October 3, 1864,
to-wit Monday
The night of my arrival, curiously enough, was the eve of a
grand movement.1 I never miss, you see. Rosey drew me aside with an
air of mystery and told me that the whole army was ordered to be packed and
ready at four the next morning, all prepared to march at a moment's notice.
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1 “The move now proposed consitsted of an advance
both on the right and the left flanks. On the right, towards Richmond, taking
the north side of the river; on the left towards the Boydton plank road and
southside rail. The strategic object was two-fold: first, to effect threatening
lodgments as near as possible to these points, gaining whatever we could by the
way; and, secondly, to prevent Lee from reinforcing Early.” — Lyman's Journal.
SOURCE: George R. Agassiz, Editor, Meade’s
Headquarters, 1863-1865: Letters of Colonel Theodore Lyman from the Wilderness
to Appomattox, p. 232-3
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