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Comte de Paris, History of the Civil War in America. Vol. 4. (ed. Henry Coppee , LL.D.), Book I:—eastern Tennessee. (search)
ecrans. Laxity in the pursuit of the enemy after the battle of Gettysburg and the inactivity of Meade on the Rapidan justified the apparent boldness underlying this request. The bad condition of ththere was a contrary movement of the enemy's forces going on from the westward to the eastward. Meade had no suspicion. The artillery and wagons, which would have encumbered the trains, were left bailroad, which was a sure sign of the transportation of troops detached from Lee's army. Again, Meade, having received orders to ascertain, even at the cost of a battle, the situation of that army, al to Halleck the danger which was menacing the Army of the Cumberland. He then understood that Meade by his caution had allowed Lee to dispense with a part of his army; that Grant could not detain ital. The Government understood this duty, and on the 23d of September the order was given to Meade to send the Eleventh and Twelfth corps to the city of Washington. As we said in the preceding v