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William Swinton, Campaigns of the Army of the Potomac, chapter 9 (search)
own; and all he knew touching the enemy was, that Lee, after crossing the Potomac, had marched up the Cumberland Valley, and that Ewell's corps occupied York and Carlisle, and threatened the passage of the Susquehanna at Columbia and Harrisburg. In this state of facts, Meade adopted the only course then considered by him practicessary to do something to check this menace. At this time Longstreet and Hill were at Sketch of manoeuvres on Gettysburg. Chambersburg, Ewell was at York and Carlisle, and Lee was just on the point of moving his whole force northward to cross the Susquehanna and strike Harrisburg; Preparations were now made to advance upon HaChambersburg, defiling through the South Mountain range, towards Gettysburg, distant twenty miles eastward; and he instructed Ewell to countermarch from York and Carlisle on the same point. These movements were begun on the morning of Monday, the 29th of June. It was not until the night of the 30th, after the army had made two
William Swinton, Campaigns of the Army of the Potomac, Index. (search)
re and Ohio Railroad viaduct, 527; retired across the Potomac, 527; expedition at Frederick, Maryland, via Hagerstown, 526; operations in the Shenandoah Valley, 554; at battle of Winchester, 556: at battle of Cedar Creek, 561; address to army after his defeat at Middletown, 563. Ellsworth, Colonel, shot at Alexandria, Virginia, 30. Emmettsburg, see Gettysburg. Ewell rejoined Jackson after defeat of Bristoe Station, 180; advances into Maryland and Pennsylvania, 319; at Chambersburg, Carlisle, Gettysburg, and York, 320; at Mine Run, 391; his corps captured at Sailor's Creek, 610. Exterior line, the Federal, in Virginia, 44. Fairfax Courthouse abandoned by Confederates, 47. Fair Oaks, the battle of, 128; Confederate report of—Johnston's reasons for attack, 131; battle—map of, 132; positions of Union troops near, 132; Casey's redoubt at Seven Pines captured, 133; positions of Casey's division, 134; Hill's attack on Seven Pines' position not a surprise, 133; Sumner ordered