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Fitzhugh Lee, General Lee, Chapter 14: siege of Petersburg. (search)
ing everything for the troops from their own section of the country. I see, I see, replied Mr. Lincoln; in fact, my anxiety has been so great that I didn't care where the help came from so the work was perfectly done. Lee, chained to his trenches by his necessities, and waiting for better roads on account of the weak condition of his artillery and transportation animals, gave General Grant the opportunity to get around his lines west of Petersburg, for which he had so long waited. On March 28th Grant sounded the laissez aller, as a writer puts it, and the next day great turning columns were put in motion to swing around the flank of Lee, and get possession of his remaining lines of transportation, the Lynchburg or Southside Railroad, and the Danville Railroad at Burkesville, the junction of the two. It was calculated that Lee would largely draw troops from his lines to avert such a disaster, and in that event they could be successfully assailed by the troops on their front. On