This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1890 edition. Excerpt: ...tion of the enemy," and arrived at Culpeper Court House on the 11th, where he was surprised to find that General Meade, discovering his march and phreys guessing its intentions, had already retired behind TRiTM?ty' tne Rappahannock. General Meade, who had oCncoduct been preparing himself to move upon the left ...
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1890 edition. Excerpt: ...tion of the enemy," and arrived at Culpeper Court House on the 11th, where he was surprised to find that General Meade, discovering his march and phreys guessing its intentions, had already retired behind TRiTM?ty' tne Rappahannock. General Meade, who had oCncoduct been preparing himself to move upon the left flank 'i86t-6sar' of his adversary, became aware of the movement Part I p. ass" of Lee upon the 10th; but he was ill served by his cavalry. During the first days of this campaign Chap.ix. the mounted service of the Army of the Potomac im. was decidedly below its usual average of efficiency and intelligence, while Stuart seemed to have recovered all his former powers on the soil of his Cooke native State; his zeal was even excessive; General Cicneral Lee gently rebuked him on one occasion for having P. m. sent him eight messages in one day. After a part of Meade's army had crossed the Rappahannock he detached three corps to the south of the river under the mistaken impression, derived from the reports of his cavalry, that the main body of the enemy was still on that side; but he speedily discovered his error and recalled his troops without misadventure. The halt which Lee was compelled to make at Culpeper to provision his troops gave Meade the opportunity to bring his army well together north of the Rappahannock and to inform himself thoroughly of the attitude of his enemy. General Lee distinctly states his purpose of marching upon the Orange and Alexandria Railroad north of the river and intercepting the retrograde movement of Meade. It was therefore a race for position between the two generals. Lee, relying upon the celerity of his troops and his own absolute knowledge of every path and byway of the country, hoped to reach a point...
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