. Grant and his campaigns: a military biography . instrengthening them from the Appomattox to the Jerusalemplankroad. The important points were crowned with redoubts,and heavy siege-batteries were erected in the most advan-tageous positions. In the early part of August, the lieutenant-general, believ-ing that Lee had detached three divisions from Petersburg tore-enforce the rebel army in the Shenandoah Yalley, deter-mined to make a strong diversion north of the James in favorof another movement against the Weldon road. Let us look at these co-operative movements in their this end the
. Grant and his campaigns: a military biography . instrengthening them from the Appomattox to the Jerusalemplankroad. The important points were crowned with redoubts,and heavy siege-batteries were erected in the most advan-tageous positions. In the early part of August, the lieutenant-general, believ-ing that Lee had detached three divisions from Petersburg tore-enforce the rebel army in the Shenandoah Yalley, deter-mined to make a strong diversion north of the James in favorof another movement against the Weldon road. Let us look at these co-operative movements in their this end the Second Corps was placed on transports andostentatiously moved down the river, as if proceeding to For-tress Monroe; but, under cover of night, the vessels turnedand steamed up the river, and the expeditionary force landedat Deep Bottom on the 14th of August. There it wasjoined by a cavalry division under Gregg, and a force army under Birney, which marched from BermudaHundred and crossed the river on the ponton-bridge at Richmond .-• Petersburg^ Itt Iol W II Pa I F»» ■///•/•/•KiitfintrHftr Onn4 mmt i AROUND rFnKRSUUIK} 389 Tlio general order of buttle, Kupi^rintonded by GeneralGrunt, who visited the field, was us follows : The cuvuli-y wellthro^^-n out on the Charles City roud ; the Second Coqis onthe right, and thf troops of the Army of thi James on the left,while the gunboats moved up to shell the rebel works as ourtroojis advaneed. The whole force moved out silently fromStrawberry Plains towards the enemy. On the 11th, Hancockman(ru>Ted to the right, connecting with the cavalry, and anattack was made upon the enemys position, in which Bimeyatroops were quite successful, captming the enemys rifletrenches, and wresting from him six guns, four colors, andseveral hundred prisoners. In this engagement, the TenthConnecticut and Fourteenth Massachusetts regiments greatlydistinguished themselves. The attack of Barlows divis
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