. The pictorial history of the great Civil War: its causes, origin, conduct and results; embracing full and authentic accounts of its battles by land and sea, with graphic descriptions of heroic deeds achieved by armies and individuals; narratives of personal adventure; thrilling incidents; daring exploits; wonderful escapes; life in camp, field, and hospital; adventures at sea; blockade life, etc., etc.; containing carefully prepared biographies of the leading generals and naval commanders of both the North and the South / by John Laird Wilson . he said. ItAvill be hard work for him to get aw
. The pictorial history of the great Civil War: its causes, origin, conduct and results; embracing full and authentic accounts of its battles by land and sea, with graphic descriptions of heroic deeds achieved by armies and individuals; narratives of personal adventure; thrilling incidents; daring exploits; wonderful escapes; life in camp, field, and hospital; adventures at sea; blockade life, etc., etc.; containing carefully prepared biographies of the leading generals and naval commanders of both the North and the South / by John Laird Wilson . he said. ItAvill be hard work for him to get position had already becomesufficiently desperate. He was not onlycut off fiom his main line of retreat;he was overtaken by the vastly superiornumbers of the enemy. The two daysdelay had indeed been fatal. On thenight of the 4th, and dujing the earlieiportion of the 5th, he had a choice oftwo possible courses. He might havefallen upon Sheiidans isolated com-mand, and attempted to cut his waythrough, and so make himself masterof the Danville route ; or, by doublingon his track, and striking out in a west-erly direction, he might liave endeav-ored to push his way to Lynchburgand the mountains beyond. The formerof these courses was no longer open tohim, on the evening of the 5th ; forMeade, as we have seen, had alreadyarrived with the Second and Sixthcorps of the army of the has since given it aa his opin-ion, that Lee might, during tlie earlierportion of the 5th, have attacked himwith success, and pursued his way to.
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