As full lines of battle could not be handled through the thick wood, I ordered the advance of the six brigades by heavy skirmish lines, to be followed by stronger supporting lines.

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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...

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

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

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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

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

Why do men fight who were born to be brothers?

Why do men fight who were born to be brothers?

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...

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...

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...

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...