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George Meade, The Life and Letters of George Gordon Meade, Major-General United States Army (ed. George Gordon Meade), chapter 4 (search)
r expected they would attempt to hold either Winchester or Leesburg after we were ready to move in f known that on the 17th instant the roads to Winchester on the one side, and Hagerstown and Fredericm the enemy are that he is falling back from Winchester, but every hour and day bring their differen to rain; whereas if he will only stay about Winchester, we can in one or two days march come up wit. It is also reported that we have occupied Winchester with our cavalry, without opposition, but th of the Catoctin Creek, between Leesburg and Winchester. We do not hear much about the enemy. TellGap, through which the pike from Leesburg to Winchester passes. One or the other of these, or probadispute, in case they are going to remain at Winchester. Their infantry appearing would seem to indthe enemy had been or were falling back from Winchester, when we immediately started to try and get Loudoun Valley, and reports Lee's army about Winchester, in the Valley of the Shenandoah, and that A[3 more...]
George Meade, The Life and Letters of George Gordon Meade, Major-General United States Army (ed. George Gordon Meade), chapter 9 (search)
they will rejoin their Corps this P. M. The object of the remark was to show the delay. I think the decisive battle of the war will be fought in a few days; in view of its momentous consequences I desire to adopt such measures as, in my judgment, will tend to ensure success, even though these may be deemed tardy. 11.30 A. M.—A deserter has just been brought within our lines, who reported the enemy's army all between Hagerstown and Williamsport; that they have brought up a bridge from Winchester, which is now thrown across at Williamsport; that they are using this bridge, not to cross their forces, but to bring over supplies; that the men are in fine spirits, and the talk among them is, they mean to try it again. This deserter says he belongs to the artillery of Stuart's command. I send the information for what it is worth. July 9, 1863, 3 P. M. Halleck to Meade: The evidence that Lee's army will fight north of the Potomac seems reliable. In that case you will want all y
George Meade, The Life and Letters of George Gordon Meade, Major-General United States Army (ed. George Gordon Meade), chapter 30 (search)
ad reason to believe that ammunition trains had been brought from Winchester and crossed on the ferry at Williamsport for the supply of Generao the belief that his army had been supplied with ammunition from Winchester, for I had positive information that ammunition trains had been f a single-track railroad in very bad order from Harper's Ferry to Winchester. I therefore determined to adopt the same plan of movement as thition the general line of which was the turnpike from Leesburg to Winchester. Whilst in this position I could not ascertain from scouts, orneral Lee, which was known to be in the valley and extending from Winchester to Martinsburg, had made any movement. Unwilling to move beyond have enabled him to pass in my rear and come down that pike from Winchester to Leesburg, and thus have left the road open to Washington, I haement of General Lee's army up the valley in further retreat from Winchester. I immediately put my army in motion, and directed five corps in