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Maj. Jed. Hotchkiss, Confederate Military History, a library of Confederate States Military History: Volume 3, Virginia (ed. Clement Anselm Evans), Chapter 19: (search)
es, which he had ordered forward from Richmond, Lee issued orders September 2d, for his army to maron and subsistence. Jackson led the advance, Lee still marching left in front, giving the strictomewhat subsided, but there was no telling what Lee, Jackson and Stuart might attempt to do, and soD. H. Hill and recount what had happened to General Lee while the investment of Harper's Ferry was mpleted. Marching with Longstreet on the 10th, Lee crossed the South mountain to Boonsboro, where,with Lee. It is now known that two copies of Lee's order were sent to D. H. Hill, who had been mhappened that a copy was also sent to Hill from Lee's headquarters, and this latter, carelessly lefd. The close of this eventful Saturday found Lee confronted with serious conditions. D. H. Hillsed the head of a strong Federal column between Lee at Boonsboro and McLaws in Pleasant valley and ntoon, and in that way, through Virginia, reach Lee at Sharpsburg, as he was ordered to do. Lee's v[20 more...]
Maj. Jed. Hotchkiss, Confederate Military History, a library of Confederate States Military History: Volume 3, Virginia (ed. Clement Anselm Evans), Chapter 21: (search)
Dawn of the morning of Sunday, May 3d, found Lee ready for an assault upon Hooker in his intrenion became untenable in about an hour. While Lee's artillery was doing this effective work, McLae's military secretary, describes the scene, as Lee spurred Traveler up to the burning house, in these words: Lee's presence was the signal for one of those uncontrollable bursts of enthusiasm wson, with congratulations for the great victory Lee had won, adding: I shall never forget the look dgwick from making an advance, when a member of Lee's staff brought him an order, which he had misualem church, in a strong position, and informed Lee of the situation. He immediately dispatched Mc disposed of, but after a spirited resistance. Lee, late in the day, returned to Chancellorsville n. Just at dawn, on the morning of the 6th, as Lee was about to order an advance, General Pender cey heard of his death. In his official report, Lee wrote: The conduct of the troops cannot be too [22 more...]
Maj. Jed. Hotchkiss, Confederate Military History, a library of Confederate States Military History: Volume 3, Virginia (ed. Clement Anselm Evans), Chapter 22: (search)
g, near the Potomac, striving to keep pace with Lee's speedy northward movement. For five days Slong the eastern foot of the Blue ridge between Lee and Hooker, while a large discretion was grantess South mountain to Hagerstown, to the rear of Lee's army, which was now some miles to the northeaf the army of Northern Virginia. On the 27th Lee issued, from Chambersburg, a general order to h exhausted, to Gettysburg, where he appeared on Lee's left. A. P. Hill's advance, under Pettigred Pickett to march to Gettysburg on the 2d. Lee's official report sets forth the state of affairom the standpoint of an eye-witness, says: General Lee was perfectly sublime. He was engaged in r0 in the field of action, 23,000 had fallen; of Lee's 58,000, including his cavalry that had particus placing himself on the National road between Lee and Washington and Baltimore. To his army 11,0litia that had responded to Lincoln's call when Lee invaded Pennsylvania. Yielding to urgent order[109 more...]
Maj. Jed. Hotchkiss, Confederate Military History, a library of Confederate States Military History: Volume 3, Virginia (ed. Clement Anselm Evans), Chapter 23: (search)
the country, is to demand an impossibility. Lee's morning reports show that by the 10th of Augued, from beyond the Rappahannock, to learn what Lee was doing; the latter awaited an attack in the ides of the railroad; Meade hastening to escape Lee, and Lee hurrying to intercept Meade and bring railway at Bristoe Station. A. P. Hill, leading Lee's advance, sent Cooke's superb North Carolina b in confusion, with a loss of nearly 1,400 men. Lee met Hill with stern rebuke for his imprudence, quarters for the winter. The winter quiet of Lee's camps was rudely disturbed by Meade when he bnsely cold, but this only added to the vigor of Lee's poorly-clad veterans in fortifying their linef the 30th; but when he reached the vicinity of Lee's right, he found that his coming had been antipine thicket. Here, in the county of Orange, Lee's army contended, during the long and severe wihe people of the Confederacy and their armies. Lee not only dwelt among his men, in simple fashion[28 more...]
Maj. Jed. Hotchkiss, Confederate Military History, a library of Confederate States Military History: Volume 3, Virginia (ed. Clement Anselm Evans), Chapter 24: (search)
army to the Germanna and Ely fords of the Rapidan, instructing him, Lee's army will be your objective point. Wherever Lee goes, there will Lee goes, there will you go; and adding, that the characteristic of his campaign would be to hammer continuously against the armed force of the enemy and his reso nothing left him but submission. His expressed desire was to fight Lee between the Rapidan and Richmond, if he will stand. Sufficiently nd expecting an early advance, now that the spring was fully opened, Lee rode, on the 2d of May, 1864, to the signal station on Clark's mount preparations for which he took in hand on returning to his camp. Lee was accompanied to his point of observation by Longstreet, just retuid that after his information-seeking overlook of the Federal camps, Lee turned to these officers, and pointing toward Chancellorsville, saidnce. To meet this mighty host, which was about to pass his flank, Lee had, at the end of April, less than 62,000 men for battle; 22,000, u
Maj. Jed. Hotchkiss, Confederate Military History, a library of Confederate States Military History: Volume 3, Virginia (ed. Clement Anselm Evans), Chapter 31: (search)
in reference to the difficulties that confronted him in the Shenandoah valley, the lower portion of which was still held by a large army under Sheridan, while but the fragments of an army, chiefly of broken down cavalry, remained in his command. Lee told Early that he was left in the Valley to create the impression that his force was much larger than it really was, and he instructed him to put on a bold front and do the best he could in holding Sheridan at bay. In consequence of a great duarters four miles further on at Mc-Daniel's, after a ride of 30 miles. Rosser, with his staff, rode on to Danville, expecting to meet Gen. R. E. Lee and his army at that point. The whole country was full of soldiers claiming to have escaped from Lee's surrender. On the 11th, Lomax's command marched, by way of Chalk Level, to seven miles beyond Pittsylvania Court House, toward Danville. On the 12th positive and reliable information was received that Gen. Robert E. Lee had surrendered himself
Maj. Jed. Hotchkiss, Confederate Military History, a library of Confederate States Military History: Volume 3, Virginia (ed. Clement Anselm Evans), Chapter 32: (search)
ion, where the stage road to Lynchburg, the one Lee was following, reaches and crosses the SouthsidSheridan reached Appomattox station, drove away Lee's advance guard and captured twenty-five piecesnd four trains of cars loaded with supplies for Lee's army, writes Grant in his report. About midn On the morning of Sunday, April 9th, just as Lee's advance was making a desperate charge in ende dispatching this reluctantly written note, General Lee exchanged his war-worn uniform for a new ontesy of General Grant, on this memorable and to Lee soul-trying occasion, could not have been surpassed. On the suggestion of General Lee that most of the horses of the Confederate privates were th allowed to retain them; and on intimation that Lee's men were without rations, he promptly orderedHenry Alexander White describes the feelings of Lee's veterans who were present at this time (in hiofficial report, dated July 22, 1865, said: General Lee's great influence throughout the whole Sout[7 more...]
Maj. Jed. Hotchkiss, Confederate Military History, a library of Confederate States Military History: Volume 3, Virginia (ed. Clement Anselm Evans), Biographical (search)
Dearing was at once given this command, though Lee wrote a few days later, in ordering the New Ber While Grant was preparing to cross the James, Lee was planning to fight at Malvern hill, and with with intimate friendship and confidence. When Lee was given command of the army of Northern Virgie was actively engaged on the 17th and 18th, on Lee's right wing, guarding the lower fords of the Awar he resumed his post at Lexington, where General Lee was a vestryman of his parish. He represenll's corps against Grant on May 5th, and giving Lee notice of the movement to Spottsylvania, hastenhis division General Walker retreated, with General Lee, fighting by the way at Sailor's creek, Higfeeling between the sections. Like Wheeler and Lee and others, he has long been broad-minded enougSam Jones was ordered in July to send troops to Lee's army, Wharton was detached, and Jones sent word to Lee, He is an admirable officer, has commanded a brigade for eighteen months. Let him comman[14 more...]
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