Posted on 08/21/2024 7:01:28 AM PDT by Homer_J_Simpson
[OFFICIAL DISPATCHES]
WAR DEPARTMENT, WASHINGTON, Aug. 20, 1864 -- 8:10 P.M.
To Major-Gen. John A. Dix:
The operations of Gen. GRANT'S forces are detailed in the following official dispatches received by this department.
CITY POINT -- 8 P.M. -- Aug. 18, 1864.
Gen. WARREN moved with his corps this morning to and across the Weldon Road, about one mile south of the head works. To that point he met nothing but the enemy's pickets. He advanced from there toward Petersburgh, meeting the enemy in his advance. He had considerable fighting during the day, suffering some loss, and inflicting loss upon the enemy.
I have no report showing the extent of our losses, but judge them to be light from the dispatches.
Some of the enemy's wounded fell into our hands, and a few other prisoners.
CITY POINT, Va., 7:30 P.M. -- Aug. 19, 1864.
Our troops are firmly fixed across the Weldon Road.
There has been little or no fighting to-day, either south of Petersburgh or north of the James,
Warren reports that the enemy's dead in considerable numbers were found in his front unburied.
Gen. BIRNEY telegraphs Gen. BUTLER, as follows:
HEADQUARTERS, TENTH CORPS, Aug. 19, 1864.
The enemy attacked my line in heavy force last night, and were repulsed with great loss.
In front of our colored regiment eighty-two dead bodies of the enemy are counted.
The colored troops behaved handsomely and are in fine spirits.
The assault was in column, a division strong, and would have carried the works if they had not been so well defended.
The enemy's loss was at least 1,000.
D.B. BIRNEY, Major-General.
We have had a great deal of rain about Petersburgh this week, and a very grateful change in the temperature.
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