. The lives and campaigns of Grant and Lee. A comparison and contrast of the deeds and characters of the two great leaders in the civil war . ^back to their own Hnes. During the night, Wright wasdraw^n back some distance by Meade, and directed tointrench. The Union \vorking parties, however, could nowreach the Weldon Road. Meanwhile farther southwest another battle had beenbrought on by the cavalry under V/ilson, which, pursuant toGrants orders, had swung far out to the southwest and cutthe railroads, even tearing up a part of the Southside A MORTAR BATTERY. Grant had directed Wilson to
. The lives and campaigns of Grant and Lee. A comparison and contrast of the deeds and characters of the two great leaders in the civil war . ^back to their own Hnes. During the night, Wright wasdraw^n back some distance by Meade, and directed tointrench. The Union \vorking parties, however, could nowreach the Weldon Road. Meanwhile farther southwest another battle had beenbrought on by the cavalry under V/ilson, which, pursuant toGrants orders, had swung far out to the southwest and cutthe railroads, even tearing up a part of the Southside A MORTAR BATTERY. Grant had directed Wilson to cut these roads and then tomove on tow-ards Lynchbarg and either to join Hunter inhis southward march or Sheridan, who had been directedalso upon that point, or to return at his discretion. Wilson,after destroying a part of the roads, thought it best toreturn, as the Confederate cavalry was gathering aroundhim. Hamptons cavalry, w^hich had been following Sheri-dan, now hurriedly came against Wilson, and reinforced bya strong body of infantry, met and gave him a disastrous 500 THE LIVES AND CAMPAIGNS OF GRANT AND LEE. defeat on the Nottoway River, capturing his trains and sep-arating his brigades. The different brigades escaped bydifferent routes, one joining Wright at Reams Station,M^hom Grant had sent to Wilsons aid, and the other intothe Union Hnes by a wide southern detour. Wilson hadfifty-five hundred men with him when he started, but lost athousand of them. By the last of June, fighting for position was done, andthe army sat down to
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