 | Frank Moore - 1863 - 852 strani
...in possession of the enemy, that no effectual opposition could be offered to the construction of the bridges or the passage of the river, without exposing our troops to the destructive fire of his numerous batteries. Positions were, therefore, selected to oppose his advance after crossing. The... | |
 | Confederate States of America. Army of Northern Virginia - 1864 - 1266 strani
...is* so completely comman.icd by the .Stafford heights, that no effectal opposition could be man-:! to the construction of bridges or the passage of the river, without exposing our troops to-jhe destructive fire of the numerous batteries of the enemy. At the same time, the narrowness of... | |
 | William Swinton - 1866 - 702 strani
...marched to their positions along the line." — Confederate Reports of Fredericksburg, p. 428. f " The plain of Fredericksburg is so completely commanded...construction of bridges or the passage of the river. Our position was therefore selected with a view to resist the enemy's advance after crossing." —... | |
 | William Parker Snow - 1866 - 576 strani
...possession of the enemy, that no effectual opposition could be offered to the construction of the bridges on the passage of the river, without exposing our troops to the destructive fire of his numerous batteries. Positions were, therefore, selected to oppose his advance after crossing. The... | |
 | James D. McCabe - 1866 - 752 strani
...in possession of the enemy, that no effectual opposition could be offered to the construction of the bridges or the passage of the river, without exposing our troops to the destructive fire of his numerous batteries. Positions were, therefore, selected to oppose his advance after crossing. The... | |
 | John Esten Cooke - 1871 - 684 strani
...degree ; and he states clearly the grounds of this inability. " The plain of Fredericksburg," he says, " is so completely commanded by the Stafford heights,...destructive fire of the numerous batteries of the enemy. . . . Our position was, therefore, selected with a view to resist the enemy's advance after crossing,... | |
 | Francis Winthrop Palfrey - 1881 - 272 strani
...bridges at points secure from the fire of the Confederate artillery, while the plain of Frederieksburg is so completely commanded by the Stafford Heights,...bridges or the passage of the river, without exposing the Confederate troops to the destructive fire of the numerous Federal batteries. For these reasons,... | |
 | Jefferson Davis - 1881 - 902 strani
...ascending the river, a battery, protected by epaulements, was placed on the bank four miles below the city. The plain of Fredericksburg is so completely commanded...that no effectual opposition could be made to the passage of the river without exposing our troops to the destructive fire of the numerous batteries... | |
 | Jefferson Davis - 1881 - 930 strani
...ascending the river, a battery, protected by epaulements, was placed on the bank four miles below the city. The plain of Fredericksburg is so completely commanded...that no effectual opposition could be made to the passage of the river without exposing our troops to the destructive fire of the numerous batteries... | |
 | Jefferson Davis - 1881 - 908 strani
...ascending the river, a battery, protected by epaulements, was placed on the bank four miles below the city. The plain of Fredericksburg is so completely commanded...that no effectual opposition could be made to the passage of the river without exposing our troops to the destructive fire of the numerous batteries... | |
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The plain of Fredericksburg is so completely commanded by the Stafford Heights that no effectual opposition could be made to the construction of bridges or the passage of the river without exposing our troops to the destructive fire of the numerous batteries... 
