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Boston Post

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Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

Aug 02, 1864

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Grant’s bold assault ends in repulse and heavy losses

The report praises Grant’s initial success at the fort but notes a later, devastating repulse. Negro troops suffer greatly as officers fall, Bartlett’s detachment is captured after heroic stand, and five battle flags are taken. Lincoln and Grant reportedly discuss at Fortress Monroe as the Army of the Potomac faces another tragic chapter.

Grant Bartlett Lincoln Fortress Monroe Army of the Potomac Hood Sherman Atlanta Army of the Cumberland Buell Rosecrans Washington Beauregard Bragg

Loyalists of the American Revolution Two Volumes

A review of Lorenzo Sabine’s Biographical Sketches of Loyalists with an Historical Essay, praising meticulous sourcing from original papers. The work, built on Sabine’s lifelong study, presents detailed lives of Loyalists, contrasts Whig and Tory principles, and argues for fuller recognition of Loyalist influence in American history.

Lorenzo Sabine Boston Little, Brown & Company Sabine Eastport Simcoe Curwen Peter van Skaack Hutchinson Massachusetts Cancor Adams Hancock Times Great Britain Sabie Milton John Adams Fort William Henry London Royal Army Congress Royal Navy North South Carolina Virginia New York Messrs Little Brown & Co Riverside Press

Nurture and Nervous Disorder Reflections in 19th Century Thought

The passage praises maternal nurture as a calm influence shaping a child while noting that nervous disorders strain families and society. It argues remedies lie in wise philosophy beyond childhood and cites Byron Poe DeQuincey and Dr Johnson as examples of suffering from nervous disease and its harsh judgments.

Byron Poe DeQuincey Johnson

Arlington House A Desolate Vision Before Transformation

The article laments Arlington House once grand now forsaken with shattered windows and silent grounds near the Potomac. It notes the flagless staff and the looming Washington monument, hinting at future use as a cemetery with the National Cemetery already partly occupying the grounds. General Lee’s former home is slated for remaking to serve burial purposes.

Alonzo Emery & CO Gay Emery Fatent Marine Paint Commercial Street Arlington House Potomac Washington Monument Gen. Lee National Cemetery

Grant plan drives Petersburg assault as mine blast opens attack

The Times reports the Union plan against Petersburg was executed at dawn with a 400 foot mine under Burnside’s front exploding, followed by intense artillery and a coordinated infantry push. Hancock Sheridan and Miles pressed Lee’s lines while feints misled the rebel commander and drew off 15,000 troops. The Ninth Corps seized the breach and the fight spread across the front as Grant Meade observe.

New York Times Washinoeton Times Virginia Petersburg Richmond Bermuda James Grant Wilson Kautz Commissariat Spottsylvania Chickahominy Hancock Sheridan the James Lee Petersburgh Shenandoah Valley Foster Miles Sixth Corps Appomattox Point of Rocks Burnside N. Y. Times Twenty-second South Carolina Advan Ninth Corps Fifth Corps Port Royal 8. C Farragut New Orleans Fort Sumpter Eighteenth Corps James River Burnside Burnside Sigenth Ord Second Corps Cav

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