A history of the United States for schools . t Grantgave his immediate attention to the Army of {enant-gen-the Potomac, which Meade continued to com- ^?^•niand under his supervision. Grant advanced directlyagainst Lee along the difficult route from Fredericks-burg to Richmond, and in the course of May and June,1864, in the fearful battles of the Wilderness, Spottsyl-vania, and Cold Harbor, he lost 64,000 men, and atlength reached the Chickahominy River, near McClel-lans old positions. He did not stay there, but crossedthe James River and advanced upon Petersburg, whereLee continued to hold him
A history of the United States for schools . t Grantgave his immediate attention to the Army of {enant-gen-the Potomac, which Meade continued to com- ^?^•niand under his supervision. Grant advanced directlyagainst Lee along the difficult route from Fredericks-burg to Richmond, and in the course of May and June,1864, in the fearful battles of the Wilderness, Spottsyl-vania, and Cold Harbor, he lost 64,000 men, and atlength reached the Chickahominy River, near McClel-lans old positions. He did not stay there, but crossedthe James River and advanced upon Petersburg, whereLee continued to hold him at bay till the next the course of the summer, Lee was even able oncemore to alarm the government at Washington by send-ing Jubal Early on an expedition through the Shenan-doah valley. After a romantic campaign, Early wascompletely defeated by Sheridan. On one occasion, Oc-tober 19, while Sheridan was at Winchester, Early sud-denly attacked his army at Cedar Creek, nearly twentymiles away. The Union army was driven back about. Mea. The portrait of Grant is the one referred to in connection with theLincoln portrait on page 373. The other four are from the collection ofthe Massachusetts Order of the Loyal Legion of the United States. §§ 151-153- SLAVERY AND SECESSION. 435 seven miles. Meanwhile, Sheridan, who had heard thedistant sound of cannon, was galloping at full speed to-ward the scene of action. As he approached the fieldand met squads of fugitives on the road, he shouted,Turn, boys, turn; were going back. One and allrallied to his side, and defeat was soon turned intovictory. 152. The Capture of Atlanta. After Braggs defeatat Chattanooga, he was superseded by Joseph Johnston,who was obliged to retreat further and further intoGeorgia before Shermans superior force. After thethree battles of Resaca, Dallas, and Kenesaw Mountain,in which about 35,000 rnen were killed or wounded,Sherman reached Atlanta. Johnston was supersededby Hood, who made two bloody but un
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