The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-10-10

l..st1ed records of the war. Maps 2-b,
47-10, are similarly obtained from maps
OF the Geological Survey, corrected ac-
cording to contemporary maps LOT
roads and other artificial features.
Maps 11-39 are traced from the maps
Of General Michler made In 1857, as
originally published In separate sheets,
entitled Fredericksburg, 'Chancellors-
vile. THE Wilderness My maps are
ampiiflcd according to various others,
but especially those OF Captain Hdtah-
Kiss as published in 'Chancellctsville,'
by Hotchkiss & Allan"
In his comment on the Chancellors-
VILE campaign the author wrltes'
| "Iad Hooker been imbued with the
true offensive spirit he would not have
allowed his whole force to camp IN
| the vicinity of charlottesville, but
| would have pushed at least portion
- ~ down the Rappahannock ana
gained possession Of Banks's Ford. All
| necessary arrangements should nave
been made beforehand for proceeding
I by rapid marches from the time the
\ general movement commenced Until
/ Banks's Ford was secured. These ar
| rangements, in fact were made, ana
] TIE movement went on with every
promise Of success until HOOKER con
/ cetyed the idea of receiving an attack
at charlottesville. Rockers reckon
i ing with the cavalry involved three
erroneous idens: That all OF Stuarts
| cavalry was with Lee; that all OF
Stoneman's cavalry was with stone
i man. and that Stoneman was carrying
out Hooker's orders
.Stoneman's cavalry had indeed a
4 share in deterring the enemy from fol-
j lowing the defeated Army Of the Poto-
mac crossed the Rappahannock. but u
4 might better have prevented that
4 army from being defeated 1t gained
4 from Its operations hardwood, instruc-
ton and morale, but these acquisitions.
4 together with the damage which 1t in
i ficted upon the enemy, directly and
4 Indirectly, materially and morally
were hardly an Offset to the loss which
4. sustained In horsefesh. which dis
mounted about SO per cent. OF the
force.
"Hooker'g measures for resuming the
offensive after Charlottesville were
rot carried into effect. The armies
did not move until Lee initiated the
campaign OF Gettysburg. The inter
, val OF two months between the battles
!. of Chancellor sviile and Gettysburg wa:
!, for the South--notwithstau the
irreparable loss 1t sustained in the
death of Jackson--the brightest periot
, of the Civil War"
The subtitle to Major Bigelow's bool
, eharacterizes 1t as "a Strategic anc
Tactical Study" The care with which
1t has been prepared and the immens'
E amount OF data in correspondence. II
J extracts from war records and letters
in the publication Of orders and in TIN
J use Of carefully drawn maps, render
4 the work of great value to he educao
Q and student cf military history, no les
e than to the general reader.
Major Bigelow's campaign is writer
0 OF course from the United States Arm.
= point OF view. but that point of viey
In his case seems very fair and alto
5 geher removed from prejudice. tn
volume Is intensely interesting, an
!, because of its information on man
= hitherto unnotIced points and Its &C
: curacy as to detail. will doubtless al
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