ARMY OF THE POTOMAC: Important Movement in Progress; The Entire Army in Motion on Tuesday Morning (3/30/1865)

New York Times - Times Machine ^ | 3/30/1865

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Special Dispatch to the New-York Times.

WASHINGTON, Wednesday, March 29.

Information received here to-night from the army of the Potomac, states that the entire army was in motion yesterday, and that Gen. GRANT and staff were to move from City Point during the afternoon. It is not improbable, therefore, that we may hear important news to-morrow.

Gen. Sherman at City Point.

WASHINGTON, Wednesday, March 29.

Maj.-Gen. SHERMAN arrived at City Point, with some of the officers of his staff, on Monday evening, and left on his return to his army on Tuesday, after an interview on board the steamer River Queen with President LINCOLN and Gens. GRANT, MEADE, ORD, SHERIDAN, and others.

Interview between Gens. Grant and Sherman.

PHILADELPHIA, Wednesday, March 29.

A special dispatch to the Bulletin from Washington, says: "Mr. GOOK, editor of the Wilmington N.C. Herald, who has just reached here, says there has been no additional fighting in SHERMAN or SCHOFIED's army. The troops of both armies are being supplied with provisions and clothing.

Now that it has passed, it is not improper to say, that several days ego Gens. GRANT and SHERMAN had an interview, lasting several hours. The time and place should not be named."

THE BATTLE BEFORE PETERSBURGH.

Lee's Official Report of the Affair-He Claims to have Captured Nine Pieces of Artillery, Eight Mortars, and Between Five and Six Hundred Prisoners-Gens. Terry and Cooke Wounded.

Special Dispatch to the New-York Times.

WASHINGTON, Wednesday, March 29.

The following is LEE's official report of Saturday's engagement:

HEADQUARTERS, March 25, 1865 -- 11 P.M.

To Maj.-Gen. Jno. C. Breckinridge, Secretary of War:

At daylight this morning, Gen. GORDON assaulted and carried the enemy's works at Hare's Hill, capturing nine pieces of artillery and eight mortars, and between five and six hundred prisoners,

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Army of the Potomac: Important Movement in Progress – 2
The Battle Before Petersburgh: Lee’s Official Report of the Affair – 2
From North Carolina: Statements and Opinions of a Member of the Legislature – 2-3
Cavalry Operations: Important Movement in Tennessee – 3
From Montreal: Release of the Rebel Raiders – 3
Letter from Gen. Grant – 3
President Lincoln’s Ideas of the Military Situation – 3
Southern News: The Libby Prison – 3-4
News from Washington – 4-5
The Columbia College School of Mines: Statements Regarding its Plans and Objects – 5-6
Editorial: The Oath of Allegiance in Charleston – 6
Jeff. Davis on Cheerfulness – 6
The Rebel Version of the Battle on Saturday – 6-7
Editorial: The St. Albans Thieves – Another Judicial Decision – 7
The Rebel Credit in England – 7
Mexico – 7
Defacement of Natural Scenery – 7
General City News – 7
Brooklyn News – 7

[BrexitBen]

The motto of the New York Times, from its inception, should have always been, “ any war is a good war, if it sells our newspaper “.

[Repeal The 17th]

Eleven more days...

[BroJoeK]

BrexitBen: "The motto of the New York Times, from its inception, should have always been, “ any war is a good war, if it sells our newspaper “."

That's complete nonsense since, unlike many other papers, the Times never called for the US to go to war:

1. Against the Confederacy in 1861, before Confederates attacked Union Fort Sumter, April 12, 1861.

2. Against Spain in 1898, even after the sinking of USS Maine in Havanah Harbor, February 15, 1898.

3. Against Germany in 1917, prior to Pres. Wilson's request for a declaration of war on April 2, 1917.

4. Against Germany and Japan in 1941, prior to the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, December 7, 1941 and Hitler's declaration of war against the US on December 11, 1941.

At least through 1941, the NY Times never called for war before it happened, but did always support the US war efforts and goals.

Finally, it's worth remembering that the NY Times was far from NYC's #1 selling newspaper during the Civil War, or indeed, until the 1960s.
There were always other papers more popular and often more eager for war -- papers like Joseph Pulitzer’s New York World and William Randolph Hearst’s New York Journal.

The NY Times never called for war before it happened, but did then support our wars through to victory.