Identifier: abrahamlincolnba01newy (find matches)
Title: Abraham Lincoln and the battles of the Civil War
Year: 1886 (1880s)
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Subjects: Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865 Generals Generals
Publisher: (New York, N.Y.) : (The Century Co.)
Contributing Library: Lincoln Financial Foundation Collection
Digitizing Sponsor: The Institute of Museum and Library Services through an Indiana State Library LSTA Grant

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racter clustering about this first bat-ing upon Camp Pickens, my depot of supplies tie, and personal anxiety as to its issue, thatnear Manassas. I returned, and communicated gladly accepted this theory. To this may bethis important news to General Johnston, added the general readiness to accept a senti-Upon consultation it was deemedbest that I should take Ewells andHolmess brigades, which were hast-ening up to the battle-field, but toolate for the action, and fall on thisforce of the enemy, while reenforce-ments should be sent me from thepursuing forces, who were to be re-called for that purpose. To headoff the danger and gain time, I hast-ily mounted a force of infantry be-hind the cavalry-men then present,but, on approaching the line ofmarch near McLeans ford, whichthe Federals must have taken, Ilearned that the news was a falsealarm caught from the return ofGeneral Joness forces to this side of therun, the similarity of the uniforms and thedirection of their march having convinced
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CONFEDERATE QUAKER GUNS. (View of fortifications after their evacuation by the Confederates in the spring of 1862. The muzzle of tlie log was painted black and the breech was covered with brush to conceal its character from observation by balloon.) mental or ultra-dramatic, explanation—themagic wrought by the delay or arrival of someforce, or the death or coming of somebody, THE BATTLE OE BULL RUN. or any other single magical event — wherebyhistory is easily caught, rather than to seekan understanding of that which is but thegradual result of the operation of many adopted, however, favored above all thingsthe easy execution of the offensive operationsI had designed and ordered against his leftflank and rear at Centreville. His turning col- Jj^v-v^ ^ -- -X J - -- .WJ^ v-v^. forces, both of opposing design and actual umn—eighteen thousand strong, and presum-collision, modified more or less by the falls ably his best troops — was thrown off by a long

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