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Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 23. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones), Events leading up to the battle of Gettysburg. (search)
his side of the mountains to-morrow night, cross at Shepherdstown next day, and move over to Fredericktown. You will, however, be able to judge whether you can pass around their army without hindran (the 24th), this side of the mountain, cross the Potomac at Shepherdstown, and move towards Fredericktown the next day. It also leaves Stuart to decide whether he can move around the Federal army Potomac, and that on the day before (June 27th) his army was at Poolesville, moving towards Fredericktown. General Stuart appears to have thought that his movement was intended to threaten Washinwho had just been brought to him. He told me that this scout had left the neighborhood of Fredericktown that morning, and had brought information that the Federal army had crossed the Potomac, and that its advance had reached Fredericktown, and was moving thence westward towards the mountains. The scout informed General Lee that General Meade was then in command of the army, and also as to t
Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 23. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones), chapter 1.20 (search)
ongstreet and go to Ewell. Lee's final instruction. But General Lee's final instructions to Stuart, dated June 23d, 5 P. M., shows what choice of routes was given to Stuart. General Lee says:If General Hooker's army remains inactive, you can leave two brigades to watch him, and withdraw with the three others; but should he not appear to be moving northward, I think you had better withdraw this side of the mountain to-morrow night, cross at Shepherdstown next day, and move over to Fredericktown. You will, however, be able to judge whether you can pass around their army without hindrance, doing them all the damage you can, and cross the river east of the mountains. In either case, after crossing the river, you must move on, and feel the right of Ewell's troops, collecting information, provisions, &c. * * * * The movements of Ewell's Corps are as stated in my former letter. Hill's first division will reach the Potomac to-day (23d), and Longstreet will follow to-morow. This le