. Story of the Confederate States; or, History of the war for southern independence, embracing a brief but comprehensive sketch of the early settlement of the country, trouble with the Indians, the French, revolutionary and Mexican wars .. . th ofDecember. 41. Around Richmond and Petersburg Lee and hisnoble army still baffled all Grants efforts. On August18th General Warren advanced with a strong body ofFederals, and placing them across the Weldon railroadat Globe Tavern fortified his position. He was pre-paring for a farther extension of his lines when hewas attacked by A. P. Hill (August 19t
. Story of the Confederate States; or, History of the war for southern independence, embracing a brief but comprehensive sketch of the early settlement of the country, trouble with the Indians, the French, revolutionary and Mexican wars .. . th ofDecember. 41. Around Richmond and Petersburg Lee and hisnoble army still baffled all Grants efforts. On August18th General Warren advanced with a strong body ofFederals, and placing them across the Weldon railroadat Globe Tavern fortified his position. He was pre-paring for a farther extension of his lines when hewas attacked by A. P. Hill (August 19th and 20th).Warrens position was so strong that he could not bedriven from it, but he was prevented from advancinghis line farther. In these battles at Globe Tavern theFederals lost 4,000 men, of whom 2,500 were prison-ers. The Confederate loss was about 2,000. Theycontinued to use the railroad. 42. Hancock now moved out with another force andtook position at Reams Station, farther south. Here hewas attacked by A. P. Hill (August 25th) and defeated, 390 Story of the Confederate States. with a loss of 2,700 men and five cannon. The Con-federates captured 2,000 prisoners. Their loss was700 in all. They continued the rest of the year to. A CABIN HOME BEFORE THE WAR use the Weldon railroad for bringing supplies fromNorth Carolina, running the trains to the point whichthey held close up to the Federal lines. The part ofthe road above Globe Tavern was held by the Federals. The Tide Turns. 391 43. Hamptons Beef Raid was to Lees men one ofthe most grateful enterprises ever performed by thecavahy of that army. On the lOtli of Sei)temberGeneral Wade Hampton got into CJrants rear at CityPoint and brought off 400 prisoners and 2,500 joke at the expense of the Yanks was well rel-ished by Lees half-starved soldiers. They had securedenough meat for rations for 50,000 men for fortydays. 44. In the latter part of October Grant madeattempts to push forward his lines both on the north
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