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Page 137
The enemy has a flanking column coming down the River , having crossed at
Germanna and Ely ' s Fords . It reached Chancellorsville to - day . The General
sent me , at 9 P . M . , to look for a feasible route for our troops to Salem Church ,
so I ...
The enemy has a flanking column coming down the River , having crossed at
Germanna and Ely ' s Fords . It reached Chancellorsville to - day . The General
sent me , at 9 P . M . , to look for a feasible route for our troops to Salem Church ,
so I ...
Page 141
I went by Mr . Alsop ' s and breakfasted with him , then on to near Fredericksburg
and across to the plank road and thence on to General Lee ' s headquarters near
Chancellorsville . I ascertained that he wanted the roads to the United States ...
I went by Mr . Alsop ' s and breakfasted with him , then on to near Fredericksburg
and across to the plank road and thence on to General Lee ' s headquarters near
Chancellorsville . I ascertained that he wanted the roads to the United States ...
Page 143
We measured the road up to Melzi Chancellor ' s old house — then out to the
turnpike and on up to Talley ' s and Lucket ' s where our line of battle was first
formed ; then measured several by - roads and at last came on to
Chancellorsville and ...
We measured the road up to Melzi Chancellor ' s old house — then out to the
turnpike and on up to Talley ' s and Lucket ' s where our line of battle was first
formed ; then measured several by - roads and at last came on to
Chancellorsville and ...
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Contents
MARCH 10APRIL 14 1862 | 3 |
APRIL 15MAY 6 1862 | 24 |
MAY 7JUNE 19 1862 | 38 |
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| Title | Make Me a Map of the Valley: The Civil War Journal of Stonewall Jackson's Topographer Issue 1 of Bicentennial series in American studies |
| Author | Jedediah Hotchkiss |
| Editor | Archie P. McDonald |
| Edition | illustrated |
| Publisher | Southern Methodist University Press, 1973 |
| Original from | the University of Michigan |
| Digitized | 19 Sep 2008 |
| ISBN | 0870741373, 9780870741371 |
| Length | 352 pages |
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