The little river began to rise. The commander of Confederate forces in Richmond saw this as a chance to smash a large part of McClellan's army.

VOA: special.2009.09.17

And that was the case in our village because there wasn't a bridge across the river, and there was a little boat would take people across this awesome, swirling,dangerous river.

那就是我们村的情况,在河面上没有桥,那儿有一条小船可以载人通过那条,水波滔天的危险的河

耶鲁公开课 - 1871年后的法国课程节选

They would cross the river a little downstream, turn and attack.

VOA: special.2009.11.19