The Gettysburg Campaign of 1863 a Paper Read Before the Historical Society of D
The Gettysburg Campaign of 1863 a Paper Read Before the Historical Society of D
M W Michael William Jacobs
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' ' The seizure of the bridge of course meant the use of it and the crossing of the river into Lan- caster County. General Early in his report says: ' ' I regretted very much the failure to secure this bridge, as, find- ing the defenceless condition of the country generally, and the little obstacle likely to be afforded by the militia to our progress, I had determined, if I could get possession of the Columbia Bridge, to cross my division over the Susquehanna, and cut the Pennsylvania Railroad,... march upon Lancaster, lay that town under contribution, and then attack Harrisburg in the rear while it should be attacked in front by the rest of the corps, relying, in the worst contingency that might happen, upon being able to mount my division from the immense number of horses that had been run across the river, and then move to the west, destroying the railroads and canals, and re- turning back again to a place of safety. This project, however, was entirely thwarted by the destruction of the bridge, as the river was otherwise impassable, being very wide and deep at this point.
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