Word: river
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...crews were upon the river yesterday afternoon. The sophomore, junior, and senior crews were afloat for the first time this year...
...Harvard delegates for advocating last year the expulsion of Dartmouth from the league, was the difficulty of getting to Hanover. Now, an express train with the finest palace cars that run out of Boston starts from Boston at 1 o'clock in the afternoon and reaches White River Junction about half-past four. To go from White River Junction to Hanover, a distance of three miles by carriage road, requires a half-hour's ride in the cars and a stage ride of five minutes. At White River Junction there is a good hotel; at Hanover there is also...
Hooker determined to make the main attack a flank one on Lee's left and rear, sending Sedgwick across the river to make a feint on his right. He himself crossed the river higher up, and was ready to strike Lee before the latter was aware of the real nature of what was going on. Then a delay was made by Hooker at Chancellorsville, and before he could move forward Lee was in his front with most of his army, having left some divisions to watch Sedgwick. Hooker was now placed on the defensive, and Lee and Jackson devised...
...opportunity to concentrate his army on a more compact line meager to Chancellorsville itself. In the morning, Sunday, a second desperate attack was made by the Confederates, which compelled Hooker to abandon his position and withdraw, so as to defend the road in his rear leading to the river. Here, night again brought him relief. From this last position Lee still seemed determined to drive him where his own attention was drawn aside by the movements of Sedgwick in his rear. This general had received orders from his chief to move around and meet him at Chancellorsville. Instead, on Sunday...
...could escape or receive aid. But although the latter's line was long and thin he maintained it practically intact till aided by the fog and the lateness of the hour he was enabled to concentrate his entire command about a ford in his rear and retire across the river in the night. Hooker hearing the sound of battle from his position made no diversion in aid of his subordinate, but remained inactive until he at last recrossed the river and the whole army marched back to their old camps opposite Fredericksburg. For this last movement Hooker was never able...