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Ọgụ Gburugburu mere na Ụlọikpe SPOTSYLVANIA.

Arụ ọrụ nke Ndi agha HILL.

Ndi agha Hill's nwere Heth's, Wilcox's, na Nkewa nke Mahone (nke bụbu Anderson) nke nkewa na ndi agba, na ndị agha atọ nke naru n'okpuru Colonel Walker. Mgbe m weghaara ya, ndị agha ji ụkwụ dị ihe dị ka musket Naaru 13,000 maka ọrụ.

Iwu General Lee nyere m bụ nke n'akụkụ ndi agha Todd n’okporo ụzọ Brock ruo ulo ikpe Spottsylvania, ozugbo ihu anyị kwụsịrị n'ebe ndị iro nọ. Iji banye n'okporo ụzọ ahụ, ọ dị mkpa ịmalitegharị ochie nke na-eduga n'aka nri Hill, nke enyere m aka isi n'okporo ụzọ gafere na-eduga n'okporo ụzọ Grove nwere ndo ruo Todd's tavern. Ụgbọ oloko waggon na ngwa agha niile, ewezuga otu batalion, Grove ndo di zitere ya gburugburu. Ihe dị ka otu maịl site n'okporo ụzọ Grove ndo di gaa n'ụlọ oriri na ọṅụṅụ Todd, a zutere ndị agha ịnyịnya ndị iro, a tụbara mahone na ndi agha ya a nodu n'ihu iji kwalite ndị iro na ndị agha ọnọdụ. Mahone zutere ndị agha nke ndị agha, nke nwere si n'ụlọ oriri na ọṅụṅụ Todd gbagote ruo Grove nwere ndo niya, ma soro ya nwee njikọ chiri anya, na-eme ka ọ daa azu ngwa ngwa kwupụta ebe ochie. N'otu oge ahụ. General Hampton, onye mụ na ya kparịtara ụka, mgbe m hapụsịrị okporo ụzọ Osisi, jiri ndị agha ịnyịnya ya gaa n'aka nri m wee tie ihe.

o mere na enyere ya aka inweta uru nke ọkwá, ka ụbọchị abụọ gachara ọgụ? Ọ sịkwara na enyere General Lee aka iru Ụlọ ikpe Spottsylvania, nke mbụ, n'ihi na o nwere ahịrị dị mkpụmkpụ. Nke bụ́ eziokwu bụ, na, ka ndị agha abụọ ahụ tọgbọrọ n’ọnọdụ ha n’ime ọzara, ahịrị ha dị dị n'okporo ụzọ gaa ulo ikpe Spottsylvania. Grant nwere ụzọ a kapịrị ọnụ na-aga ebe ahụ, na ụgha nwere mmalite. General Lee aghaghị ịkwaga n'okporo ụzọ sekit nke Grove nwere ndo, ma nyere ya ikike ibu ụzọ rute ebe ahụ ya na akụkụ nke ndị agha ya, n'ihi na ndị agha ịnyịnya ya na-ebuga Grant n'ihu na nlele ihe fọrọ nke nta ka ọ bụrụ otu ụbọchị dum.