Lee to the Rear - A Reaction of Utter Desperation

Sketches by artists who went along with the army of the potomac and were sketching. Lee actually places himself in front of this brigade and starts to lead them in an infantry attack. He fights flee first. But even at that, grant almost wins it right here in the wilderness. And i think what that tells me is that lee recognized that this is it. This he's practically doomed at this point. The day was saved for the army in northern virginia. But it almost wasn't very close. After two really hard days of fighting there at the wilderness, and a day of really a stand off, grant was able to go around the flank of robert e