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Edward Alfred Pollard, The lost cause; a new Southern history of the War of the Confederates ... Drawn from official sources and approved by the most distinguished Confederate leaders., Chapter 42: (search)
Ewell was captured, and one of his division commanders, G. W. C. Lee; and the greater portion of the command surrendered, bumands disbanded. The true situation was soon apparent to Gen. Lee. In pressing for Lynchburg he had to put himself in a dad south of the Court-house completed the environment and put Lee in a position from which it was impossible to extricate his , passing the entire wagon and artillery train of the army. Lee's army had at this time dwindled down to eight thousand men heir muskets. Such was the condition and disposition of Gen. Lee's forces when Gordon attempted the last desperate task off the Confederates to fall back. Gordon now sent word to Gen. Lee that the enemy was driving him hack. Just as his divisioon of hostilities was soon made known. While the pursuit of Lee's army by Grant's overwhelming forces was still in progress,e, had taken place between the two commanders, terminated by Lee's seeking the final interview, when he received the message