History of the United States . red Winchester with 4000 prisoners and 29 guns. 297 298 LINCOLN ADMINISTRATION; CAMPAIGNS OF 1863 Stuarts sec- around pe^d- army moved north eral army to be informed of the Federal movements, he had instructed thecavalry under General Stuart to keep to his right as theStuart, however, rode to the east-ward of the Federal army, became temporarily cut offfrom communication with Lee and did not join the main armyuntil the second day at Gettysburg. Inconsequence of this, the Confederate leaderwas not kept informed of the movementsof Meade, and in the latter part of J
History of the United States . red Winchester with 4000 prisoners and 29 guns. 297 298 LINCOLN ADMINISTRATION; CAMPAIGNS OF 1863 Stuarts sec- around pe^d- army moved north eral army to be informed of the Federal movements, he had instructed thecavalry under General Stuart to keep to his right as theStuart, however, rode to the east-ward of the Federal army, became temporarily cut offfrom communication with Lee and did not join the main armyuntil the second day at Gettysburg. Inconsequence of this, the Confederate leaderwas not kept informed of the movementsof Meade, and in the latter part of June-he found himself in close proximity to theFederal army much sooner than he had ex-pected. In fact, both armies were ignorantof the near approach of the other in southernPennsylvania. A skirmish was first brought on by themeeting in Gettysburg of a Confederate bri-gade and a portion of the Federal was on the 30th of June. Immediatelyboth commanders made hurried efforts toadvance and concentrate their forces. Early. THOMAS J. (stonewall)JACKSON Born Clarksburg, Va.(W. Va.), Jan. 21, much of the dis-tance from western Vir-ginia to Washington to secure appointment to . , „ c t i -• t » United States Military m the aiternOOU of July 1, Lee S First day atAcademy; was graduated , , i i i Gettysburg, in class with McCieiian advaucc columus attacked the July i. isesmotion for unusual ser- Federal cavalry and infantry at Gettysburg. vicGs in IVTgxio3,ii Wixv instructor of military tac- SeVCrC fighting tOOk plaCC, iu which the Con-Institute 1S51-1S61; dis- federates wcrc at first drivcu back with hcavy tmguished for steady cour- . x i i ^ . , i i c age at first Bull Run; be- losscs. lu the latter part 01 the aiternoon, came famous after Val- , , • r ^ ^ ri ^ ley Campaign of 1862 in howcvcr, they wcrc remtorcea, and alter des- independent command; . n ^ ,• xi-nii -x j later associated with Lee peratc faghtiug the 1^ cderals were m turn de-untii death at C
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