11 May 1864
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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
May 11, 1864
Page
1
The piece laments Red River disasters and Steele’s retreat while urging strong generalship. It argues to cut off Confederate supply lines in Alabama Mississippi and Western Georgia and hopes Grant’s combined operations will disperse rebel armies and reinforce the Union flag.
The piece argues Lincoln era Union success is cautious but advancing with Meade and Butler. It outlines Lee’s retreat to Richmond, the strategic left wing, and rail and steamship plans expanding Boston’s national trade links. It urges railroad consolidation to connect Boston with the West and Canada for a broader commerce network.
The passage predicts a return of Liverpool's fabric trade to its former strength, detailing an annual value surpassing 50 million and a shift of commerce across the western region. It asserts that enduring plans and persistent labor will bring a lasting reconfiguration of the city’s commercial balance.
A Civil War report describes May 5–6 fighting where the 6th Army Corps on Sedgwick’s right faced repeated Confederate assaults through tangled woods. Despite heavy losses, reinforcements and delays prevented a breakthrough, though the right flank was temporarily exposed and Seymour was captured. Total casualties reach about 6600 with 2100 wounded and 500 killed by Friday evening.
Special despatch from the front describes constant picket fire and fierce assaults along the entire line near Sedgwick's corps. Gen. Wadsworth falls fatally shot while leading a charge as Grant Meade praise his conduct. Hancock and Gregg engage Stuart with heavy losses on both sides as darkness ends with a rebel flank threat to Sedgwick.
Reports place prisoner counts around 3000 with uncertain captures and deaths. estimates of killed and wounded range from 7000 to 15000, with about 10000 likely accurate amid battle chaos. Generals Grant and Meade remain at their posts directing the fight to its bitter end.
The dispatches recount a day of heavy combat at the Wilderness on May 6 with Gen. Sedgwick and Hancock leading multiple corps against Lee's forces. Severe losses, heroic acts, and a night retreat by Sedgwick and Wright follow a day of brutal musketry and close fighting.
Special despatch reports scant fighting at Wilderness on May 7 1864. Lee withdraws from the line leaving ground strewn with dead and wounded, while Grant and Meade press a coordinated defense and anticipate a renewed assault that night.
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