Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1914-12-12
War News Fifty Years Ago
ORION the Richmond pieoatob. Dee 1 .. 1884,

General Longstrect. witl two divisions, rnado
q vigorous reconnaissance beyond tho left OF our
Fcdcrals wero up to. Ho found thcm, defended
by only pckets, He marched over thom and
the enemy were found in force. and also with
q large fort, covering, with tho outworks, moro
decided to MAKO no demonstration aspinbt this
Tort iott ana returned to Ills original position In
far as it went our loss was only two killed
and i've wounded Tho Federal loss WAS nine
killed, twelve wounded and thirty prisoners.
At O'Clock yesterday morning the Confed-
crate fnortars near Hlliotts Hill opened OH Fort
Harrison. The enemy replied only twice, with
Both shso . gun ssnh rim, time AM. ana fired solid shot
proofs and fired no more
Under date OF yesterday. General Leo reports
noon yesterday the nrst division Of tho Second
Corps corps OF tho enemy. supporting their cavalry,
Road south of the Apponattox and advanced
towards Dinwiddie Courthouse. To-day
Sae sersa by our hfant drove
prisoners and ro-ostabshinK our lines
Tho force which General Grant Gent Off on n
predatory and bridge burning expedition towards
tho Meherrln Rive" consisted OF tho Firth Army
CORPS, with cavalry and artillery all under the
the peope et saxssx he
mercy, and destroyed the courthouse, but, fortu-'
natai.. Tho county records ana papers had Dcen
previously removed to q place OF safety.
General Lee officially reports that General
Wade Hampton met and intercepted the raid
oi 8cNeTil warren and drove that mQfaudcr and
all of his troops back. Hampton headed warren
off before he reached DcllFold, which seems to
have been Warren's objective point.
The last sdrcts from Georgia arc to tho
effcot that sherman is advancing Savannah
by three parallel lines. However DchurcSard,
ifnrdee and Smith arc there to meet him, and
tho chances arc that he will never see tho
inside OF Savannah
General BraMton Bragg. with force that
seems to BIO able to hold the situation, Is re-
ported to be IN good position at Augusta. and
the advance OF the enemy has been checked
at tho opening OF the Confederate Staten
Senate yesterday morning tho Row. John r.
Edwards. or the Methodist Church, led In u
most forront prayer, which developed Into
eloquent patriotic address which commanded
the rupt not to say fearful, attention or ali
who heard II.
In tho House OF Delegates OF the Virginia
LEGISLATURE yesterday, Mr.. Raymond of Marion.
Finance Inquire into tho propriety OF appropriat-
Ing sum OF money sufficient to pay General
Robert y. Leo for his military service rendered
TO the State OF Virginia The resolution
tanned recital OF tho sacrifices General Loo
made In answering tho States call in tho first
instance Mr.. Kelley, OF Petersburg proposed
substitute requiring the proper onlucr 70 issue
at once u warrant the State Treasurer for
100000 TO compensate General Loo for his para
tho Confederate States. Mr.. Raymond opposed
tho substitute taking tho form Of a present 10
General Ice. lie said he knew tho general and
know no would not accept IL. II was only n
year ago, said lie. when some good people OF
Richmond, headed By that patriot John Stewart,
" merchant prince, offered General Lee n paiA.
was then homeless and houscloss, his splendid
estate at Arlington being in tho hands of the
enemy. he would not accept this splendid offer
OF the Richmond people. Mr.-Buford, OF Pittsyl-
yania, lspeakinH TO the motion, said General
Leo was creditor TO Virginia, and II was the
duty Of Virginia TO provide for his family.
findliS the whole subject referred to the
Finance Committee, With Instructions to bring
III a piii providing Tor a proper appropriations