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William Swinton, Campaigns of the Army of the Potomac, chapter 13 (search)
age, and he was prompted by the belief that General Lee's chances of escape were now utterly hopeless. Lee indited his reply that same night, but before General Grant received it, the Confederate cnant-General. General R. E. Lee. Meanwhile, Lee's night march of the 7th having again left the towards Lynchburg was closed, all was lost for Lee. Sheridan was hastening to close this outlet. Desperate as the situation was, Lee, determined to put the best face on matters, with a kind of gh of Appomattox Courthouse. The rear-guard of Lee's army had just arrived, and four trains of car Here he planted his force directly in front of Lee and on his line of retreat, and resolved to hold stragglers, too weak to carry their muskets. Lee sent orders to Gordon to cut his way through at in their hearts; and this burst forth when General Lee rode through the ranks. Whole lines of batpain. With tears pouring down both cheeks, General Lee at length commanded voice enough to say: Me[4 more...]
William Swinton, Campaigns of the Army of the Potomac, Index. (search)
er to Burnside—the latter's delay to advance on Lee's right, 220; Burnside driven back by Confederaf United States Ford, 273; Hooker in reverse of Lee's position, 273; Franklin's movement on Lee's farrival on south bank of the Rappahannock, 236; Lee's whole army arrived and in position, 242; Burnithdrawal from Port Republic to co-operate with Lee, 144; passed Beaver Dam Creek, 146; descriptionle, 186; positions of second day, 188; Pope and Lee's intended attack on each other's left flank on, 588; Lee's centre and left still intact, 600; Lee's centre assaulted by Parke, Wright, and Ord, 6ence of Fort Gregg, 602; evacuated by Lee, 604; Lee's retreat from, and pursuit of—see Retreat. 605; Danville line Lee's first objective, 606; Lee reaches Amelia Courthouse, 607; his expected ra Corps, 613; Farmville, Grant's letter from, to Lee, 615; Sheridan across Lee's line of retreat at abandoned, 450; Hancock's successful attack on Lee's right centre, 451; Grant's endeavors to pierc[90 more...]<