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Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 37. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones), Stuart's cavalry in the Gettysburg campaign. (search)
k you had better withdraw this side of the mountain tomorrow night, cross at Shepherdstown next day, and move over to Fredericktown. You will, however, be able to judge whether you can pass around their army without hindrance, doing them all the In his last order General Lee suggested that he cross the Potomac west of the Blue Ridge mountains and move over to Fredericktown, which would place him on the right of Ewell; but discretion was allowed Stuart to cross east of the mountains if he at Seneca on the 25th, as he expected to do before Hooker's army moved, he might still have had time to move over to Fredericktown, as indicated by General Lee; but when he had crossed the Potomac on the 27th, it was too late to go to FredericktownFredericktown, and Ewell's movement had so far progressed that it was too late for Stuart to join him en route to the Susquehanna. The only thing that was then left for him to do was to go on to Dover, where he had reason to believe he would find Ewell's corps.
Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 37. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones), Review of the Gettysburg campaign. (search)
d discretionary powers; whereupon I withdrew. The correspondence between Lee and Stuart is not complete without adding an extract from a letter, dated 23d June, in which General Lee says: * * * If General Hooker's army remains inactive, you can leave two brigades to watch him, and withdraw with the three others, but should he appear to be moving northward, I think you had better withdraw this side of the mountain tomorrow night, cross at Shepherdstown the next day, and move over to Fredericktown. You will, however, be able to judge whether you can pass around their wing without hindrance, doing them all the damage you can, and cross the river east of the mountains. In either case, after crossing the river, you must move on and feel the right of Ewell's troops, * * * but I think the sooner you cross into Maryland after tomorrow, the better. In view of these letters, it seems reasonably plain that while General Lee's first purpose, communicated to Stuart the same day he gave
Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 37. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones), General J. E. B. Stuart in the Gettysburg campaign. (search)
ral Stuart dated June 23, a part of which I ,will quote: headquarters, army of Northern Virginia, June 23, 1863, 3:30 P. M. Major-General J. E. B. Stuart, Commanding Cavalry: General, * * * If General Hooker's army remains inactive you can leave two brigades to watch him, and withdraw with the three others, but should he not appear to be moving northward, I think you had better withdraw this side of the mountain to-morrow night, cross at Shepherdstown next day, and move over to Fredericktown. You will, however, be able to judge whether you can pass around their army without hindrance, doing them all the damage you can, and cross the river east of the mountains. In either case, after crossing the river, you must move on and feel the right of Ewell's troops, collecting information, provisions, etc. Give instructions to the commander of the brigades left behind to watch the flank and rear of the army, and (in the event of the enemy leaving their front) retire from the mo