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Word: lynchburg (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1880-1889
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...capture and permanent possession of this important city the first step toward a great scheme would be accomplished. Then the loyal citizens of eastern Tennessee would be protected, and Kentucky, free from inroads, would be saved to the Union. Moreover, from Chattanooga railways led either north and east to Lynchburg and Richmond in Virginia, or southeasterly to Atlanta. By following either of these routes the Union generals hoped to break up the Confederacy at a single blow. After much delay Rosecrans moved forward and compelled Bragg who was blocking the road and passes to Chattanooga to retire into that city...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: GENERAL OPDYCKE'S LECTURE. | 3/26/1884 | See Source »

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