TO the extent
OF leaving the time and manner OF retiring
TO Burnsides discretion. The order reached
the crater at noon. The total loss to the
Union side, including prisoners, was up
ward of 4,000 and was due to inefficient
management General Grant was Of the
opinion that everything was favorable for
capturing Petersburg, with all its artillery
and large part of the garrison. with little
/ loss, il the affair had been handled proper
! ~. Through slip number two Petersburg
still remained In Confederate hands
That day closed General Burnsioe's mill
tary career. Charges were preferred against
. him by General Meade. The court OF in
quiry censured him for falling TO make
such preparations as would have insured
success Ledle, Ferrero and Colonel Bliss
were censured for nefiiciency and mshe'
havior in action. Other officers suffered be-
cause of lack OF energy or failure in some
direction.
After this disastrous enterprise the en-
gneers, under General Grants orders, per-
fected the redoubts and the lines connect
ing them. so that at the proper time
: portion OF the army could be relieved iof
operations on the enemys communications
In August Warren's corps succeeded. aiter
a bloody encounter, in breaking the Weldon
line. Tie enemy was now forced 20 hau'
his supplies by wagon 4 distance OF thirty
miles. 1t was not without desperate
/ ca submitted
the cutting of this artery. Late IN septem'
her Fort Harrison, an important ConIeo'
crate work on the north side OF the james
On a road leading TO Richmond, was cdp'
ured, but the Union troops were not apN
10 make any further progress toward 'H'
city in that direction. The losses on eas"
side were more than 200. At about wv
same tine the Union line on the leit
yond the Weldons road was swung iurtns'
Ground toward the South Side kalroao'
and late i'm october an effort was hiau
with $500 troops TO strike this TOAD i'se'''
The project failed. the action being KNOW"
as the battle OF Hatcher Run. The tFoops
we're six miles from the railroad VAC"
they were repulsed This was the 1SS.
strenuous hghting for tie Wearied 'NV''
troops In the year OF 1854 The eihelehe'
of the army was tar below what u no
been. owing 20 its hard campaigning anD
ighting and the large proportion OF 70
material OF an inferior character W''N"
had been drawn in by the drafts y De
amount of work was required before "
army would reach is carly degree oil GU"
cheney.
When spring opened, however, tue ar.
was hbred like a steel spring ana resi-
Tor any task The Confederacy was
on it's last legs. It's currency was h"'u'
worth the paper which represented H.
sertions were increasing in numbers ~
G, nfcdcgato Congress. dissatis!led VIZ
President Davis's mcddling with mil''''
affairs. named General Lee rs chief OF ."
the conf ,deratc armies and compelled u''
confederate President 10 TIappoint JOSEF
4. Johnston to tic command OF the aiD!
in front Of sherman. Even the insu'uuV'
OF slavery was recognized as thineseI '"'
rast. il was becoming more and more ON,
cult TO supply Leo's army with Good
endeayored 60 hrins about eonfefeH
with Grant looking TOW ard the settlsHe
of tho controversy between TIE belnss
ents," bur President Liacoln forbade u'
winding ~ his message TO Grant loo ~