. Battles and leaders of the Civil War : being for the most part contributions by Union and Confederate officers . thereand attack, fresh andin full force. Tylers start was solate and his advancewas so slow as to holdHunter and Heintzel-man 2 or 3 hom-s onthe mile or two ofthe turnpike betweentheir camps and the point at which they were to turn off for the flank delay, and the fact that the flank march proved difticult and some 12miles instead of about 6 as was expected, were of serious moment. The flank-ing column did not cross at Sudley Sprhigs until 9:30 instead of 7, the longmar
. Battles and leaders of the Civil War : being for the most part contributions by Union and Confederate officers . thereand attack, fresh andin full force. Tylers start was solate and his advancewas so slow as to holdHunter and Heintzel-man 2 or 3 hom-s onthe mile or two ofthe turnpike betweentheir camps and the point at which they were to turn off for the flank delay, and the fact that the flank march proved difticult and some 12miles instead of about 6 as was expected, were of serious moment. The flank-ing column did not cross at Sudley Sprhigs until 9:30 instead of 7, the longmarch, with its many interruptions, tiied out the men. and the delaygave the enemy time to discover the tvuuing movem(>nt. Tylers opera-tions against the Stone Bridge were fm^blo and inc^ffei-tivc. By S oclockEvans was satisfied that he was in no danger in front, and perceived themovement to turn his position. He was on the left of the Confederate line,guarding the point avIk^c the AVarr(Miton Turnpike, tli(^ great highway to thefield, crossed Bull l\uii. Die (oiifedcvntc line of dcfi^nse. He had no iustruc-.
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