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Edward Porter Alexander, Military memoirs of a Confederate: a critical narrative, Chapter 11: second Manassas (search)
f all of these orders was the occupation of Gainesville with a strong force, for Gainesville was diby some route which would avoid McDowell at Gainesville. His movement, however, had not been made nging the force which was now marching from Gainesville toward Manasses, down upon the right flank Pope's order. King had been marching from Gainesville to Manassas, and Pope's orders had intercep, stretching from near Sudley's Ford toward Gainesville. The fighting, meanwhile, had ceased. The By noon Lee and Longstreet had arrived at Gainesville, and connected with Jackson, and the secondorning marched from Bristoe by Manassas for Gainesville. Now, at 4.30 P. M., supposing Porter in pson's right flank. But Porter was not at Gainesville. When, about 11.30 A. M., he reached a litanch, about three and a half miles short of Gainesville, he found Confederate cavalry in his front.im that Longstreet's troops had not reached Gainesville until late in the afternoon, and that Porte[8 more...]
Edward Porter Alexander, Military memoirs of a Confederate: a critical narrative, Chapter 12: Boonsboro or South Mountain, and Harper's Ferry (search)
ating his forces should be the least possible. McClellan's opportunity was obvious. It was to take quick advantage of the separation and move in between the parts. Then to overwhelm each in detail. This could be done by forcing the bulk of his army through Crampton's Gap. This move would have the further advantage of most speedily relieving Harper's Ferry. But just as Pope had lost his campaign by moving directly upon Jackson, as he supposed, at Manassas Junction, instead of upon Gainesville, where he would have been between Jackson and Lee, here McClellan lost his campaign by moving directly after Lee upon Turner's Gap. Even that he did with deliberation strangely out of place for the occasion. By night marches, over good roads with a good moon, he might have attacked and carried both Turner's and Crampton's gaps by sunrise on the 14th, for each was then held by only cavalry and a single brigade of infantry. Fortunately for Lee, a citizen of Frederick whose sympathies w