. Campaigns of the Army of the Potomac; . beleft by General Sedgwick at the Old Wilderness Tavern, and upon being in-formed by General Hancock of the withdrawal of this corps and pickets, willfollow that corps. 12th. Corps-commanders will see that the movements are made with punc-tuality and promptitude. 13th. Major-General Sheridan, commanding cavalry corps, will have a suf-ficient force, on the approaches from the right, to keep the corps-commanders ad-vised in time of the appearance of the enemy. 14th. It is understood that General Burnsides command wUl follow th«Sixth Corps. By command of
. Campaigns of the Army of the Potomac; . beleft by General Sedgwick at the Old Wilderness Tavern, and upon being in-formed by General Hancock of the withdrawal of this corps and pickets, willfollow that corps. 12th. Corps-commanders will see that the movements are made with punc-tuality and promptitude. 13th. Major-General Sheridan, commanding cavalry corps, will have a suf-ficient force, on the approaches from the right, to keep the corps-commanders ad-vised in time of the appearance of the enemy. 14th. It is understood that General Burnsides command wUl follow th«Sixth Corps. By command of Major-General Meade. * General Grant (Report, p. 7) states, that the enemy having become ap-prised of our movement, and having the shorter line, was enabled to reach therofirst. But if there be any difference in the distance of the routes travelled bythe rival armies, that of Lee was rather the longer. PLANoF THE BATTLEAND LINES SpottsylvaniaCourthouse iifi iiirii tilt {tinif-iHi/tiJ. itf ffif Ir/ui o///*r ///j/,i.{f C.^ Scaie o/Jft/rs,. in? Iiifrtiir/iff/ — fhi in I— Coiithleriile - -• ■ (ritr/ifie74^^ J ^ • Mc. Hull lev , /j-isiiiiui *• ■•A>-^ \ .Quiseiitii « / 9 AvB » s^riui-h H :\ ))\iulersoTi Htujn ^^^ ^-^f^^ >>ft GRANTS OVERLAND CAMPAIGN. 443 marcli of Warren to seize Spottsylvania Courthouse. Butthough that officer threw the utmost ardor into the executionof this purpose, it was, by causes now to be mentioned, firstretarded and finally foiled. The advance of Warrens corps was begun at nine P. m. ofthe 7th. Reaching Todds Tavern, he was delayed for anhour and a half by the cavahy escort of General Meade block-ing the way. On advancing two miles beyond that point, atabout three A. M. of the 8th, he was again detained by thecavalry division of General Merritt, which had the day before,and up to a late hour of the night, been engaged in fightingand driving the cavahy of Stuart, who had been sent by Leeto hold the Brock road, and wh
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