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McClellan continued to bring up his heavy siege guns to the Yorktown line, and on the night of May 3, 1862, Johnston withdrew toward Richmond rather than risk a battle. Blackford wrote his mother: At 8 o’clock the whole Army moved quickly out of the works. I, with my company, was left to support the […]
Retreat from Williamsburg
July 29th, 2016 · No Comments
Categories: Civil War Individuals · Eastern Theater · Letters · Military History
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