. Redeeming the republic : the third period of the war of the rebellion, in the year 1864 . e them. A third ford was discovered near Quarless Mill, betweenOx Ford and Jericho Mill, and Burnside sent over Crittendens division, FROM SPOTTSYLVANIA TO COLD HARBOR. 161 which joined Crawfords. The Confederates tried to prevent the crossing,and Crittenden lost many men. Potters division of the Ninth Corpswent down to Chesterfield Bridge, and joined Hancock. Grant had thusdivided his array. Lee had the advantage of position, and his troopswere behind strong fortifications. His army was concentrated, w
. Redeeming the republic : the third period of the war of the rebellion, in the year 1864 . e them. A third ford was discovered near Quarless Mill, betweenOx Ford and Jericho Mill, and Burnside sent over Crittendens division, FROM SPOTTSYLVANIA TO COLD HARBOR. 161 which joined Crawfords. The Confederates tried to prevent the crossing,and Crittenden lost many men. Potters division of the Ninth Corpswent down to Chesterfield Bridge, and joined Hancock. Grant had thusdivided his array. Lee had the advantage of position, and his troopswere behind strong fortifications. His army was concentrated, whileGrants was divided. His lines extended from the river at Ox Ford in anacute angle like the letter V. With a comparatively small force he couldhave held one side of the angle against either wing of Grants, while hurl-ing the bulk of his troops upon the other; but he made no attack. Theopportunity went by never to return, for, to the close of the war, theUnion army never was again divided so temptingly to the Confederatecommander. General Grant has this to say of the position: Lee now. PIONEERS CONSTRUCTING A ROAD AT OX FORD. From a Sketch made at the Time. had his entire army south of the North Anna. Our lines covered hisfront with the six miles separating the two wings, guarded by but a singledivision. To get from one wing to the other the river would have to becrossed twice. Lee could reinforce any part of his line from all points ofit in a very short time; or could concentrate the whole of it wherever hemight choose to assault. We were for the time practically two armiesbesieging. Lee had been and was being reinforced. Pickett, with a fulldivision, had arrived from Richmond; Hoke, from North Carolina, hadcome with a brigade, and Breckinridge was there: in all probability notless than fifteen thousand men. But he did not attempt to drive us fromthe field. (4) The Ninth Corps, which up to this time had been regarded as an army 164 EEDEEMING THE KEPUBLIC. May 25, 1864. by it
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