No report had been received that the Federal army had crossed the Potomac, and the absence of the cavalry rendered it impossible to obtain accurate information. In order, however, to retain it on the east side of the mountains after it should enter Maryland,... Southern History of the War: The Third Year of the War - Page 6by Edward Alfred Pollard - 1865 - 391 pagesFull view - About this book
| Robert Tomes, Benjamin G. Smith - Slavery - 1862 - 842 pages
...reunited at Hagerstown, and advanced thence into Pennsylvania, encamping near Chambersburg on the 27th. " No report had been received that the Federal army...General Ewell had been instructed to send a division eastward from Uhambersburg to cross the South Mountain. Early's division was detached for .this purpose,... | |
| Frank Moore - United States - 1864 - 868 pages
...Hagerstown, and advanced thence into Pennsylvania, encamping near Chambersburgh on the twentyseventh. No report had been received that the Federal army...General Ewell had been instructed to send a division eastward from Chambersburgh, to cross the South-Mountains. Early's division was detached for this purpose,... | |
| Frank Moore - United States - 1864 - 870 pages
...lagerstown, and advanced thence into Pennsylvania, encamping near Chambersburgh on the twentyseventh. No report had been received that the Federal army...after it should enter Maryland, and thus leave open <mi communication with the Potomac through 1I-,gerstown and Williamsport, General Ewell bul been instructed... | |
| Encyclopedias and dictionaries - 1864 - 878 pages
...Lieut.-Gen. RJ EWELL. AS Ï'KMH lavs, Assistant Adjutant-General. In order to retain the Federal army on the east side of the mountains after it should enter Maryland, and thus leave open the Confederate communications with the Potomac through Hagerstown and TTilliamsport, Gen. Lee ordered... | |
| William Jewett Tenney - United States - 1865 - 884 pages
...valley, fell back in the direction of Carlisle to the main body. In order to retain the Federal army on the east side of the mountains after it should enter Maryland, and thus leave open the Confederate communications with the Potomac through Hagerstown and Williamsport, Gen. Lee ordered... | |
| William Jewett Tenney - United States - 1865 - 886 pages
...valley, fell back in the direction of Carlisle to the main body. In order to retain the Federal army on the east side of the mountains after it should enter Maryland, and thus leave open the Confederate communications with the Potomac through Hagerstown and Williamsport, Gen. Lee ordered... | |
| James D. McCabe - Generals - 1866 - 752 pages
...reunited at Hagerstown, and advanced thence into Pennsylvania, encamping near Chambersburg on the 27th. " No report had been received that the Federal army...General Ewell had been instructed to send a division eastward from Chambersburg to cross the South Mountains. Early 'a division was detached for this purpose,... | |
| Encyclopedias and dictionaries - 1872 - 886 pages
...Licut.-Gen. RJ EWELL. AS PEXDLETON, Assistant Adjutant-General. In order to retain the Federal army on the east side of the mountains after it should enter Maryland, and thus leave open the Confederate communications with the Potomac through Hagerstown and Williamsport, Gen. Lee ordered... | |
| Samuel Penniman Bates - History - 1875 - 460 pages
...reunited at Hagerstown, and advanced thence into Pennsylvania, encamping near Chambersburg on the 27th. No report had been received that the Federal army...General Ewell had been instructed to send a division eastward from Chambersburg, to cross the South Mountains. Early's division was detached for this purpose,... | |
| Bookbinding - 1879 - 810 pages
...official report General Lee declares that on the 27th of June, while his own army was at Chambersburg, "no report had been received that the Federal army...rendered it impossible to obtain accurate information," though at this date the Army of the Potomac was already at Frederick City, Maryland. Again he says:... | |
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