Statistics for occurrence #1 of “James river” in chapter 8, section c.8.2, page 26 of Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 4.:
...rs, but with orders not to become engaged with his line of battle.
It was the purpose to delay the forward movement of the enemy as much as possible, in order that troops from the north side of the James river might arrive and fill the gap between the right of our main Petersburg lines and the Appomattox.
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