. The library of American history, literature and biography .. . hile Lee himself barely escaped. But no fighting, however desperate,could carry Lees works. Sheridan with his cavalry now made a dashing raidtoward Richmond. He fought the Confederate cavalry, killed their General,J. E. B. Stuart, and returne;,d, having suffered little damage, to Grant. General10 146 A GREAT FIGHT. Butler with 30,000 men steamed up the James River and seized City Point, withthe view of seizing Petersburg. He was, however, too slow, and in a fight withBeauregard, near Proctors Creek, lost 4000 men, while the Confe
. The library of American history, literature and biography .. . hile Lee himself barely escaped. But no fighting, however desperate,could carry Lees works. Sheridan with his cavalry now made a dashing raidtoward Richmond. He fought the Confederate cavalry, killed their General,J. E. B. Stuart, and returne;,d, having suffered little damage, to Grant. General10 146 A GREAT FIGHT. Butler with 30,000 men steamed up the James River and seized City Point, withthe view of seizing Petersburg. He was, however, too slow, and in a fight withBeauregard, near Proctors Creek, lost 4000 men, while the Confederates lostbut 3000. General Grant reached, May 17th, the North Anna, where he gained someadvantage, but as Lee was strongly intrenched, he moved on again to ColdHarbor. Here an assault on Lee ended with a Union loss of 1705 killed, 9072wounded and 2406 missing. Sheridan again raided Lees rear, tore up rail-roads, and burnt stores, and after having lost 735 men he returned to Grant with370 prisoners. Grant now pressed on toward the James River ; assaults were. ENTRANCE TO GETTYSBURG CEMETERY. made on Petersburg with a loss of many killed and 5000 prisoners. 1 heUnionist General Wilson, with 8000 cavalry, while tearing up the Danvillerailroad, lost 1000 prisoners. Another attempt to take Petersburg by a mine explosion resulted in aUnionist loss of 4400 and Confederate loss of 1000. A series of gallantattacks by the Unionists were as gallantly repulsed. Thus Hancock assailedLees left wing below Richmond, losing 5000 men. Warren seized the WeldonRailroad, at the expense of 4450, while the Confederates lost but 1200. Han-cocks attempt to seize Reams Station ended in his being driven back and THE STORY OF AMERICA. 147 losing 2400 men. Warren grasped the Squirrel Level Road at a cost of 2500men. Butler, however, took Port Harrison, with 115 guns, but failed to takeFort Gilmore after a loss of 300. The Confederates, attempting to retake FortHarrison, were beaten back with a heavy los
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