. Battles and leaders of the Civil War : being for the most part contributions by Union and Confederate officers, based upon "The Century war series." . (> HANOVER. COURT HOUSE AND GAINESS confidence, I might add incantion, if not imprudence and rashness inexposm^e and attack, confirmed my behef that at first they deemed the taskan easy one. I, however, determined to hold my position at least long enough to makethe army secure. Though in a desperate situation, I was not without stronghope of some timely assistance from the main body of the army, withwhich I might repulse the attack a
. Battles and leaders of the Civil War : being for the most part contributions by Union and Confederate officers, based upon "The Century war series." . (> HANOVER. COURT HOUSE AND GAINESS confidence, I might add incantion, if not imprudence and rashness inexposm^e and attack, confirmed my behef that at first they deemed the taskan easy one. I, however, determined to hold my position at least long enough to makethe army secure. Though in a desperate situation, I was not without stronghope of some timely assistance from the main body of the army, withwhich I might repulse the attack and so cripple our opponents as to makethe capture of Richmond by the main body of the army,under McClellan, the result of any sacrifice or suffering onthe part of my troops or of myself. I felt that the life ordeath of the army depended upon our conduct in the con-test of that da}^, and that on the issue of that contestdepended an early peace or a prolonged, devastating war—for the Union cause could never be yielded. Our brave andintelligent men of all grades and ranks fully realized this,and thousands of them freely offered up their hves that dayto maintain the sacred cause which they had
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