Identifier: abrahamlincolnhi07nico (find matches)
Title: Abraham Lincoln; a history
Year: 1890 (1890s)
Authors: Nicolay, John G. (John George), 1832-1901 Hay, John, 1838-1905
Subjects: Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865 United States -- History Civil War, 1861-1865
Publisher: New York : The Century Co.
Contributing Library: University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Digitizing Sponsor: University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

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DISPOSITIONS FOE THE CAVALRY BATTLE. The left-hand margin of this map coincides (excepting the scale) with theupper part of the right hand margin of the map on pages 264 and 265. GETTYSBURG 271 General Lee had one moment of supreme exulta- chap. ix.tion and triumph on this memorable afternoon; itwas when he saw the blue flag of Virginia, borne byPicketts troops, waving on the crest of CemeteryEidge among the Union guns. His gratificationlasted only an instant, for, a moment later, hesaw the Virginia battle-flags dropping thickly General Warren, while joining inthe same opinion, gives a glimpseof the feeling which, perhaps, wasthe controlling motive that pre-vented the advance. We werevery much shattered in that re-spect (of important officers killedand wounded), and there was atone among most of the promi-nent officers that we had quitesaved the country for the time,and that we had done enough;that we might jeopard all thatwe had won by trying to do toomuch. The following opinions of

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