1:15:02
We have visitors.
1:15:04
Sir, General Hancock reports the river
can be forded the short way upstream.
1:15:08
There'll be no difficulty crossing. With
your permission, we can move right away.
1:15:14
General Hancock, I appreciate your efforts
at reconnaissance...
1:15:17
...but this possibility has been
considered and rejected.
1:15:21
The pontoons will be here any time.
1:15:23
We'll cross with not only the men
but also the wagons and supplies.
1:15:27
It would be foolhardy to send the men
without the wagons, the big guns...
1:15:31
Excuse me, am I correct
in my observation...
1:15:33
...that there's little force opposing us
across the river?
1:15:37
Yes, you're absolutely correct.
1:15:39
For once we seem to have caught
Lee by surprise.
1:15:41
Then, sir, if I may suggest,
isn't it possible Lee is moving this way?
1:15:47
Certainly he's aware of our intentions. If
we could occupy the town with infantry...
1:15:52
...it would make our job much easier
when the bridges do arrive.
1:15:56
Yes, but thas risky. Those men
could be cut off. In this weather?
1:15:59
It snows one day, melts the next.
The river could rise unexpectedly.
1:16:03
It will be best, I assure you, if we wait
until the entire Army can cross together.
1:16:08
General Burnside, if we don't cross
the river soon...
1:16:11
...General Lee will make every effort
to stop us.
1:16:15
He will not let us move
toward Richmond unopposed.
1:16:18
Where are General Jackson's forces now?
1:16:20
Shouldn't we attempt to occupy
Fredericksburg...
1:16:23
...and possibly the Heights beyond now,
while we have it for the taking?
1:16:27
Please allow me, sir, to at least send
General Hancock's division across the river.
1:16:33
Surely they can carry
enough supplies with them...
1:16:36
...and the artillery from this side can protect
them against any advance by Lee.
1:16:43
Gentlemen, we will cross this river
when the bridges arrive and not before.
1:16:50
I do not have the luxury of deviating
from the larger plan.
1:16:54
The president approved my strategy,
and I shall stick to it.
1:16:57
Once this Army is across the river,
we will advance on Richmond in force.