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The flooded Gravelly Run stalled the withdrawal - did they make it?
Robert E. Lee stands in a stranger’s parlor at Appomattox as a flooded Gravelly Run may block the army’s last withdrawal. Did they make it in time?
The flooded Gravelly Run stalled the withdrawal - did they make it?
In this episode, we follow the final weeks of the Army of Northern Virginia as Lee composes a desperate letter, orders Fort Stedman, and watches his options vanish one by one. What choices did commanders make as roads closed and a swollen creek threatened the only escape?
Person: Robert E. Lee
Date: April 9, 1865
Event: Fort Stedman assault and subsequent withdrawal
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