Lynchburg

Examples

• He got upon that road, destroyed its bridges at different places and rendered the road useless to the enemy up to within a few miles of Lynchburg. Ulysses S. Grant. Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant.
• He could not go to Lynchburg as ordered, because the rains had been so very heavy and the streams were so very much swollen. Ulysses S. Grant. Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant.
• To meet this movement under General Hunter, General Lee sent Early with his corps, a part of which reached Lynchburg before Hunter. Ulysses S. Grant. Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant.
• They stopped at Charlottesville and commenced tearing up the railroad back toward Lynchburg. Ulysses S. Grant. Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant.
• The wreck of his army escaped during the night, and fled in the direction of Staunton and Lynchburg. Ulysses S. Grant. Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant.
• I also directed him to concentrate supplies at Knoxville, with a view to a probable movement of his army through that way toward Lynchburg. Ulysses S. Grant. Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant.
• If Hunter succeeds in reaching Lynchburg, that will be lost to him also. Ulysses S. Grant. Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant.
• It would be of great value to us to get possession of Lynchburg for a single day. Ulysses S. Grant. Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant.
• According to the instructions I sent to General Halleck for your guidance, you were to proceed to Lynchburg and commence there. Ulysses S. Grant. Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant.
• If you reach Lynchburg, you will have to be guided in your after movements by the information you obtain. Ulysses S. Grant. Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant.
• Near the High Bridge the stage road from Petersburg to Lynchburg crosses the Appomattox River, also on a bridge. Ulysses S. Grant. Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant.
• If Hunter can possibly get to Charlottesville and Lynchburg, he should do so, living on the country. Ulysses S. Grant. Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant.
• GENERAL:--As soon as it is possible to travel, I think you will have no difficulty about reaching Lynchburg with a cavalry force alone. Ulysses S. Grant. Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant.
• This necessary delay caused him to abandon the idea of capturing Lynchburg. Ulysses S. Grant. Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant.
• I immediately changed the order, and directed Thomas to send him toward Lynchburg. Ulysses S. Grant. Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant.

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