There is very little from the army that is decisive or
satisfactory. Constant fighting is going on, killing without any battle. The
bodies of our brave men, slain or mutilated, are brought daily to Washington by
hundreds. Some repulse we have had beyond what is spoken of, I have no doubt.
But our army holds on with firmness, and persistency, and courage, being
constantly reinforced.
SOURCE: Gideon
Welles, Diary of Gideon Welles, Secretary of the Navy Under Lincoln and
Johnson, Vol. 2: April 1, 1864 — December 31, 1866, p. 53
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