. Battles and leaders of the Civil War : being for the most part contributions by Union and Confederate officers . GEORGE W. RANDOLPH, SECRETARY OF WAR OF THECONFEDERACY FROM MARCH 17, 1862. UNTIL NO-VEMBER 17, 1862. FROM A PHOTOGRAPH. THE SEVEN DAYS, INCLUDING FRAYSERS FARM J BY JAMES LONGSTREET, LIEUTENANT-GENERAL, C. S. GINL LONGSTREETS BODY-SARVANT, SAH,ENDUIN DE WAH I HEN General Joseph E. Johnston was wounded atthe battle of Seven Pines, and General Lee assumedhis new duties as commander of the Army of North-ern Virginia, General Stonewall Jackson was in theShenandoah Valley, and the
. Battles and leaders of the Civil War : being for the most part contributions by Union and Confederate officers . GEORGE W. RANDOLPH, SECRETARY OF WAR OF THECONFEDERACY FROM MARCH 17, 1862. UNTIL NO-VEMBER 17, 1862. FROM A PHOTOGRAPH. THE SEVEN DAYS, INCLUDING FRAYSERS FARM J BY JAMES LONGSTREET, LIEUTENANT-GENERAL, C. S. GINL LONGSTREETS BODY-SARVANT, SAH,ENDUIN DE WAH I HEN General Joseph E. Johnston was wounded atthe battle of Seven Pines, and General Lee assumedhis new duties as commander of the Army of North-ern Virginia, General Stonewall Jackson was in theShenandoah Valley, and the rest of the Confederatetroops were east and north of Richmond in front ofGeneral George B. MeClellans army, then encampedabout the Chickahominy River, 100,000 strong, andpreparing for a regular siege of the Confederate cap-ital. The situation required prompt and successfulaction by General Lee. Very early in June he calledabout him, on the noted Nine-mile road near Rich-mond, all his commanders, and asked each in turnhis opinion of the military situation. I had my ownviews, but did not express them, believing that ifthey were important it was equally important thatthey should be unfolded privately to the commanding general. The next dayI called on General Lee, and suggested my plan for driving the Federalforces away f
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