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Page 245
Lee had again divided his army in the hope of snatching victory by means of
better strategy . On the thirteenth of September Jackson was bombarding the
Federals at Harper ' s Ferry , Longstreet was at Hagerstown , and Stuart was
holding the ...
Lee had again divided his army in the hope of snatching victory by means of
better strategy . On the thirteenth of September Jackson was bombarding the
Federals at Harper ' s Ferry , Longstreet was at Hagerstown , and Stuart was
holding the ...
Page 309
So Lee could screen his retreat to the Potomac, where, however, his whole
supply train might have been cut off if its escort ... to Meade on the fourteenth : "
The escape of Lee's army has created great dissatisfaction in the mind of the
President.
So Lee could screen his retreat to the Potomac, where, however, his whole
supply train might have been cut off if its escort ... to Meade on the fourteenth : "
The escape of Lee's army has created great dissatisfaction in the mind of the
President.
Page 388
They had gained their object by holding up Lee ' s column long enough to let its
wagon train be raided . Grant , now feeling that his hold on Lee could not be
shaken off , wrote him a letter on Friday afternoon , saying : “ The results of the
last ...
They had gained their object by holding up Lee ' s column long enough to let its
wagon train be raided . Grant , now feeling that his hold on Lee could not be
shaken off , wrote him a letter on Friday afternoon , saying : “ The results of the
last ...
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