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Edward Porter Alexander, Military memoirs of a Confederate: a critical narrative, chapter 8 (search)
Chapter 8: Seven days campaign. The pursuit June 28. June 29. Magruder's report. Jackson's report. Lee's report. Lee to Magruder. Savage Station. June 30. waiting in vain for the signal. Holmes's division. Huger's division. Wright meets Jackson. Huger's report. Jackson, June 29. Lee to Magruder. Jackson, June 30. White Oak Swamp. Franklin's report. Jackson's account. the cannonade. Munford's letter. Hampton's crossing. Franklin's comments. D. H. Hill's explan all along our lines. I will keep a good lookout on my left. I had hoped that Jackson would have cooperated with me on my left, but he sends me word that he cannot, as he has other important duty to perform. 13 W. R., 675, incorrectly dated June 28. On the 28th the retreat of the enemy was not known, and there were no orders to attack, or for Jackson to cross the Chickahominy. The situation is that of the 29th. The italics are mine. Respectfully, D. R. Jones, Brig.-Gen. This note, t
Edward Porter Alexander, Military memoirs of a Confederate: a critical narrative, Chapter 16: Gettysburg: the first day (search)
re of the coming battle will be found in the number of important events which seemed to happen without any control for the Commander-in-Chief. To gain information, Stuart had designed to have two efficient scouts operating within the enemy's line, but accident had prevented in both cases. Mosby, one of them, had failed to reach Stuart, at his crossing of the Potomac, owing to an enforced change of Stuart's line of march. Stringfellow, the other, had been captured. Lee, therefore, on June 28, still believed that Hooker's army had not yet crossed the Potomac, and, to hurry Hooker up, he issued orders for an advance, the next day, of all his forces upon Harrisburg. But there was still one scout, Harrison, within the Federal lines. Longstreet had despatched him from Culpeper, three weeks before, to go into Washington and remain until he had important information to communicate. With good judgment and good fortune he appeared about midnight on the 28th, with the news that Ho