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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ut was reported asthe campaign; or, if any fault in his movements having only 12,000. He certainly reservedis committed, or his line becomes exposed for himself the more difficult task, the placewhen his force is developed, to attack him asopportunity offers. This sums the situation.In January, 1862, General Johnston foundhimself confronted by Halleck in the West,and by Buell, who had succeeded Anderson,in * For descriptions of the military and naval engagements which opened these three rivers, see The Captureof Fort Donelson, by Major-General Lew Wallace, and Operations of the Western Flotilla, by Rear-Ad-miral Henry Walke, in The Century for December, 1884, and January, 1885, respectively.— bD.Vol. XXIX.—60. of greater hazard, leaving the chance of gloryto others. The proposition that he shouldhave left Nashville open to capture by Buell,and should have taken all his troops to Donel-son, could not have been seriously considered 6iS ALBERT SIDNEY JOHNSTON AND THE SHILOH CAMPAIGN.
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Struthere, Servoes i Co., Engrs, N. Y.MAP OF KENTUCKY AND TENNESSEE, INCLUDING FIELD OF OPERATIONS IN THE SHILOH CAMPAIGN. by any general of even moderate military ca-pacity. The answer to any criticism as to theloss of the army at Donelson is that it oughtnot to have been lost. That is all there is of it.At midnight of February 15-16 GeneralJohnston received a telegram announcing agreat victor)- at Donelson, and before daylightinformation that it would be surrendered. Hislast troops were then arriving at Nashville fromBowling Green. His first words were: I mustsave this army. He at once determined toabandon the line of the Cumberland, and con-centrate all available forces at Corinth, Missis-sippi, for a renewed struggle. He had indi-cated this as a probable event to severaldistinguished officers some time previous. Itwas now to be carried into effect. He hadremaining only his little army from BowlingGreen, together with the fragments of Critten-dens army, and the fugitives from Donel

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