. Our greater country; being a standard history of the United States from the discovery of the American continent to the present time ... t brilliant feat of armsyet accomplished in the campaign. Neverwas surprise more com-plete or more officers were takenat their breakfast. Thecaptured generals weregreatly mortified. Anhour only had elapsedsince the column of at-tack was formed. Alongwith the prisoners, whichhe sent to Grant, Han-cock sent a note hastilywritten in pencil, saying:I have finished up John-son, and am now goinginto Early. This secondtask, as we shall soon see,he fo
. Our greater country; being a standard history of the United States from the discovery of the American continent to the present time ... t brilliant feat of armsyet accomplished in the campaign. Neverwas surprise more com-plete or more officers were takenat their breakfast. Thecaptured generals weregreatly mortified. Anhour only had elapsedsince the column of at-tack was formed. Alongwith the prisoners, whichhe sent to Grant, Han-cock sent a note hastilywritten in pencil, saying:I have finished up John-son, and am now goinginto Early. This secondtask, as we shall soon see,he found to be less easyof accomplishment than the former. Early, like Johnson, commanded a divis-ion of Ewells corps. At the point pene-trated, Lees army, as we have seen, formeda salient. Hancock had, therefore, by hisfirst success, thrust a wedge between theConfederate right and centre. It was hishope that he would be able to cut Leesarmy in two; and there can be no doubtthat if sufficient provision had been made,promptly and in force, to follow up theadvantage Hancock had won by his firstbrilliant assault, the desired end would have.
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