Identifier: livescampaignsof00odel (find matches)
Title: The lives and campaigns of Grant and Lee. A comparison and contrast of the deeds and characters of the two great leaders in the civil war
Year: 1895 (1890s)
Authors: Odel, Samuel W Howard, O. O. (Oliver Otis), 1830-1909 Newman, John Philip, Bp., 1826-1899
Subjects: Grant, Ulysses S. (Ulysses Simpson), 1822-1885 Lee, Robert E. (Robert Edward), 1807-1870
Publisher: Chicago, Star publishing company
Contributing Library: The Library of Congress
Digitizing Sponsor: Sloan Foundation

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f the hill, the chief struggle being at the north east anglewhere the Bolton road ascended. This road had been cutdeep into the face of the hills by continuous use and work,and thus had become a natural ditch which the enemyutilized to good advantage. Heavy batteries were placedso that they commanded all open approaches. Support-ing them, long lines of infantry lay in the woods along theridge, facing north and east. Grants plan contemplated an advance along the Boltonroad with heavy force, and later developed into a flankmovement against Pembertons extreme left. He believedthat time would be the chief factor in the contest beforehim; delay would allow Johnston time to come up to Pem-bertons aid. By night Sherman would be on the field toreinforce him, if the battle should prove too strong for theforce with him. He did not believe that all of Pembertonsforce was on the field. Boldness was the best policy; the advantage of momen-tum would lie with the assailant. Therefore, Hovey was TlIM
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194 THE LIVES AND CAMPAIGNS OF GRANT AND LEE. advanced slowly in the morning (i6th May), with McPher-son supporting him, the slowness of the advance being forthe purpose of allowing McClernand to close up from left toright. Hoveys men, drawn across the road at right angles,slowly moved up to the base of the hill, driving the oppos-ing skirmishers before them. McPherson deployed to theright and left, extending the line southward so as to meetMcClernands right when he should appear, and northwest-ward so as to flank the enemys position. But McClernanddid not appear. Having moved up to within two miles ofthe ridge he was halted and held at bay by a line of skir-mishers, and there he frittered away many precious hoursstudying the position and seeking a point of attack. Theorders of the Commander remained unheeded, while thesullen roar of guns further north told of the heavy strugglein progress there. Eleven oclock came, and Hovey hadpassed the ditch at the base of the hill, and was permit

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