. Young people's history of Virginia and Virginians . sses were quickly made good by fresh troops,although his killed and wounded numbered more than Leeswhole army. Froin the wilderness to the James RiverGrant lost over 80,000 men. At Cold Harbor he lost 13,000men, and his soldiers refused to fight any more. Soon aftertliis battle Lincoln called his Cabinet together to considerthe question of making peace. Siege of Petersburg.—Leaving the battlefield of ColdHarbor, Grant crossed the James and laid siege to Peters-burg. Lee promptly met him, and for many months longerkept up the hopes of the Co
. Young people's history of Virginia and Virginians . sses were quickly made good by fresh troops,although his killed and wounded numbered more than Leeswhole army. Froin the wilderness to the James RiverGrant lost over 80,000 men. At Cold Harbor he lost 13,000men, and his soldiers refused to fight any more. Soon aftertliis battle Lincoln called his Cabinet together to considerthe question of making peace. Siege of Petersburg.—Leaving the battlefield of ColdHarbor, Grant crossed the James and laid siege to Peters-burg. Lee promptly met him, and for many months longerkept up the hopes of the Confederacy bydefending the town against every Cadets at New Market.—WhileGrant was fighting his way from the Rap-pahannock to the James, General Sigel with7,000 men advanced up the Valley of Vir-ginia. He was encountered near NewMarket, May 15, 1864, by General Breckin-ridge with about 4,000 Confederates. The breckinridgeground was quite open, and each army could see the extentof the others line. Sigel enveloped both flanks of Breckin=. OF Virginia and Virginians 203 ridge. The battalion of cadets from the Virginia Military-Institute, composed of youths under the military age, twohundred and thirty strong, occupied the center of the Con-federate line, in front of Sigels artillery of nine guns. Thefire of this battery was very heavy, and General Breckinridgeordered the cadets to take it. The little battalion moved
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