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U. S. Grant (search for this): chapter 3.36
General Lee's offensive policy in the campaign of 1864.
It is a very popular error to speak of General Lee as acting on the defensive in the campaign of 1864, and of his retreating before General Grant.
The truth is that from the day Grant crossed the Rapidan until (after losing nearly twice as many men as Lee had) he sat down to the siege of Petersburg — a position which he could have occupied at first without firing a gun or losing a man — Lee never made a move except to meet and fight ssed himself to that effect, and always said that if the enemy were allowed to besiege Richmond the result would be a mere question of time.
The following letter to one of his corps commanders brings out clearly his views and purposes.
If General Grant had not crossed the James and advanced on Petersburg, Lee would have attacked him in his works, and have tried on him the same tactics which proved so successful against McClellan in 1862.
Of course no one can now tell certainly what the res
R. E. Lee (search for this): chapter 3.36
General Lee's offensive policy in the campaign of 1864.
It is a very popular error to speak of General Lee as acting on the defensive in the campaign of 1864, General Lee as acting on the defensive in the campaign of 1864, and of his retreating before General Grant.
The truth is that from the day Grant crossed the Rapidan until (after losing nearly twice as many men as Lee had) he satLee had) he sat down to the siege of Petersburg — a position which he could have occupied at first without firing a gun or losing a man — Lee never made a move except to meet and fLee never made a move except to meet and fight the enemy, and that on the whole campaign he craved nothing so much as an open field and a fair fight.
He again and again expressed himself to that effect, and urposes.
If General Grant had not crossed the James and advanced on Petersburg, Lee would have attacked him in his works, and have tried on him the same tactics whi Of course no one can now tell certainly what the result would have been, but General Lee and his ragged veterans were confident of a splendid victory.
The letter, h
Robert Edward Lee (search for this): chapter 3.36
H. B. McClellan (search for this): chapter 3.36
1862 AD (search for this): chapter 3.36
1864 AD (search for this): chapter 3.36
General Lee's offensive policy in the campaign of 1864.
It is a very popular error to speak of General Lee as acting on the defensive in the campaign of 1864, and of his retreating before General Grant.
The truth is that from the day Grant crossed the Rapidan until (after losing nearly twice as many men as Lee had) he sat down to the siege of Petersburg — a position which he could have occupied at first without firing a gun or losing a man — Lee never made a move except to meet and fight 1864, and of his retreating before General Grant.
The truth is that from the day Grant crossed the Rapidan until (after losing nearly twice as many men as Lee had) he sat down to the siege of Petersburg — a position which he could have occupied at first without firing a gun or losing a man — Lee never made a move except to meet and fight the enemy, and that on the whole campaign he craved nothing so much as an open field and a fair fight.
He again and again expressed himself to that effect, and always said that if the enemy were allowed to besiege Richmond the result would be a mere question of time.
The following letter to one of his corps commanders brings out clearly his views and purposes.
If General Grant had not crossed the James and advanced on Petersburg, Lee would have attacked him in his works, and have tried on
June, 1864 AD (search for this): chapter 3.36