GRANT’S ARMY: More Fighting and More Good Results; More Rebel Works Captured by Burnside and Hancock (6/19/1864)

New York Times - Times Machine ^ | 6/19/1864

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[OFFICIAL.]

WASHINGTON, June 18, 1864. WAR DEPARTMENT -- 10 P.M.

To Major-Gen. Dix:

The following dispatches from Gen. GRANT, dated yesterday, 11 A.M., at City Point, has been received by this Department:

The Ninth Corps this morning carried two more redoubts, forming part of the defences of Petersburgh, capturing four hundred and fifty prisoners and four guns.

Our successes are being followed up.

Our forces drew out from within fifty yards of the enemy's intrenchments at Cold Harbor, made a flank movement of about fifty-five miles' march, crossing the Chickahominy and James River, the latter two thousand feet wide and eighty-four feet deep at the point of crossing, and surprised the enemy's rear at Petersburgh. This was done without the loss of a wagon or piece of artillery, and only about one hundred and fifty stragglers were picked up by the enemy.

In covering this move, WARREN's corps and WILSON's cavalry had frequent skirmishing with the enemy, each losing from 50 to 60 killed and wounded, but inflicting an equal, if not greater, loss upon the enemy.

The Eighteenth Corps (SMITH's) were transferred from the White House to Bermuda Hundreds by water, and moved out near to Petersburgh. The night of their arrival, they surprised or rather captured the very strong works northeast of Petersburgh, before a sufficient force could be got in them by the enemy to join them. He was joined in the night following this capture by the Second Corps, which, in turn, captured more of the enemy's redoubts further south, and this corps was followed by the Ninth, with the result above stated.

All the troops are now up except two divisions covering the wagon trains, and they will be up to-night.

The enemy, in their endeavors to reinforce Petersburgh,

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Grant’s Army: More Fighting and More Good Results – 2-4
Department of the South: From Hilton Head – 4
The Watering Places: Saratoga and its Approaches – 4-5
New-Mexico and Arizona Military Matters in the Territory – 5-6
Southern News – 6-7
News from Washington – 7
Proceedings of Congress – 7-8
Editorial: Gen. Grant’s New Ally – 8-9
Editorial: Discords in Rebel Whistling – 9
News of the Day: The Rebellion – 9
A Sad Affair in New-Haven – 9
A Snake Fight – 9