. The photographic history of the Civil War : in ten volumes . hi^ ^ttmxh lattb at lull Eitu ^• August186!^ -^/. drinking Rhine wine, barefooted and in tatters, was curious;the whole thing was incredil)le. The amazement at the North when the news of the cap-ture of JNIanassas became known cannot be described. Butthe newsiJajjers behttled it. decLnring tliat it was merely a boldraid and that for any large force to get between Pojies armyand Washington before Pope l)ecame aware of the attemptwas simijly impossible. Jackson had done an astonisliing tiling. But liis positionwas precarious, neverth
. The photographic history of the Civil War : in ten volumes . hi^ ^ttmxh lattb at lull Eitu ^• August186!^ -^/. drinking Rhine wine, barefooted and in tatters, was curious;the whole thing was incredil)le. The amazement at the North when the news of the cap-ture of JNIanassas became known cannot be described. Butthe newsiJajjers behttled it. decLnring tliat it was merely a boldraid and that for any large force to get between Pojies armyand Washington before Pope l)ecame aware of the attemptwas simijly impossible. Jackson had done an astonisliing tiling. But liis positionwas precarious, nevertheless. Vope was moving toward himwith a far larger army, recently augmented by ITeintzelmanscori)S from the Army of the Potomac, while Fitz John Iorterwith an additional force was not far off. It is true thatLongstreet Mas hastening to the aid of Jackson, but he hadto come by the same route which had brought Jackson—through Thoroughfare Gap—and Pope thought he saw agreat opportunitJ^ If he could only detain I^ongstreet atthe gap. why should he not crush Jackson with his superiornumbers :* To this end he
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