. 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 .. . hmond 15. Early in February (Jrant renewed his efforts toextend his lines around Lees right. Warren and Hum-phreys drove the Confodoratos across Hatchers Hunand advanced to Dabneys Mill, the cavalry going asfar as DinwiddieCourthouse (Febru-ary 5th). But A. now struck themin front, while Gor-don assailed them inflank and rear, andforced them back to
. 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 .. . hmond 15. Early in February (Jrant renewed his efforts toextend his lines around Lees right. Warren and Hum-phreys drove the Confodoratos across Hatchers Hunand advanced to Dabneys Mill, the cavalry going asfar as DinwiddieCourthouse (Febru-ary 5th). But A. now struck themin front, while Gor-don assailed them inflank and rear, andforced them back toHatchers Run. Tothis point the Fed-eral left was extended,but their attempt toadvance beyond it hadbeen defeated. TheWeldon road could nolonger be used by theConfederates as it hadbeen. Grants aimwas now to get pos-session of the Southside railroad, Lees last remain-ing line of supply. 16. Lee wished to retire from Richmond and Peters-burg and have his army free for movements in the * In December Warren hai led an expedition which tore up the Wel-don road as far south as Ilicksford. But as far as that point the Con-federates still used it. * Gordon had now been promoted to the command of a corps andEvans to the command of a GENERAL JOHN B. GORDON. 408 Story of the Confederate States. open country, but yielded his better judgment to thedesire of Mr. Davis to hold on where he was as longas possible. There was some slight hope that John-ston miglit defeat Sherman in North Carolina and thenhasten to Lees help. But it was evident after Benton-ville that Johnston could not with the force under himdo more than delay the march of Sherman. Troopsthat ought to have been with Lee were obliged toremain in North Carolina. 17. The case of the Confederacy was indeed desper-ate. But Lees veterans, though with diminished hope,yet with undaunted spirit, faced the hostile unto death, For Dixies Land they took their stand,To live or die for Dixie. During March Lee transfer
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