Statistics for occurrence #1 of “White Oak swamp” in page 153 of Fitzhugh Lee, General Lee:
...nd the right of Mc-Clellan's line of battle, but along his rear and around his left, bringing it in safety to the Richmond lines.
It was hazardous, because any prolongation of McClellan's left from White Oak swamp to James River would have cut him off from his own army.
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