.GRANT’SJIWANGE
“Little Phil’s” First Cavalry
Raid.
COMBAT ON THE WAY TO RICHMOND
Death of the Confederate Cavalry Leader,
“Job" Stuart—Sheridan Reaches Butler's
Army on the James River—Battle of
Drewry’s Bluff—Sheridan lie-Joins Grant's
Army—Leads the Advance Again—Cap-
tures Cold Harbor—Lively Work May 0,
1864, and Immediately After.
On the evening of May 8. 1864, the infantry
of the Union army under Grant was gathering
around Spottsylvania, where Lee had taken
position to block the pathway to Richmond.
During the night Sheridan put his whole
cavalry force in motion to move past the
Confederate army where it lay and march
on the enemy’s capital. There are no official
reports to show the object of this expedition.
Gen. Grant in his report says: “Gen. Sheri-
dan started on a raid against the enemy’s
communications with Richmond.” In the
narrative of his “Personal Memoirs,” Gen.
Grant states that the object was three fold: to
cut the Confederate lines of supply and tele,
1.7.x, , graphic eommun
/ ’ ' ‘ cations, seize and
destroy s t o r e s on
the way to Le e ’ s
army, and draw of?
Stuart's cavalry so
as to protect the
Union trains from
their forays. Sheri-
dan says in his re—
port that he was or-
dered to attack the
enemy’s cavalry
. and make his way
run. SHERIDAN. to Butler’s army,
mm a war ““1" Wm“"'] then on the James
river between Richmond and Petersbur .
Sheridan was a new commander o the}
cavah'y corps of the Army of the Potomac.
His principal services in the war had been as
a commander of a division of infantry in the
Army of the Cumberland," and he was in that
'tion when Gen. Grant was assigned tethe
chief command of all the armies in March.
The nomination of Sheridan to the cavalry
corps was due to Gen. Halleck, who at the
time acted as chief of staff to President
Lincoln. The asignment of Sheridan to the
position relieved ‘ Gen. Alfred Pleasonton,
who was now transferred to a similar com.
mum! in the west.
Gen. Sheridan organized his corps into
three divisions, under Guns. D. McM. Gregg,
James H. Wilson and A. T. A. Torbert. ,
Gregg wasau experienced cavalryman and
had led his division inmany hard campaigns
Torbert had served in infantry, in the Sixth
corps, having been at first a colonel of a New
Jersey regiment in Gen. Kearny’s brigade.
Wilson had served on engineer duty.’ The
brigade leaders were Gens. George A. Custer,
Wesley Merritt, Henry'E.’ Daviesand Cols.
Thomas C. Devin, J. Irvin Gregg, T- M-
Bryan and George H. Chapman. There were
also twelve batteries of horse artillery, two
of which accompanied each division con-
stantly, leavinga brigade of slain reserve
for emergencies. At the outsetof the cam-
paign on the Rapidan the corps had num-
bered about 12,000 men, but the losses in tho
engagements around 'the Wildernem had re-
duced the number present for duty to about
10,000 at the time the raid commenced. Up
to this time Sheridan‘s corps had performed
the duty of guarding the flanks of the army
and covering the trains from side attacks.
0n the morning of the 0th the cavalcade,
reaching with its trains and batteries over a
dozen miles, started ‘
rapidly along the
directroadbetween
Frodericksburg and
Richmond, some
distance south of
Spottsylvania. The
Confederate pickets
reported the move--
ment promptly,and ,3
very soon Stuart‘s ’
horsemen were all
under orders tefoh
low. Stuart’s corps
was composed of .
two divisions led by Gena, Wade Hampton
and Fitzhugh Lee (nephew of Gen. R. E.
Lee)- The brigades were led by Gene. P. M. B.
Young. Thomas L. Rosser, L. L. Lomax, W.
C. Wickham, John R.- Chambliss and James
B. Gordon. Five horse batteries Were at—
tached under Maj. R. ’P. Chew. .
The corps of Stuart numbered at the out-
set of the campaign about 8,000 men, but this
had been reduced by the engagements with
Sheridan. According to Maj. H. B. Mc-
Clellan, who was Stuart’s adjutant general
and is his principal biographer, there were
three brigades sent out on the 9th to engage
Sheridan; namely, Wickham’s, Lomax’s and
Gordon’s, in all about 6,000 men, led by
Stuart and Fitzhugh Lee. Wickham’s brig-
ade had the advance ‘and made several in—
effectual attacks on the moving column. By
the night of the first day'Sheridan was across
the North Anna river, about ten miles north-
west of Hanover iJ auction.- Custer’s brigade
seized Beaver Dam station, on the Central
railroad, releasing over 300 Union prisoners
who were .on the wayte Richmond under
guard. Several miles of track were do«
stroyed, together with locomotives and cars,
and large quantities of supplies.
The first halt of Sheridan gave Stuart time
to plan a movement to intercept his march.
Leaving Gordon’s brigade to follow up the
raiders, Stuart and Lee, with the brigades of
Wickham and Lomax, started for Hanover
Junction, a shorter road to Richmond and
one that must bring them across Sheridan’s
path.
DEAa'I-I 0F “JEB” STUART.
After resting the horses a few hours at
Hanover Junction, Stuart took up the march
to Yellow Tavern, a point on a road called
the Brook pike (but
merely a continua-
tion of the tele-
GEN. J. H. WILSON.
Fredericksbm' to
Richmond). S eri-
dan’s course was
now west of this
’I‘ line, but it was the
‘ only through route
open to him, and
during the fore-
' noon of the 11th
‘ ‘Stuart's outposts
mot Sheridan’s
leading brigade,
under Devin, and,
falling back, drew him on to Yellow Tavern.
Stuart now sent an aid to Richmond to con-
sult with Gen. Bragg, who was new chief of
staff of the Confederate armies. Bragg was
confident that he could hold the Richmond
fortifications With the irregular troops (mili-
tia and minute men) then in Richmond.
These forces numbered about 4,000, and three
brigades of tried soldiers of Gen. Beaurc
gard’s department had been ordered up from
Petersburg to succor the capital. \Vhile
waiting for this information Stuart remained
on the defensive.
Sheridan pressed on his whole leading divi~
sion under Torbcrt and attempted to clear
the telegraph road of the Confederates, but
was repulsed. As soon as Stuart heard from
Bragg he placed his two brigades across the
road at right angles—Wickhain on the right
and Lomax on the 1eft——with two cannon in
the road and the remaining guns on a hill
commanding the field. Torbcrt’s wholo di—
vision of three brigades confronted Stuart,
and Wilson‘s division formed on his left in
support. Custer’s bri ado of Torbert’s divi-
sion was in front of l ilson and was opposite
to the cannon which Stuart had planted on
the hill. The whole Union lino moved for
ward together, Custer taking the guns at the
fast charge. Stuart’s men were all dismount-
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MAP 01?.an CAMPAIGN.
ed excepting the First Virginia regiment
held as reserve, while Sheridan’s fought on
horseback. Assoon as Custcr’s men secured
the Confederate battery Stuart rushed to
that point; and rallying about a hundred
men he held them there, opening fire with
pistols upon the Union cavalrymen as they
swept: past. , . V .
The FirstVirginia now rushed in, mount-
ed, and charged upon Custer’s men, driving
them back abreast of Stuart and his intrepid
handful and one of these retreating soldiers,
whg had been dismounted in the “M" ""'
-graph. road from '
Wm, i-unn "1T5 bh’ck‘oi'fdotflecognizedStii-
art and deliberately shot him at close quar-
ters with his pistol. Stuart reeled, in his
saddle and sent at once for his surgeon and
for Gen. Fitzhngh Lee, the second in com-
mand. Meanwhile the Confederates that
had rallied around Stuart held their ground,
although Sheridan’s men, by a flank move-
ment, reached the Brook pike in their rear.
An ambulance was brought and Stuart was
taken away screw the fields, and as he rode
along the lines he spoke to the men and asked
them to continue the fight for which he had
given his life. (He died the next day.)
The brigade ,of Gen. James B. Gordon now
came down in rear of Sheridan’s position and
charged boldly down the pike where Gregg’s
division was guarding the trains. Gordon
was killed in the charge and his command
was scattered. Fitzbugh Lee withdrew his
troops toward Richmond during. the night,
followed by Sheridan up to the outer line of
fortifications. -
Sheridan crossed the Chickahominy river
at Mechanicsville and at some bridges above
and below that point, and advanced on Rich~
mond in two directions—from the north and
east. The fortifications were defended, and
Gordon’s brigade of cavalry, which had ral--
lied and followed up the raiders, attacked in
the rear. Sheridan now withdrew his ad-
vance to the north side of the Chlckahominy
andpamed the night of the 12th about seven
miles from Richmond on the field where the
battle of Gaines’ Mill was fought June 27,
1802. Next day the cavalry corps crowd the
,Chickahominy again, and, avoiding Rich-
mond, marched to Haxali’s Landing, on the
James river, opposite Bermuda Hundred,
where the Union Army of the James, under
Gen. Benjamin 1’“. Butler, had an intrenched
position.
The objects attained by Sheridan’s move-
ment thus far were that he had drawn off
three brigades of cavalry from Lee's army
‘ and prevented the recurrence of those raids
in the rear of the Union army operating
against Lee, for which Stuart‘s command
had long been famous. Stuart was an able
cavalry leader and had made a great reputa-
tion for daring and effective work. His sol-
diers were eastern men, from Virginia and
the Carolinas, and they were ood horsemen
and supplied their own ani , exchanging
worn out horses for fresh ones at the on of
ovary hard cam At this time Stuart’s
force was inferior to that of his opponent,
but he himself and his followers were at
home in the region of the operations going
on at this time. The father-in—law of Stuart,
Gen. Philip St. George Cooke of the Union
army, was an experienced ofiicer of the reg-
ular cavalry, and during McClellan’s cam-
paign on the peninsula he ledabrigadc of
cavalry and had several encounters with
Stuart’s men. When Stuart startedon his
raid around the Union army in June, 1802,
his command was encamped near the scene
of his battle with Sheridan, where he met his
death. Stuart’s full name was James Ewell
Brown Stuart, and the first three initials
were combined to make the well known pick-
namo, “Jeb.”
At the moment of Sheridan’s arrival on the
James river there was another campaign on
foot in co-operation with what was known
as Grant‘s overland campaign from the north.
Since the beginning of the war, in 1801, the
Union troops had occupied the lower end of
the penisula, with headquarters at Fortress
Monroe. When the Army of the Potomac
"was withdrawn from the James in 1862, por-
tions of the Fourth
corps, under Gen.
E. D. Keyes, re-
mained ‘to hold
Y o r k t o w n a n (1
Gloucester 1’ o i n t
(o n t h o opposite
side of York river),
g.
G .'
Ill
dcr Gen. John J.
Peek joined the
command of Gen.
John A. Dix, the
commander at
. At this time Suf-
folk and Norfolk
GEN. mam. F._BUTLEIL were garrisonod by
Union troops and the waters of the James
and York were controlled by Union unboats.
Peck finally gathered about 10, men at
Suffolk, and in May, 1863, while Leo and
Hooker were engaged fighting at Chancellors-
villc, Longstreet, with a corps, attacked Suf-
folk, and was rcplused. By the close of _1803
the operations at Charleston, S. C., ended,
and a force under Gen. Gillmoro was added
tothe department at Fortress Monroe. At
this time Gen. Butler was in command, and
as soon as Gen. Grant began to plan for the
campaign of 1804 he sent additional troops to
Butler and formed what was afterward
known as the Army of the James.
BUTLER’S ADVANCE ON RICHMOND.
This army set out on the spring campaign
at the same time that Grant croescd the Rap-
idanto meet Leo. Butler‘s army had two
infantry corps and a division of cavalry.
The corps were the Tenth, under Gen. Q. A.
Gilhnorc, and the Eighteenth, under Gen.
W. F. Smith. Gen. A. V. Kautz led the
cavalry. The whole army numbered about
35,000 men, about 5,000 being cavalry. On
the evening of May 4 the two infantry corps
embarked at Yorktown on the York river,
and on the afternoon of the 5th reached Ber- .
muda Hundred, on the James, above the
mouth of the Appomattox. On this day
Kautz, with about 3,000 cavalry, started
from Suffolk, fifty miles southeast of Peters-
burg, and connected with it by the Norfolk
railroad. Kautz was to cut the Norfolk road
and another west of it, running southward
to Weldon, N. C. The object was to cut oil
Confederate re-cnforcemcnts for the Rich-
Inond lines from troops on the Atlantic coast.
The force opposed to Butler was led by
Gen. P. G. T. Beauregard, who had recently
been brought up from South Carolina and
intrusted with the defense of all that region
south of the James. Beauregard‘s army con
sisted of several brigades scattered over south-
eastern Virginia and North Carolina, where
there had been several pitched battles recent—
ly, particularly at Plymouth, April 17 to 20,
when the place fell into the hands of the Con-
federates. For the defense of the lines on
the Appomattox and James, Beauregard had
in his whole department, about May 1, near-
ly 20,000 men. Gen. Beauregard himself was
at \Veldon, and only about a brigade of these
southern troops had gotten as far as Peters-
burg when Butler’s forces moved. However,
the points aimed at by Butler were not
wholly athis mercy.
Richmond had a circle of forts all around
the city, at the distance of about a mile and
ahalf. Outside of this circle was a line of
trenches on the north and cast, close to tho
forts, and a third line, disconnected and still
farther away, extending to James river on the
south, abutting on the bluffs at Chafiin’s Bluff,
seven miles below the city. Here, on both
sides of the river, were fortified batteries,
known as Drcwry’s Bluff and Chafiin‘s Bluff.
At Drewry’s Bluff there was a strong work
called Fort Darling. The batteries here had
seacoast cannon to defend the river from
Union gunboats, and on the river above this
point there were Confederate gunboats and
torpedo boats. Richmond, as has been stated,
had about 6,000 men ready at call at any
time.
At Pctcrsburg there was a circle of bat-
teriesand infantry parapets two miles outside
4 of the city. Herc
there were a few
hundred militia, a
regiment of regular
Confederate sol-
diers, and part of a
brigade of North
Carolinians doing
outpost and picket
duty, and some ar-
tillery. Gen. Kautz
reached the Nor-
folk railroad on the
0th of May and cut
the toloiraph and
the tra , and on
the 7th did the same on tho Weldon road, de-
stroying the bridges over Stony creek and
Nottaway river, cutting communications
completely and preventing re-enforcements
moving north for several days.
Gen. Butler had the Tenth and Eighteenth
corps on land at Bermuda Hundred on the
0th of May, and, according to his instruc-
tions, he began to intrench. A month before
this Gen. Grant, after a visit to the region.
had (on April 2) ordered him to take a posi-
tion, intrench and concentrate on the south
bank of the James and be reudyto cooperate
with the Army of the Potomac in taking
Richmond.
When the news of the appearance of But-
ler’s expedition reached the Confederates,
there was a general alarm all along the lines
of Petersburg and Richmond, for the move-
ment was a surprise. 'The existence of this
army on the York river had been made
known in Richmond in April. At that time
Burnside’s corps was lying at Annapolis and
as both of these forces were convenientl lo-
cated for embarkation, it was presumed, by
the enemy that they would be united in an-
other oxpeditlcn down the Atlantic coast,
such as Burnside had made in 1802, when the
Army of the Potomac set out to threaten
Richmond. But Burnside was now, the sec-
oud week in May, owrating with the main
army in front of Lee, and the troops under
Beauregard had been left scattered from
GEN. A. V. KAUTZ.
Richmond to Plymouth, N. 0., ready
to meet Butler‘s demonstration wher-
ever it might be made. But when
he appeared in force between Richmond and
Petersburg, the roads had been cut and the
enemy’s troops could not be concentrated in
some days. There was no lack of able gon-
erals at hand, however. Bragg was at the
head of afiairs in Richmond; Beauregard was
hastening towards Petersburg; Gen. Pickett
was there already; Bushrod Johnson was at
Dre g ’s Bluff, and Robert Ransom and D.
H, were in the vicinit , while Gen. W.
H, (3. ”Whiting was in Nort Carolina hasten-
lug the forwarding of troops. The skeletons
of fourteen brigades were somewhere in Beau-
regard's department. but not over two could
be brought against Butler.
On the 7th, 8th and 9th Butler sent out do
tachments from Bermuda Hundred and de-
. strayedsiamilsseftlieruilwuest claim.
and a division un-’
Fortress Monroe. ,
NORWALK GAZETTE, WEDNESDAY. MAY
between rewisuurg End Richmoid'. By tfi'e
10th Gen. Ransom appeared in front of But-
ler, on the north, with two brigades, and the
same day Beauregard reached Petersburg,
having with him a division under Hoke’s
command. This force, united with the troops
Pickett bad at Potcrsburg, and re-enforced
by artillery already at hand in the trenches,
was sent northward from Petersburg to form
a junction with Ransom.
On the 13th Gen. Whiting reached Peters-
burg with the remaining Confederate troops
from the south, and he was placed in charge
of the defense of , '
that city. On the
13th Beaurc g a r (I
left Potersburg
with the large brig-
ade of Colquitt
and a cavalry regi—
ment, all from the
coast, and ther o ‘
werenow gathered
near Drowry’s ,
Blufl about 17,000 .\
men, in three divi-
sions, under Gens. .-
Hoke, Ransom and
Colquitt. ‘Therc
wnsolso a brigade
at Chaflin's Bluff, just across the river. At
-Petersburg, Whiting had about 5,000 in-
, fantry,hcluding militia, and 2,000 cavalry.
The enemy now awaited Butler‘s action,
having the defenses on both sides of him well
manned. 0n the 12th Gen. Kautz, who bad
joined Butler at Bermuda Hundred, moved
straightwesaintendinglliyawideswoo tecut
the roads running from otorsbnra to ynch-
uur and from Richmond to Danville, end
But r‘s main force set- out at the same time
for Drewry‘s Bluff. Placing Ames‘ division
acres the roads to Petersburg, to hold back
Whitiu , Butler marched with two divisions
of the ghteenth cor Brooks’ and Weitzel‘s,
and Terry's and er‘s, of the Tenth.
Sheridan was now before the intrenchments
north and east of Richmond. 0n the 18th,
after some slight attacks, Butler's left wing
broke through the outer line of works at
DI-ewry‘e Bluff, and by nightfall the whole
was in possession of Butler‘s men; Sheridan
was now just acrom the James from Bermuda
Hundred, and there was a fleet of gunboats
in the James for the purposes of cooperation
with Butler. Butler requested the naval com-
mander, Admiral Ice, to move up abreast of
his arm and help silence the guns at the
bluffs. at there was not enough water to
float the armored ships and the gunboats
were kept at be by torpedoes. The 14th and
15th were spent y Butler in skirmishing and
advancing his lines to secure ood positions
from which to make assault. ut the fortifi-
cations were very strong and were now
manned by a force almost equal to his own.
BEAUREGARD'S ASSAULT.
The Confederates were very much alarmed
lest Butler should strengthen himself In the
lines he had taken, while Sheridan would
move up on the north side of the river and
renew his attack, and the Union fleet in the
river would overcome all obstacles, and the
three forces combined compel the evacua-
tion of the capital. Gen. Kautz wasmaking
thorough work of his raid and had already
broken the Danville road and was marching
on to the Lynchburg road, destroying tracks,
bridges and-large quantifies of supplies. Jef-
ferson Davis visited Bee and orders
were given to attack Butler on the 16th at
da break. ‘
Beauregard formed his attacking column in
two divisions, abreast; Hoke’s division on the
right, Ransom on the left and Cclquitt in re-
servo behind the two. At the same time or-
ders were sent to Whiting, at Petersbnrg, to
come in the rear and cut-oi! Butler from the
Bermuda lines. '
Tho attacking column moved at 5 o'clock,
overpowered the extreme ht under Smith,
capturing Gen. Heckman an several hundred
of his men. Help was sent from Gillmoru,
on the left, to the aid of Smith, but the as-
sault soon reached Gillmore‘s line also. In a
short time Smith was outflanked on his right.
Gen. Gillmore ordered an advance of his
whole line so as to relieve the pressure upon
Smith, but before the movement was com—
pleted Gen. Butler ordered a withdrawal, and
by noon the whole army was on the road
back to the trenches at Bermuda Hundred
Tho Confederates lost over 2,000 mcn, and
Butler lost about 3,500, including nearly 1,!
captured. On the 17th Butler was back in
his old lines and Beauregard was in flout of
him. Gen. Whiting, who had been expected
to prevent Butler’s return to his works, had
been kept off by Amcs‘ division without a bat-
tle. Several attempts were made to dislodge
Butler, and one battle on the 20th resulted in
the loss and recapture of a portion of the
Union breastworks, after some brisk fight-
in .
Beauregard now constructed a strong line
of brczistworks across the neck of the loop
shaped region where Butler was intrenched,
and from this situation arose the popular
phrase “bottled up.” Portions of this army
afterward joined the Army of the Potomac
and fought one battle, returning to resume
operations on this same field in J une. Sheri-
dan, after resting and recruiting his troops,
moved over the peninsula to the Pamunkey
river, crossing that stream at tho \Vhite
House and marchin up the north bank and
following the Nort Anna branch until he
reached the crossin of the FI'cch-icksburg
roads. Here the a vnncc of— the main army
arrived May 24, having completely abandoned
the Spottsylvania lines. From SpoTtsylvuniu
to the North Anna. there had been another
race between the forces of Grant and Lee.
The North Anna is not forilablc at high
rater, but there were I’ our good mule from
the north loading to it. one at- thc Clzrsicrfielcl
bridge, on the telegraph road, near the
Frcdci'icksburg railroad. Above that road,
at distance of a mile apart, were roads run
ning to 0x Ford (also called Anderson's),
‘ Queries Mills and J cricho Ford.
cavamriun m savour.
Hancock’s corps, leading the advance from
Spottsylvania, reached the river on the 23d
and took position across the railroad and tele-
gra hrcadandfou the energipcsted be-
hi works on the southern ba Burnside
moved up to 0x Ford and found the enemy
in force there with batteries commanding the
crossing. The water was high, also. One
division of Burnside. under Crittenden,
moved up to Quarles Ford and, wading in an
old stone mill dam, secured a tion, with
both flanks in the river, intrenched.
Toward night the enemy discovered the
movement and attacked Crittenden, but they
were driven off. A bridge of logs bound with
grapevixms was built during the night and
ammunition and rations were taken over to
the troops»
At Jericho Ford, the next above, Warren
sent over Bartlett‘s brigade, the men wadln
water breast deep and secured the big
banks opposite and laid a pontoon bridge.
Crossing his whole corps, Warren attempted
to move out and was met b a strong fibres,
and so, on the 24th, when S eridan returned
to the army, it was again blocked b the
enemy in a defensible position. Lee on-
ticipation seems to have been that Grant
would form a junction with Sheridan near
the Pamunkey, and attem t to force his way
by the shortest route to chmond. Re-en-
forcerhents frOm Richmond and Petersburg,
also from the Shenandoah Valley, were now
ordered to Hanover Junction, and Ice, loav-
lug small forces in observation along the
North Anna, concentrated all his forces there.
Hoke's brigade and Pickett‘a division from
the south, and Breckinrldge‘a division from
thevulley,‘ abont0,000 mean! all, were the
re-enforcementa
SHERIDAN RE—ENFORCED
Hanover Junctionisabouttwenty-five miles
fromnichmoad, and is the hit of cmng
of the Virginia Central Fredericksbur
railroads. The Central road mm
with the North Anna, at a distance 0 about
one mile south of it, and alongside of it runs
:1ng nroad, both roads reaching to
Gordonsvil o. It was down these roads, at
right mange 'tb the river, that Warren was
mnv now throw Hill‘s corps and
E’ickett division in nt of Warren, cova-
hg the road over x Ford, which mated
with the river road a mile from the stream.
The line in front of Hancock, held by Ewell,
was drawn back on the right, but with Its
left resting on the river near Ox Ford. Long.-
street’s co , still under Anderson, held Ox
Ford and lines adjoining above and below.
Lee‘slinenow formed an irregular are, its
center resting on the stream, its flanks cover-
ing the Froderlcksburg roadsand the railroad
and pike to Gordonsville.
Fortwo days the armies remained facing
each other, without a battle of any conse-
quence. Ox Fordwas the kegfiand it was
strongly held by Lee. On the th Sheridan
started back over the Pamunkey in the direc-
tion of Richmond, followed by the Sixth
corps, on a forced march. 0n the 27th Sheri-
dan, with Gregg's and Torbert’s cavalry
division, was across the Pamunkey at Han-
ovortowu, and had two pontoon bridges
ready for infantry. By the 27th the Sixth,
Second and Ninth corps were across the
river and Sheridan had pushed out his ad-
vance inall directions, particularly toward
Richmond and the west.
The proximity to Richmond was Indicated
by tho numerous roads running from the
river to that point. There was one good road
following all the way down the south bank
of the Pamunkey, and from this roads
branching of! to decorum. Ammons
' bands playing.
points—tress “cross mans Intorsected wan mam
roads leading to the city. But two formida-
ble streams interposo between the Pamunkey
and Richmond—
the Totopotomoy
and the Chicka-
hominy. The first
runs cast about two
miles south of
Hanovertown and
is crossed by all of
the Pamunkey and
Richmond roads.
. To test the right
' of way on these
”numerous roads
and find out thepo-
sition of Leo's main
army, Sheridan, on
the 28th, sent his
divisions out on separate routes, west and
south. Gregg's division took the direct road
from Hanovertown to Richmond, and just
before reaching the Totopotemoy be en-
countered the cavalry of Hampton and Fitz-
hugh Leeanda new command of mounted
infantry under Col. M. .0. Butler.
Tho Confederates were intrenched at a
cross roads known as Hawes’ Shop and held
Gregg at bay all da , but in the evening,
after the arrival of 'lorbert‘s division in sup-
port, the line was carried by a brilliant
charge, Custer‘s brigade moving up with
Some prisoners were taken
and from these Sheridan gained the Informa-
tion desired about Lee's main army. Gene.
Ewell and Anderson were in position on the
GEN. GREGG.
other sidoof the Totopotomoyread to dis-
pute the crossing of that stream at the
same time cover the {25‘s of the Chickw
hominy a few miles yond, toward Rich-
mond.
It seems that Inc had discovered, on the
night of the 26th, that Grant had withdrawn
.all the troops that were over the North Anna
back to the north bank, and also that Sheridan
had crossed the Pamunkey at Hanovortown,
a day's ride from Richmond. Within twenty-
four hours Early, with Ewell‘s corps, had
marched by a roundabout course twenty-four
miles and placed his line across the roads on
which Sheridan was moving. Longstreet‘s
corps moved at the same time and about the
same distance and formed on Early’s right,
covering the roads still farther south leading
from the Pamunkey to Richmond. Hill’s corps
formed on Ewell’s left, reaching west as far as
the V nia Central road. By the morning of
the 29t Richmond was enveloped on the
north and east by the whole Army of North-
ern Virginia, with a new intrenched line at a
distance of about ten miles from the perma-
nent fortifications.
The situation of thegiposing armies was
assuming the nature a deadlock. - Gen.
Grant, having learned of the failure to reach
Richmond from the south, ordered a cc
of Butler's army to join the main body n
front of Lee. At the same time he ordered
a change of base of supplies from Ii‘redoricks-
burg to White House landing, on the Pa-
munkey, about twenty miles east of Rich-
mond and about the same distance southeast
of the Union line on the Totepotomoy. The
water approaches to White House are
through the Chesapeake bay and York river
to the Pamunkey. Smith’s column of re-
cnforcemsnts, numbering 18,000 men, cm-
barked at City Point and Bermuda Hundred
on the 29th, and. sailin down the James,
then u the York and amunkey, reached
White ouseon the80tband at once began
the march 11 the south bank of the Pamun-
key toward novertown, where the enernl
headquarters-were at this time. On
while on the march, Smith received a dis-
patch from Gen. Grant to the effect that the
enemy seemed to be moving out on the Me-
chaniesville road from Richmond to get be-
tween him (Smith) and the Army of the Po-
tomac, and also bearin instructions to march
class along the Pamun ey.
The union of Smith‘s co
was 'nowan im rtant cons dcration, and sue
a union, as we as the control of White House -
as a base, depended upon thc.control of the
cross roads at Old Cold Harbor, ten miles east
of Richinond and half way from that city to
the Pamunkey river. All the roads from
the Pamunkey, including that from the
White House and Hanovertown, connect at
Cold Harbor with Richmond by roads across
the Chickahominy at Mcchanicsvillo and
over several bridges lower down the stream.
Allthcsoroadswemnecessarytcleeto pro-
tect Richmond, and be held them on the in-
side on the 3lst of May. The point of inter-
section of these roads was necessary to the
Union army in' Older to unite and get into
position in front of Ice. ‘ On the Blst Sheri-
dan‘s cavalry went out in force down the
Pamunkey and far out onthc Union left,
toward t c Chickahominy. Fitzhugh Lee's
cavalry were found in force at Cold
Harbor. but the road down the Pamunkey
toward" White House was elem" ana
Smith‘s column was advancing. The force at
Cold Harbor appeared to be bent on a move-
ment menacing the Union army, such as
Sheridan had been warned to prevent, name-
ly, an advance along the White House road
to cut oil Smith. Torbert’s division attacked
the cavalry which held the front, and press-
ing it back some distance beyond Cold Har-
bor came upon the Confederate infantry
trenches acrom the Mechanicsvillc and Rich-
nond road. The nearest ,Union infantry in
position at this time was Warren’s Fifth
corps, which la north and south about three
miles abovo Co d Harbor, and across another
Richmond road running from the Pamunkey
to Richmond, parallel with the Mechanics-
ville road. In front of Warren was Ewell’s
corps. intrenched.
COLD HARBOR CARRIED.
On meeting the infantry beyond Cold Har-
bor Sheridan sent word to headquarters and
also directed Torbert tcwithdraw his line
behind Cold Harbor, but before the order
could be carried out word came to Sheridan
to hold Cold Harbor at all hazards, and at
the same time the Sixth corps, under Wright, .
was ordered from its posit on on the Union
‘lank above Hanovertown to Cold Harbor.
The distance to be marched by Wright was
over fifteen miles, but the ground was cov-
ered and the troops reached the field just in
time to complete the work begun by Sheri-
Ilan. Although it wasnot known at Union
headquarazrs at this time, Longstreet's corps
was now strung along between Cold Harbor
and Richmond, with one division, Kershaw's,
directly in front of the key point. Sheridan,
however, placed his men (dismountcih in
trenches, sent out skirmishcrs and posed the
night of. the Blst waiting the arrival of the
Sixth corps.
The center was occupied by Merritt’s bri-
gade, armed with Spencer and Sharp's car-
bincs, and the order was to hold the ground
at any cost. A long skirmish was opened
about daylight on ans 1, and the mvalry
held their pesition, anxious only about the
waste of ammunition. About 8 o‘clock the
Confederates advanced in the charge with
two infantry brigades. Thecarbines of Mer-
ritt and the artillery repulsed the advance.
A second char was made, and that was re-
pulsed also, an before the attack could be
renewed in force the Sixth corps was on the
ground. In a short time this cogs had got-
ten into position, covering the roads through
Cold Harbor, towards White House, and to
Dispatch station on the Chickahominy, where
the Richmca‘. and York River railroad
mosses. Smith had also been ordered to move
his Eighteenth corps over from the Pamunkey
river road to the left and join the Sixth corps.
This was done during the day, and the
united army was now on one long line from
the Chickahominy, eostof Richnmad, around
to the Central railroad on the north. The
road to White House Landing was also so-
cured, and the movement of the corps on the
right of the lineWas n with "a view to
concentrate around Cold Harbor. In this
vicinity the four corps now constituting the
Arm of the Potomac (Burnsidc’s corps-hav-
ing incorporated with Mcadc‘s com-
mand) took pOSItlon in line of battle.
Gen. Lee now desired Beauregard to move
his whole force from the south side of the
Jam and unite it with his and become com-
mandor of the right wing. ‘ 'But Beauregard,
believing "that it would be the policy of the
Union commander to make a strong move-
ment upon the south side of James river, as
McClellan had attempted to doin the sum-
mer of 1802, decided to remain in the lines
contracting Bunch althou h be sent the
larger part of his soldiers ruin the lines at
Petersburg, Bermuda Hundred and EDrewry‘B
Bluff ‘ to ro-enforco the arm with Inc for
the immediate defense of Rio end.
The Union‘urmy was once more in front of
Richmond, with Ice between it and the gates
of the‘ConfederaIe capital. Grant’s advance
had not been stubborn] resisted sineoleaving
Spotisylvania, because hadofierednodirect
N
mammal) caresses, 1801
attack. Thetactics adopted by Lee in the
campaign between Spottsylvania and Cold
Har rare stated by Gen. Longiuhis
biography of. Lee: “The disparity between
the two armies had reventcd Lee from
taking advantage of rant’s flank march
from Spottsylvania to attack him under
the vantageous circumstances which
such a movement prwents, and forced
him to the alternative of seeking
torhcck. his advance animus diagram.
0 3lst, .
with the arm .
poinTs. The mpvmit—ormuurw‘fifié-‘Pa
munkey (from North Anna) was met in the
same manner as before, by an intercepting
marchtotholinc of the Totnpozcmoy. “ f
* Lee‘s purposciu this movement. ‘ ,
following: If he had marched so as?
Grant on the Pamunkey, the la '
have held command of the James . --
rivers, and would have been at"
to I'c-euforco Butler, who was
ing on the Jami-:3. By this IIICIIIIS But-
lor mig lIaVo been strengmcncl suf-
ficiently to crush the Confederate force
which was operating against him, and
thus have become at liberty to cooper-
ate with Grant against Lee, or to capture
Richmond before it could iIOI'ellOI'CCl. On
the other hand, if Grant could be detained on
the line of the Totopotoiny, he would be un-
able to send dotacluncuts tn llutlcr unob-
served, and Dec, by his closer vicinity to
Richmond, would be batm- nblo to obtain
the co-operation of the troops employed in
the defense of that place. l‘i'nxu-I‘Jing on his
march from tho Pamunkey, Grant I'uuiul his
I
advance upon Richmond again arm-ml by
Lee, who awaited him, as abvn'n Rubi, on the
Totopotomy. 'I * * Grunt (lid not m. his
point- attempt to force his opponent I'm.” his
path, but moved slowly by his left flank
toward the Chickahominy, while Lee, by a
similar movement to his right, kept pace
with him and constantly confronted him at
every stage. Both armies carefully ll'()l.l‘('l’(‘.(.l
themselves with brcastworks unii a think
rested upon the Chickahominy. ' t e
“Apparently with the intention of blotting
out the memory of the defeat of the Federal
arms on the former occasion (Gaines' Mill,
June 27, 1862), Gen. Grant massed the flower
of his army for battle. A portion of the
Confederate line occupied the edge of a
swamp of several hundred yards in length
and breadth, inclosed b alow, semicircular
rit’lfif covered with brus wood.”
0 battle of Cold Harbor, which followed
Isilpon this ground. was as bloody for the Union
do as any of the campaign. One of the
chief purposes of Grant’s movements had
been accomplished, for he had formed a junc-
tion with Butler and could now support him
in the positions he held on James river. There
was no oxpfctation at this time of taking
Richmond y direct attack, and the Union
oneral-in-chief was rcachinv out toward
nines river for a new base. On the
h of May he had I-oiplvspwl the
secrctui- of war toscnd all the pouluilll boats
to City oint, on the James. :‘in :‘I‘Iim'k by
Lee in the region so favorable Io him while
thc Union army was moving,- Iii‘l'uss inc po-
ninsula would have been difficult. In mm :lllll
ward off. It was doubtless owing: I I1 hi . suite
of things that Gen. Grant maul.» i'l:llI(II‘lIlB
proparationsto attack Loo ill from I-I' llzch-
mond with no other hope than to seriously
cripple the Confederate army.
By Proxy.
There is a popular impression that worry
accomplishes some actual good. lt‘it docs it
must, of course, be some-body’s duty to worry
whenever anything goes amiss. It is an old
story-Land one, by the by, which leaves a bad
taste In the mouth—that a cynic bend a
friend walking the floor at night, and went
to his room to inquire what was the matter.
“Oh, I can't sleep!” replied the other. “I owe
Smith a large sum of money, and I see no
possible way of paying it.” “Is that all?"
asked-the friend. “Then I should say Smith
was the one to worry. Go to lx-xl and let him
walk the floor."
Two sisters, who occupied the same room,
one night talked late about some wearing
family trouble. One of them finally dropped
off toslcep, and, waking some hours after,
heard her sister sigh.
“Are you awake, Norah I” she asked.
“Yes, I can‘t go‘to sleep.” '
“Don't you feel well?"
“Yes, in bod , but I’m so worriedl can’t
close my eyes
“Shut them right up and try again, dear,"
said the other, with loving authority. “I’ve
had my nap. and if you’ll really give uplfrot-
' ting and go to sleep, I’ll lie awake and worry.
It’smy turn."——Youth's Companion.
‘SUIQIIQES.
whelr Fearf'al Increase and the Cause-
Beven Occur in One Day—A Inflow.
in; Description.
A recent lane of a daily paper contained an
account of not less than seven suicidesiaone
day, and published a large heading,- as follows:
“They all Bought 1Dcathi" One was a dis-
mal-aged. broken old man, in whom life had
lost all charm; another was a beautiful young
girl who sought refuge from despair. All
nought different ways of taking their own lives.
There Is a serious boson
' in these terrible expe-
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. takes his own life. But
the concept this mental
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a 0 aces, w a nose an
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if various my terieus ail.
.. ‘ ' mints drixc people to tau
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where temporary insanit will cause him to
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This wonderful rem-
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r
uncommon plant
fromwhich itssource
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and hit has ibloc: “MK: “‘—-'
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No man or woman, w IO “sin this: Remedy
regularly, need have any four of mental de-
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InoIId, the worldzfamcd Specialist in Mind Diseases,
Daniel Cree-leaf Thompson, the great Psycholo-
gist, J. l. Buckley, D. 1)., editor of the Christian
Advocate,N. Y., Ichard Proctor. the Scientist,
Hons. W. W. Astor, Judge Gibson. .IIIIIaII 1’.
Benjamin, and others. sent post free by 3min
Prof. A. 1401831119, 231 Fifth Ave, N. Y.
LOVE AND DUTY.
"0 Iassle, are the bugle call
Shall summon us to part,
Accept a soldier's love, and cheer
A Highland Iaddie‘a heart:
Forl have brought from sunny climca
Across the distant sea. .
This costly scarf of indlan silk
To pledge my love to thee"
"I cannot seal our plighied troth,"
_ The maiden 00ny said,
“Till I have proved thy love tonight.
I may not with thee wed.
Tomorrow In St. Andrew‘s day.
And where thy banners wave
My sire was slain. and i must plant
A flower upon his grave“
The church bell chimed the InIiIIIlgIIt hour
As. through the falling snow.
A soldier kept his lonely watch
With measured steps and slow;
BuI. ‘mid the gloom a maiden Spell.
In secret, hurried lllght:
She waved IIcr lover‘s scan” and passed
Unchallenged through the uigIII.
Al. daybreak In the snow were traced
Strange fool prints where she stcpt.
Ami through llw camp a murmur ran'
“Sumo trailer guard has xii-pt." '
At IIIgIIt another soldier‘s grave
Was measured In the snow:
For love‘s sweet sake his (law fuiIi-II.
Yet love would have It so
_ —"Visi0ns (If the Night. "
Stalking the Emu.
Mr. Powell give-s nII inn-rusting account. of
how the natives «I! Australia hunt the emus
of that land The Im-ilmu Is Ingenious, but
it sometiIIIcs exp-ms the slml'lslllflll in the
risk of IIiIIImII’ being hauled in turn.
A black, on spying emus feeding on the
plain, will cover his back and head with an
emu skin. allowing it to hang down well on
the side towards the unsuspecting birds. [II
his right hand he will carry, hidden by the
skin, a boomerang and one or two throwing
sticksor “waddles” Then hisle't arm will
protrude beyond the skin straight out to the
elbow, and the forearm will be bent up, with
the hand at right angles to it, thereby mak-
ing II. capital imitation of an emu‘s head and
neck. .
Now and then ibis hand or head will be
brought to the ground as if for feeding; and
as the black walks along, he imitates every
motion of the bird, whilst at the same time,
by means of the big we. be drugs a spear
along the ground.
A friend of mine was once riding acreee
one of the vast plains in Queensland. As he
and his companions were just rising a ridge,
and as their. eyes cleared the summit, they
saw one of the very wild blacks of the dis-
trict walking quietly along toward a small
scrub in the middle of the open. They pulled
up to see what he would do, his sharp eyes,
however, soon detected the white men,
though their heads only were visible to him,
and he dashed hm: the scrub.
Almost immediately from the opposite side
of the scrub darted out what to them appear-
ed to be an emu, driven out by the entrance
of the black, so they gave chase, but quickly
discovered it to be only the black, acting emu,
and never expecting that the white men
would give chase to what was in those parts
a very common bird. —Youth’s Companion.
Interesting Ruins Around Delhi.
The Kotub Minar is a magnificent pillar of
red sandstone, the largest in the world, being
238 feet in height. It is situated eleven miles
from Delhi among a pile of ruins, including
those of a Hindoo temple and palaces Here
is an iron pillar twenty-two feet long which
one of the former kings issald to have placed
there to keep an imaginary serpent pinned to
the earth. After a number of years he had
it taken up, and, sure enough, the base was
'found clotted with blood. He at once re-
stored it to its place, where it has remained
until the present day. In these ruined halls
some beautiful bits of sculpture are discov-
ered which would delight the antiquarian
and artist- 0n the way back to the city
numerous tombs are visited, among them
those of Krushroo, the author, so the natives
allege, of the “Arabian Nights,” and that of
Jehanara, the daughter of the queen, to
whose memory the finest monument in the
world is erected, the 'l‘aj at Agra. - Both. of
these tombs are plain in comparison with
others, but the marble screens which sur-
round them are as beautiful as .one would
wish to see, that delicate traccry work, which
seems to belong to India only. being most
prominent. —Delhi Letter.
Poisons as Stimulants.
Every virulent poison known to botany or
chemistry, mys Dr. Felix 1.. ()swulii, can be
used‘for purposes of sthnulntinn The Ya-
koots of northern Siberia I’uiiillc with poison-
ous touristunls, the Syrian IunuIIIuiIIeers with
arsenic, the miners of the Peruvian And83
~ with verdigris, the Chinese and 'i'urks with
opium, the Syrians with a dorm-I Inn of hemp
seed, the Malays with the ui'rid jlllL'U «If the
betel nut In a few starving \'lll:igié:~' uf Dal-
matia, foxglove leaves (digitalis) are used for
intoxication purpose. The grain preference
for alcohol for centuries—and even since the
first dawn -of historic. tradition—may boex-
‘by'the fact that his by far the most
universally amible of the virulent stimu-
lants, rather than by any attractivcuem of
its taste, or by hereditary desires Even the
drunkard’s children, contrary to common be-
lief, are nauseatcd by the first taste of fer-
mented or distilled liquors. -New York Tele-
gram.
Causes Baldness.
One great cause of baldness isthe habit
some people have of changing the style of
hair cutting half a dozen times a year, or
nearlyas often. They insist on the “short
pompadour" in the hottest months, a les pro-
nounced crop in the fall, and then wear their,
hair longer as'the weather gets colder. grad-'
ually approaching a shave, again by the time
the thermometer gets up in the nineties.
Now all this may be very comfortable, but
itis very bad for the hair and scalp ltis
best-to wear the hair short all the year round,
brush it freely and trust to nature for the
only really ell'cetive substitute for liOIIIfidB.
—Ba.rber in Globe-Democrat.
A Collection of Horseshoes.
Mk3 Libbey, author of “Mia-I Middleton‘s
Lovely". may be seen almost any day riding
in Prospect park, Brooklyn, and she has at
least eighteen horseshoes, which rill: has
picked up at various times,in her mom in
Putnam avenue. One of them she prizes
more highly than all the rest. it stands on‘
an ebony easel, and attached to it, by acrim—
son silk bow, is a card bearing the words:
"Maud S.‘s slice. Presented to Mix; Laura
Jean Libbey with compliments of ltobert
Bonner, New York. Sept... l587."—— New York
Herald.
Evidence of Aflectlon.
Bloodgood—J’o‘or Capsule! He was such a
kind hearted fellow. Even the dogs and cats
were attached to him.
Travis—Yes; I once saw a dog attached to
his trousers for as much as half a block.-
llurlington Free Press
Since the purchase of Alaska it can be said
of the United States what has been said of
England for the lust century—that the sun
hovers-ts on her dominions. AI. sunset in
Alaska (be next IImrIIiIIg’s sun is an hour
high in Maine. ' ‘
The Oldest Obelisk.
The oldest of all Ihc ()ilf’ll:.l the brunt ia’ul
one of rosy granite which stands u‘ioni- .
the green fields upon the banks of the .ul-r.
not far from Cairo. it is the gravestone I .‘
a great ancient city which 1:35 v; Liam] .-.;..=
leftonly this relic behind. The city w.-x ia..~
Bethshcmesh of the Scriptures, the fa '
one, which is memorable to all L'i - -
as the residence of the priest of Poll 1.. .
whose daughter, Asenah, Joseph man. .
The Greeks called it Hollopol’rc, IEx- iii; “3‘
the sun, because there the worship in" ii: ,
had its chief center and its most
shrines— Atlanta American.
I.Ii'l'\'ii
The child was created for I
that purpose was to act as :I (l .
bone: which could not be crowd .I l~ i.
gills cf ovvl'v other variety of 12.3:
Forced to Leave Home.
Over 60 people were forced to- leave
their homes yesterday to call for a free
trail package of Lane’s Family Medicine.
If your blood is bad, your liver and kid-
ueys out of order; If you are constipated
and have headache and an unsightly
complemon, don't fall to call on any
druggIst to—day fora free sample of this
grand remedy. The ladies praise it.
Everyone likes it. Large size package 50
‘ cents.
Marryipg to the British nobility has far
moresocial than financial advantages.
Relief from sick headache, drowsiness,
nausea, dizziness, pain in the side, &c.,
inerauteed to those using Carter’s Little
ivcr Pills. These com Iaints are nearly
always caused by torpid iver and consti-
pated bowels. Restore these organs to
their proper functions and the trouble
ceases. Carter’s Little Liver Pills will do
this every time. One pill is a dose. For-
ty In a Will. Price 25 cents.
Those who said it would be a mild
winter are now masquerading as prophets.
She blushed awfully when I told her
what to do for those horrid pimples with
which her face was covered. She now
says _If you want a pink and white com;-
pleXIon witha nice clear, smooth skin,
you must use that best of all blood puri—
Ilel'S, Sulphur Bitters.
This has been a notable season for pro-
longed runs of plays at the leading thea—
hes.
_ Moifat's Life Pills cure Headache, Bil-
iousncss, 'chers, Costiveness, and all
troubles of the Stomach and Bowels. For
sale by druggists everywhere.
The some of nonsense is an amateur
cIIcus under society auspices.
- .be weak and sickly. .
. _
A
adout 120 feet in length. Will be so a at a sacri
gceif applied for soon.
msusmwon.
ll IIIIIors, lilotches, Sores, Scale 8
Crusts, and Loss _of Hair Cured.
Terrible Blood Poison. Suffered 1
could cufl‘er nnd live. Fare Ill'lllldu build;
covered with awful sores. Used the
Culicnrn Remedies ten weeks and III
prncucnllv cured. A remarkable case.
I contracted a terrible blood-polsonin
ago. I declared .with two good phygsliiliisgr
neither of whom did me any good. I suil'eI-ed all
a man can sufi'er and live. Hearing of your Curi-
cunA REMEDIES I concluded to try them, knowing
if they did me no good they could make me no
worse. I have been using them about ten weeks
and am most happy to say that I am almost rid of
the awful sores that. covered my face and body.
My face was as bad. if not worse, than mm of
Miss Boynton. spoken of In your book, and I
would say to any one In the same condition to use
CUTICUIIA, and they will surely be cured. You
may use this letter In the interest of IIIIII‘ering Im-
munity. E. W. REYNOLDS. Ashluad, Ohio.
Covered with Running Sores 17 years.
I have been troubled Willi a skin and scalp ills-
ciise for seventeen years. My head at times was
one running sore, and my body was covered with
them as large as a half dollar. I tried a great
many remedies wltnout effect until I used CUTI-
CUBA REMEDIES. and am thankful to state that
after two months of their use I am entirely cured.
I feel it. my «buy to you and the public to state the
{lows case, L. It. MCDOWELL, Jamesburg,
Dag and Scratched 38 years.
I go Mr. Dennis Downing ten years better. I
have dug and scratched for thirty-eight years. I
had what Is termed prurills, and have suffered
everything, and med a number or doctors but got
no relief. Anybody could have get $500 had they
cared Inc. The CUTICURA Rum-miss cured me.
God bless the nmn wholnvemed UU'I'IcunA !
(‘IIENEY GREEN, Cambridge, Mass.
(tulle-urn. Remedies.
field everywhere: I-‘rlce, UU'I‘ICU l'..-I, 501:. ; so; p,
2m. ; Iiizsouvsnr, 8|. Prepared by the i’O'n'un
DIIUII AND CHEMICAL (30., Boston, Mass.
IE'ScnII (oi-“How to Cure Skin Diseases," 6-!
pages, 5" IllIISlI'IlIIOIlS, and 100' testimonials.
PIMPIJCS, black heads, chapped and 0in skin
prevented by Curlcmu MEDICA'MJ) SOAP.
SANFOED’S
RADICAL CURE
FOR CATARFI’H.
RELIEF; INSTANTANEOUS. 11’1”)
RA IIICAL, AND PERMANENT.
ill I’ID.
No single disease has entailed more sullen
hastened the breaking up of the constIIIIIionutll‘ni);
Latarrh. l no sense of smell. or taste. of sight of
hearing, IlIe'human voice, one or more, and some-
times all, yield to its :«Iestructive Influence. The
pmson It distributes throughout the system
attacks every Vllal force, and injures the most
robust of constitutions. Ignored. because but
llttleunderstoml.by most physicians, impotenlly
assailed by quacks and charlaians, those suffering
from it have little hope to be relieved. II is time
then, that the popular treatmcnl of this terrible
disease by remedies within the reach of all passed
Inm' hands at once competent and trustworthy
l be new and hitherto untried method adopted by
Dr. Sunrlrord In the preparation of his RADICAL
Luau has won the hearty approval of thousands.
It ‘IS Instantaneous In affording relief In all head
coals, sneezxng, snquIng, and obstructed breath—
mg and rapidly. removes the most oppressive
symptoms, cleanng the head, sweetening the
breath,'rcstoring the sense of smell and taste and
neutrahzmg the constitutional tendency of the
lsease towards the lungs, liver, and kidneys.
Sandi‘ord’s Radical Cure for Catarrh.
consists clone bottle or the RADICAL CURE,
one box of CATARIIHAL Sohvsxr, and IM-
I-novsnlxnannu, all in one package; price $1.
Ask for SANi-‘ORD’S lumen. (was. sol-l every-
where. ‘ '
I’o'rrsu DRUG .Ic CHEMICAL Corporation Boston.
ACHING SIDES &. BACK
Hip, Kidney and uterine pains and
- weaknesses. relieved in one minute,
by the Culicurn Anti-Pain Planter,
the first and only Instantaneous pain-
knung, strengthening plaster.
I Cannot Find
any other medicine that
u . does me so much good as
Dr. Seth Arnold's
COUGH KILLER.
MRS. SUSAN ABBOTT,
: F , VT.
Druggists, 25c, 500. and $1.00.
YOUTH and BEAUTY
Can be Obtained
BY usmo
GLINTIIII’S
WITCH HAZEL
' am can
It is the on] preparation In the
‘ worldwarmutc torurelndaldicate
all impuritiee from the much I.
Pimglefl S III I: Rheum,
Flee arm. and Sun
Burn. 3 gives the complexion. I. freshnels and mllucency
which cannolbe obtained byeamther, even b the dangerouueeo!
arsenic. it In unequaled as a ntlfier of t a hands. refiningtlu
skin mdmakingitsoft, clear and white. Witch Hazel ToiletCnem
Is not a paint or powder used to cover upthe inI rides of the din.
but a remedy that heall perfectly and converts a nine to‘eaviebln
beauty. Pr on may box. 25c. FchaIII BY ALL DRUGGIS‘IS.
WITCH IIAIEL TRACT 60. BIIIIIIIVILLE “II.
A few months ago I commenced to use F. F. F.
Nos. 1 and 2, for baldness on the crown of my
head. The spot. Is all haired over, and looks as
good as the rest of my head. I am very much
pleased, and would highly recommend it to any
one who is bald or wants thicker hair.
F. B. COLEMAN, Engineer, 13 Park Row.
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FIGHTER REMEDY 00.. IBW HAVEN, C“.
Use Fell-leo- 'I'er Beep for Toilet. Beth and liar-cry.
It Is Peerless for the Conplexh, W‘fllfle or long! IIII.
For Sale at II. R. Hale's Drug Store.
until-JR
SB lTll‘: RU}
German Remedy;
THE GREAT
: E TIIIITIIS FIIII THE SIGK.
ii For those deathl- Ladies in delicate ll
; Bilious Spells, dc health, who are all |
_- S ° I m ndown,shoulduse ,
ULPKUR 13mm.
$1,000 will be geld
oracasewhere III.-
: ‘ BITTERS will
Operativeswho
closely confined
X the mills and work
shops; Clerks, wh ‘
do not procure suf- . gthrough the skin
ficlent exercise, an ‘ giggles, matches.
B .'
They will not the- low.
H‘slunrum: Birrans
_l caregiver Com-
t. gn'tbe dis-
ttle. Try it' o
notrcgretit.y
Sulphur Bitters.
.I
—Send two 3c. stamps to A. P. Onlwayd'. 00.
Lawrence, Mass, and receive anelogant set 0
Fancy Cards tree. m”
2 Instant relief. Final cure in 10
days and never returns. No.
: - we, no salve. no suppository.
= orers will learn 0 asimp .
- .remedy ran by addressing l
Tenn: & 00., 78 Nassau Street, New York C to;
ALL DR UGGISTS. U44
DR. HARTLEY’S
:EATARRH REMEDY
Is the best remedy known for the cure of Catarrh
audits attendant ailments; it is safe, painless. and
never fails to give relief. This remedy cleanses
the nose, head and throat of all unhealthy secre‘
tlons,and soothes and heals the Inilameil parts.
-When the remedy is once tried the beneficial re-
sults are so prompt and satisfactory that the suf-
ferer never fails to continue the treatment until
permanent relief Is obtained,
Do Not Neglect a Bad Cold
Use Hartley’s CatarrII Remedy for its Immediate
ly-i? Cure.
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