Identifier: grandestcenturyi00nort (find matches)
Title: Grandest century in the world's history; containing a full and graphic account of the marvelous achievements of one hundred years, including great battles and conquests; the rise and fall of nations; wonderful growth and progress of the United States ... etc., etc
Year: 1900 (1900s)
Authors: Northrop, Henry Davenport, 1836-1909
Subjects: Nineteenth century
Publisher: Philadelphia, Pa., National publishing co
Contributing Library: The Library of Congress
Digitizing Sponsor: Sloan Foundation

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zedin three corps, under Hancock, Warrenand Sedgwick, to which was soon addedanother under Burnside, while GeneralPhilip Sheridan was called from thewest, and appointed to the command ofall the cavalry in the eastern army. Lees forces, which comprised theflower of the Southern troops, had other-wise been divided into three corps, un-der Generals A. P. Hill, Ewell andLongstreet. Sherman had been left incommand of the three v/estern armiesof the Ohio, the Cumberland, and theTennessee, and he was to oppose John-ston at Dalton. According to arrange- 92 BND OF THE GREAT CIVIITWAR. r ment, a simnltaneous advance was made in Georgia andVirginia, early in May. The army of the Potomac, numbering about 125,000 *men (nearly twice as many as Lees), _ crossed the Rapidan and entered theWilderness on the other side. Itwas Grants object to push through thisdifficult country as rapidly as possibleand get between Lees armyand Richmond. In pursuingthe direct route through Fred-ericks-burg toRich Amond,
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II .^ ^ WOUNDING OF GENERAIv LONGSTREET BYHIS OWN MEN. IT the Unionarmy encoun-g tered a series ofstrong defensive po-sitions, of which Leeavailed himself with con-summate skill. The bat-tles began on the 5th, andcontinued until the 12thwithout interruption, bothsides fighting with thelitmost bravery. I 1

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