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Page 189
... attack him . He also relied on McClellan's caution to save him from an attack on 16 September ; McClellan duly obliged , and gave him vital time . The battle of Antietam , or Sharpsburg , on 17 September was , like many another Civil ...
... attack him . He also relied on McClellan's caution to save him from an attack on 16 September ; McClellan duly obliged , and gave him vital time . The battle of Antietam , or Sharpsburg , on 17 September was , like many another Civil ...
Page 287
... attack , thus yielding the advantage of being tactically on the defensive . Lee believed such a move to be dangerous and impracticable , especially in the absence of the cavalry , and resolved to attack Meade where he stood . The main ...
... attack , thus yielding the advantage of being tactically on the defensive . Lee believed such a move to be dangerous and impracticable , especially in the absence of the cavalry , and resolved to attack Meade where he stood . The main ...
Page 300
... attack . Grant was methodically preparing his plans while he awaited the arrival of his trusted lieutenant , Sherman , whose men would give him something like a three - to - two advantage over Bragg . He would need every bit of that ...
... attack . Grant was methodically preparing his plans while he awaited the arrival of his trusted lieutenant , Sherman , whose men would give him something like a three - to - two advantage over Bragg . He would need every bit of that ...
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