The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-08-02
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ru the latter pnri of Juno 1854 A.
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Ter inc Army oil tho io'oH"c had
crossed James River and gotten int"
position before Petersburg. two pow err
cuI r.v.rr,. ,nov.r,.r,s ,.,r,. nronoscd
"' '''-"''"' 'I"h'' WHICH, II
gave the promise Of the downfall or
Richmond min. or ten months earlier
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Inc cHp"diti"n Tel bN ''ehcf'i Hhc''-
dan Tor the purpose OF destroying the
r.,,ir,,d ,.,,,t,.tin,, bntvOcu Richmond
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place and i.ynchburg. and forming -
union n, that city with cicnetai Hunter
NH. nil ,,...s s,,,ceefull,, iutcrror,.d
'''' u" ~ '''''"' "''' limp
ton in - bloody engagement near Ire
william station Tho other movement
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james ~ Ni'sol' Was directed I" MAKE
around the southern wing OF Lees
arm, mast r,,p,s et,tinu n,, :I.o (Vcl-
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SIDE Rad. end OH 10 Hurkev!lic. and
from that point down tho Dauviii" roitd
10 V"'' s''N' "os''',' ms INC trucks ''n"
biinScS culNeita an" dcp"ta ana auch
military stores as might fall in his
way
This latter expedition. lSuuwu as
WILSON'S Eaid.' had at it's bead -
young ard daring officer TO Nhoso com
lnaud Of eleven regiments we're added
four others under Brigadicr-,;cu.ral
AUGUST N;,ut" : circumstance which
greatly encouraged aud =nVe prou'iae
TO Tho undertaking, vps Tho nbycuc, on
th- north sidc of tho lanes OF nearly
III" Whole OK Ilawutou's cavalry, which
WE. occupied vt'h sheridan.
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~ GRANT tu:>Dut tRTI:HS
Nilson .,. ont on this raid a, . 4
~ ON Jui. ~ doubtlces followed 10y
TIC profound Interest and good wishes
OF President lincuili. who was that day
= visitor at Ia. Headquarters oi Gov
cral Grant pu TIA. day that Eitutz
reached Burltovllc. and WILSON was
occupied on the Soutlside Road Wttl,
"rsiil-tv istets and other indictments
of oostructiop. la:npton was n.htiilp
his Victorious tatilc WIKI Gregg at
Name. sher. near tL. PamlInlcv
rive and General " IT, T. La. wi,h
=, s..uu par, OF Ills command ONLY Was
.,ys,iIuble To follow and hnrrass the
..,idciS 'rhia he did however in a
WY greatly - prevent the c~tcnt and
thornp,.huess OF tho injury to the rail
on tho 27iA of tuuc. nNc DAYS .lftcr
this .cepoGition began Z, message to
,;,uoruI Grant from Wilson said. "At (.
- Ill., .2d. KAuiz reached iurkcvil!c.
burn". depot and track and pushed
on towards N"berr.u station tearing
up tho track ,ilcciuully la the after
noon I.ar thc Not;owdy River TIN.
TniiI division met q division OF robcl
cavaIry " H. f. Ices. and after q,
ahnr,, E.E, oi several hours defeated
uoto bridge. Although 4, severe loss
vas .-Spcrt.nccd iu tho attempt
This bridge was defended bv Lieu
tenant =. /. Farinholt with 4. small in
f;.ntry force behind several we'll
pInc.d cn,theu r.doubts. ana from the
cnragcneut here. wilson began his re-
treat through tho Counties OF Char
lottc I.uucnbur. aud DiuwiGdle.
spreading consideration ana horror
alou; his route. II Is most probable
tho rnticns Tor both men ana horses
were by this time exhausted, and il
WAS found necessary that subsistence
for both should be drawn from tho
country through which They passed.
Tho dcprcdatjoua committed on this re
treat were IN no sense confined. how
eyer TO what WAS necessary for sub
sistcucc, but private -homea and
churches along the lines OF march were
looted with ferocioUs greed and jew
CRY. ailNcrWarc, books, Womcn's APP
parcl. family pictures. pGrlor ovna-
mentS, communion plates, GoblctS, AL
tar cloths and hymuais were aDpro-
priatcd by the caNalrNmcn ana hid
upon their persons.
EADs III Hstrr 0E GREGG;
ItSTI:NS TOWARD HEtN,S
While these transactions under vii
scn aud '\autz were In progress
Hampton closed his pursuit of Gregg
in Charles CITY county and FASTENED
with his regiments 10 the vicinity of
:.
General Lees lines. TO be in po-
siticn TO intercept Wilson in his at
tempt to get bHck,
| The regiment to which belonged
! tNinih Virginia. reached stony Creek
! Station, on the Weldon Road, about
| midday on June -. and. after a brief
| halt We're ordered out ON the road
le,,ciup to Suppouy Church, near which