General Pickett, finding the battle broken while the enemy was still reinforcing, called the troops off.

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Before my troops reached the little city, and before the people of Fredericksburg knew that...

Before my troops reached the little city, and before the people of Fredericksburg knew that...

In the case of the armies at Fredericksburg it would have been, to say the...

In the case of the armies at Fredericksburg it would have been, to say the...

If the blame (if there is any) can be shifted from him to me, I...

If the blame (if there is any) can be shifted from him to me, I...

A little before noon I sent orders to all my batteries to open fire through...

A little before noon I sent orders to all my batteries to open fire through...

I cannot help but think that great results would have been obtained had my views...

I cannot help but think that great results would have been obtained had my views...

There was no indication of panic. The broken files marched back in steady step. The...

There was no indication of panic. The broken files marched back in steady step. The...

Pickett's lines being nearer, the impact was heaviest upon them.

Pickett's lines being nearer, the impact was heaviest upon them.

In a very short time the army of Northern Virginia was face to face with...

In a very short time the army of Northern Virginia was face to face with...

I hope to live long enough to see my surviving comrades march side by side...

I hope to live long enough to see my surviving comrades march side by side...

Why do men fight who were born to be brothers?

Why do men fight who were born to be brothers?

General Grant had no fixed plan of campaign beyond the general idea to avoid the...

General Grant had no fixed plan of campaign beyond the general idea to avoid the...

I fancy that no good ideas upon that campaign will be mentioned at any time...

I fancy that no good ideas upon that campaign will be mentioned at any time...

Bad as was being shot by some of our own troops in the battle of...

Bad as was being shot by some of our own troops in the battle of...

That man will fight us every day and every hour till the end of the...

That man will fight us every day and every hour till the end of the...

My command, less than ten thousand, had found the battle on the Plank road in...

My command, less than ten thousand, had found the battle on the Plank road in...

The town caught fire in several places, shells crashed and burst, and solid shot rained...

The town caught fire in several places, shells crashed and burst, and solid shot rained...

As full lines of battle could not be handled through the thick wood, I ordered...

As full lines of battle could not be handled through the thick wood, I ordered...