. Four years with the Army of the Potomac . e knowthat he is in full retreat, endeavoring to save his of Sickles division are upon him. General Slocum was far from sharing that noon I met him visiting our front to see howwe were placed, and examining attentively the positionof the Eleventh Corps. Let me recommend you to fortify yourself as wellas possible, he said to me. The enemy is massing aconsiderable force on our right. In two or three hourshe will fall on Howard, and you will have him uponyou in strong force. You had better protect yourselfas well as possibl
. Four years with the Army of the Potomac . e knowthat he is in full retreat, endeavoring to save his of Sickles division are upon him. General Slocum was far from sharing that noon I met him visiting our front to see howwe were placed, and examining attentively the positionof the Eleventh Corps. Let me recommend you to fortify yourself as wellas possible, he said to me. The enemy is massing aconsiderable force on our right. In two or three hourshe will fall on Howard, and you will have him uponyou in strong force. You had better protect yourselfas well as possible, at least by an abatis on yourfront. I was about to follow his advice when the divisionreceived orders to advance. We moved forward out ofthe woods, and crossed the open ground which ex-tended in our front. It was an effort to cut in two thecolumn of the enemy, which continued to defile beforeus, and to sweep away what must be his rearguard. Our advance was delayed in the woods. We had tobuild or rebuild some bridges over some brooks. We. ;te„ IWIia«. 2„ 1IS53.
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