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Withdrawal from Canada Wade Hampton announced his withdrawal from Canada, without fighting a battle, with the following dispatch: It is the unanimous opinion of this council, that it is necessary for the preservation of this army and the fulfillment of the ostensible views of the government that we immediately return by orderly marches to such a position as will secure our communications with United States, either to retire into winter quarters, or to be ready to strike below. Advances seem always to be orders of a single general, retreats the decision of a council.
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