Headquarters Army Of The Potomac, October 27, 1864.
I moved to-day with the greater portion of the Army of the
Potomac, intending, if practicable, to make a lodgment on the Southside
Railroad. We, however, found the enemy so strongly entrenched, and the
character of the country was such, we were not able to accomplish reaching the
road. We have had some quite sharp fighting, principally Hancock's Corps on our
side, in which we successfully resisted the attempts of the enemy to check our
advance or dislodge us from positions taken. We shall, however, I think, be
under the necessity of returning to our entrenched lines. General Grant has
been on the field all day, sanctioning everything that was done. At one time
both Grant and myself were under a heavy artillery fire, but luckily none of
either of our large corteges were touched.
SOURCE: George Meade, The Life and Letters of George
Gordon Meade, Vol. 2, p. 237
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