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George Meade, The Life and Letters of George Gordon Meade, Major-General United States Army (ed. George Gordon Meade), chapter 4 (search)
incipally army officers. camp near Falmouth, Va., January 15, 1863. To-day I have taken a long ride up the river, looking out for suitable crossing places. I could plainly see the enemy's pickets and their camps, and I think it will be very hard to find any place where they are not on the qui-vive and looking out for us. On my return I met the pontoon-train going up the river, which is significant, though I did not find in camp any orders, as I expected. camp near Falmouth, Va., January 18, 1863. We have been under orders to move, but for some reason or other the final orders have not yet been received. I believe it is Burnside's intention to make another attempt to dislodge the enemy on the opposite side, but profitting by the experience gained in the last effort, he is determined this time to proceed cautiously and securely, to cross the whole army near one place, and not attack until after a close examination of their position he is satisfied he can attack with probabili