. Redeeming the republic : the third period of the war of the rebellion, in the year 1864 . he Chickahominy and moved up theCharles City road towards Riddels shop. General Grant intended toaccomplish two things by the movement of this corps—make Lee thinkhe was about to move upon Richmond from that direction, and at thesame time screen the real movement of the army, in both of which he wassuccessful. We have seen the Second Corps making a rapid march to theJames, followed by the Ninth, taking the shortest route to Petersburg,with the Sixth taking the longer route, and the trains making a still
. Redeeming the republic : the third period of the war of the rebellion, in the year 1864 . he Chickahominy and moved up theCharles City road towards Riddels shop. General Grant intended toaccomplish two things by the movement of this corps—make Lee thinkhe was about to move upon Richmond from that direction, and at thesame time screen the real movement of the army, in both of which he wassuccessful. We have seen the Second Corps making a rapid march to theJames, followed by the Ninth, taking the shortest route to Petersburg,with the Sixth taking the longer route, and the trains making a still lon-ger journey. We have seen the Second crossing the James, followed by/ the Ninth, the Second arriving in front of Petersburg just before sunseton the 15th. Let us see what Lee was doing upon the afternoon of the17th, at the hour when the whole of Grants army was near Petersburg. General Beauregard forecast the probable movement. On the after-noon of the 7th he telegraphed this to Bragg at Richmond: ShouldGrant have left Lees front, he doubtless intends operating against Rich- vt %. FROM COLD HARBOR TO PETERSBURG. 331 mond along James River, probably on the south side. Petersburg, beingnearly defenceless, would be captured before it could be reinforced. Thenext day Beauregard sent a long letter to Bragg, giving his reasons forbelieving that Grant was swinging round to the James, and that he wouldprobably attack between Bermuda Hundred and Richmond, and at thesame time seize Petersburg. Neither Bragg nor Lee paid any attentionto Beauregard. On the 13th, Warren was south of the Chickahominy,and Lee was hastening from Cold Harbor, through Richmond, and downthe Charles City road, to meet Grants whole army, which he supposedwas to advance from that direction. At three oclock on the afternoon ofthe 13th Grant was at Bermuda Hundred, giving directions to the 15th Lee had his army extending from Malvern Hill north toWhite Oak Swamp, supposing that Grants whole army was b
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