Why did General Lee order his troops to march all night long to the Battle of Sayler's Creek? (A) General Lee wanted to surprise the Union Troops, and attack them at Sayler's Creek in the middle of the night.
(B) General Lee wanted to punish the Confederate Troops because they had been loosing too many battles lately.
(C) The troops were waiting for supply trains to bring them food-- but the trains never came. Lee was trying to make up for the 24 hours they lost.
(D) General Lee wanted to make the Confederate Troops stronger, by having them march all night.​