Maybe it something they ate? Did officers eat different than enlisted men in that army?As did Ewell
I believe that officers were responsible for feeding themselves, so they usually ate better than the ordinary soldiers.Maybe it something they ate? Did officers eat different than enlisted men in that army?
I believe that officers were responsible for feeding themselves, so they usually ate better than the ordinary soldiers.
Lee did not ride on horseback when he crossed into PA from MD. He was sick that day, and was riding in a carriage that day. Interest trivia
I am curious about your source. I have a list of 15 sightings of Lee between Williamsport, Maryland and Chambersburg, Pennsylvania from June 25-27 that all have him on horseback.
Ewell, on the other hand, rode in a carriage whenever possible because of his leg, until he arrived on the field on July 1. That afternoon he was dismounted and observing the distant approach of a Federal force (157th New York) on the exposed right flank of Doles' brigade, but having no staff officer or courier present, he was unable to get back on his horse to warn Doles of the threat. [C. D. Grace, B/4 GA, Confederate Veteran, vol. 5, 1897, p. 615]
It was something I read...can’t provide source. Could be possible that at the moment, or day, he crossed the border between states he was in a carriage. I concede to your knowledge on the subject if i’m incorrect.I am curious about your source. I have a list of 15 sightings of Lee between Williamsport, Maryland and Chambersburg, Pennsylvania from June 25-27 that all have him on horseback.
Ewell, on the other hand, rode in a carriage whenever possible because of his leg, until he arrived on the field on July 1. That afternoon he was dismounted and observing the distant approach of a Federal force (157th New York) on the exposed right flank of Doles' brigade, but having no staff officer or courier present, he was unable to get back on his horse to warn Doles of the threat. [C. D. Grace, B/4 GA, Confederate Veteran, vol. 5, 1897, p. 615]
Well, there you go!The following is the final paragraph of Robert E. Lee, Volume 3, Chapter 4 by Douglas Southall Freeman:
"All these efforts were to be co-ordinated. The supreme endeavor of the South to win its independence was now to be made. So far as the Army of Northern Virginia was concerned, the hour had come. In the midst of a heavy rain on the morning of June 25, the bands struck up "Dixie," the cheering division began to move, and the man who carried his nation's hope turned Traveller's head into the Potomac."
It just depends . Its not necessarily a given. Also while contaminated food is certainly an issue in the ACW if anything it pales next to polluted water.Maybe it something they ate? Did officers eat different than enlisted men in that army?
It was something I read...can’t provide source. Could be possible that at the moment, or day, he crossed the border between states he was in a carriage. I concede to your knowledge on the subject if i’m incorrect.
Yes, but the Potomac river is between md and va. What about the day he crossed md to paThe following is the final paragraph of Robert E. Lee, Volume 3, Chapter 4 by Douglas Southall Freeman:
"All these efforts were to be co-ordinated. The supreme endeavor of the South to win its independence was now to be made. So far as the Army of Northern Virginia was concerned, the hour had come. In the midst of a heavy rain on the morning of June 25, the bands struck up "Dixie," the cheering division began to move, and the man who carried his nation's hope turned Traveller's head into the Potomac."