Statistics for occurrence #1 of “United States” in chapter 1.32, page 433 of Jefferson Davis, The Rise and Fall of the Confederate Government:
...d, and which his vast means rendered supposable, or crossing the Rapidan above or below Lee's position.
The second would fulfill the condition, so imperatively imposed on McClellan, of covering the United States capital; the third would be in the more direct line toward Richmond.
Of the three he chose the last, and so felicitated himself on his unopposed passage of the river as to
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