Young folks' history of the United States . acred threehundred colored soldiers who formed a part of its But the event of greatest importance during this Grand plan r ^ , ^, , for 1864. year was the appointment or General Grant to thecommand of all the armies(March 17), with the titleof lieutenant-general. Hesoon planned two greatmovements, which were toproceed at the same timeOne of these was to be di-rected against Richmond,Va., by the Army of thePotomac, which was com-manded by General Meade,but under General Grantsimmediate supervision. The other was under the ex-clusive charge of Gen. W.
Young folks' history of the United States . acred threehundred colored soldiers who formed a part of its But the event of greatest importance during this Grand plan r ^ , ^, , for 1864. year was the appointment or General Grant to thecommand of all the armies(March 17), with the titleof lieutenant-general. Hesoon planned two greatmovements, which were toproceed at the same timeOne of these was to be di-rected against Richmond,Va., by the Army of thePotomac, which was com-manded by General Meade,but under General Grantsimmediate supervision. The other was under the ex-clusive charge of Gen. W. T. Sherman, who undertookto march an army across the interior of the States inrebellion, from the mountains to the sea. When General Grants movements in Virginia began, Grantshe wrote to President Lincoln, I propose to fight itJllhmond!out on this line, if it takes all summer ; and thoughhe was obliged to change his position more than once,he still persevered. In May and June he sustainedterrible losses in the battles of the Wilderness, of. GENERAL GRANT. Spottsyh and of Cold Harbor, losing seventy 312 YOUNG FOLKS UNITED STATES. thousand men in all. He laid siege unsuccessfullyto Richmond, and, in spite of the aid given in a bril-liant raid by General Sheridan, the whole campaign ofEarlys Grant in 1864 was discouraging. Meanwhile the Con-federate general, Early, with twenty thousand men,made a raid into Pennsylvania in July, and burned theRaid on St. town of Chambcrsburg; and an incursion w^as alsoAlbans, vt. ^^^^ -j-j^-q ^^le town of St. Albans, Vt., by some Con-federates from Canada, who took the inhabitants bysurprise, robbed the banks, and retreated. GeneralEarly was pursued by General Sheridan, and defeatedSheridans at Ccdar Creek on Oct. 19. The forces of Sheridan**® had been attacked by Early during the temporary absence of their commander, and had been drivenfour miles with heavy loss. Sheridan had news ofthe fight when at Winchester, twenty miles away, androde that di
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