The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-08-01
WHAT WAS NEWS
FIT TY YEARS AGO
From the Richmond Dispatch August /. 1894

The from the Southside this morning
is important. After several days unusual
quiet, the Federas. an early hour on Satur-
day July goth, commenced a vigorous Smelling
OF Petersburg. and varied the practice by
exploding Il mine under works
Baxter Road, mile and half from the city
by which they gained tempo Try possession OF
the salient.
when the Federals exploded tho LONG talk cd
OF mine. by which they hoped break General
Lees lines, and probably blow up all OF Peters
burg. the invinciblc General Malone threw his
veterans upon the enemy. recovered the salient
and four guns with which 1t was armed
captured twelve stands OF coors, seventy four
commissioned officers including BriIadIer-
General Bartlett and stan and SIS enlisted
The ,elcsraphic dispatches from Petersburg
many hours late say: The enemy sprung 4
mine under works the Baxter Road,
and 4 half miles from the city, Saturday morn
ing about o'clock. blowing up considerable
portion OF our works which, were occupied by
PeGrams Battery, OF Petersburg. supported by
Elliotts South Carolina Brigade. number Of
lives were lost The Federals at once bounded
forward with yell, driving the Confederate
forces and occupying large portion OF
lines Malone, hcing notified of the condition
OF affairs. hurried his own and Wrights brisadcs
70 the scene of action. on their arrival he
temporarily lost Bounding forward with a
yell, they recapturcd a large portion OF thes
line, temporarily lost. and took forty commits
stoned officers and 500 privates representing
four divisions of Furnishes Corps"
Another dispatch concerning Grants mine
explosion and its complete defeat by Mahone's
men says: Among the prisoners taken wcrs
a large number of negroes. who had been forced
into the tight against their wishes. in order
that they might serve protection from bullets
for the white Fcdcrals."
St'll another dispatch from Petersburg says:
The fighting at the mine that Grant cruelty
sprung perhaps the desperate of ali
OF the Negro soldiers forced into
the breach by white Federal soldiers behind
them. and, according to the reports by
Of the negroes who were made prisoners they
told to advance or they would be shot in
the rear There was no alternative
The first appearance 6f/ncgro soldiers came
at the forced charge at tho mine before Peters
burg. that is. the first the Army of Northern
Virginia had The -friE htful Indignation of
the of Virginia and North Carolina knew
no bounds. and IL is no wonder that they
practically raised the black flag. True. there
black nag raised. but the words no
quarter went down the line. and the big hole
in the earth that Grant made by his mine
literally filled with human corpses. mostly
those OF negroes.
II is believed that considcra BILE portion
of the cnemy's force which lately crossed
recalled to the assistance OF Grants army on
the south side
The very latest from Petersburg says: Grants
great mine explosion is over. His loss was
fully 1000. half of whom were negroes
The negro troops when sent into tho charge
were instructed TO out, No
remember Fort Pillow Two thousand OF them
received no quarter and will be able to
remember Fort pillow any other fort. The
indignant Confedcrates accepted the no quarter
banter. and governed themselves according The
result is 1000 dead niggcrs. when there
might have been less