Before my troops reached the little city, and before the people of Fredericksburg knew that any part of the Confederate army was near, there was great excitement over the demand for surrender.

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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...

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...

Why do men fight who were born to be brothers?

Why do men fight who were born to be brothers?

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...

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...

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

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

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...