Statistics for occurrence #1 of “Gainesville” in chapter 15 of Jubal Anderson Early, Ruth Hairston Early, Lieutenant General Jubal A. Early , C. S. A.:
... the objective point of the enemy during the battle.
Such was not the case with either army at the last battle, and the Junction, several miles off, had no more relation to the battle than Bristow, Gainesville or Centreville.
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