. Young folks' history of the civil war . he enemy, said the dying general. On the 2ist of May, Grant took up his line of march forthe North Anna River; but, as usual, Lee had guessed hisintention, and was there before him. After some hard fight-ing, Lee allowed Grant to cross at two fords four miles apart,and then pushed his own army between the two Union col-umns, and Grant was obliged to recross in order to unitehis divided army. Both Lee and Grant had received re-enforcements after the battle of Spottsylvania : so their rela- i864.] A Pull All Tocrcthcr. 435 tive strength was still the sam
. Young folks' history of the civil war . he enemy, said the dying general. On the 2ist of May, Grant took up his line of march forthe North Anna River; but, as usual, Lee had guessed hisintention, and was there before him. After some hard fight-ing, Lee allowed Grant to cross at two fords four miles apart,and then pushed his own army between the two Union col-umns, and Grant was obliged to recross in order to unitehis divided army. Both Lee and Grant had received re-enforcements after the battle of Spottsylvania : so their rela- i864.] A Pull All Tocrcthcr. 435 tive strength was still the same. In order to reach the WhiteHouse, where (irant wished to estabhsh his base of supply,he was forced to make a wide circuit around the therefore crossed the Pamunkey River at Hanovertown,fifteen miles from Richmond, and moved his wagon-train tothe White House. Lee, thus released, quickly fell back to-ward Richmond. Nearly a month before, when Grant reached Spottsylvania,he had hurried Sheridan off to cut Lees communication with. Richmond. Sheridan first made a feint of going in anotherdirection ; but scarcely had he turned around to go uponhis real errand when General Jeb Stuart was at his , nevertheless, managed to destroy several miles ofrailway and rolling-stock, as we sometimes call cars andlocomotives. He also seized and freed four hundred L^nionprisoners on their way to rebel prisons. Near Richmond heencountered Stuart in a sharp battle, in which the latter wasmortally wounded. Another commander so skilful and so dar-ing would be hard to find in the Confederate military family, 436 Young Folks History of tJie Civil War. [1864. and Stuarts loss was deeply felt. Sheridan carried the firsthne of fortifications before Richmond, as others had done;but, like them, he was repulsed at the second. He thereforerecrossed the Chickahominy, and returned to the main the 31st of May, by a bold dash, Sheridan capturedCold Harbor, or, as it is sometimes cal
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