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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he meth-ods of putting his army face to face with theenemy, which General Johnston had to takeon trust,— he knew chat the chief strategy ofthe battle was in the decision to fight. Once inthe presence of the enemy, he knew that the re- ALBERT SIDNEY JOHNSTON AND THE SHILOH CAMPAIGN. 621 the troops did notreceive tliem fromthe adjutant-gen-erals office untilthe next after-noon. When thesoldiers learnedthat they weregoing out to fight,the long-restrain-ed ardor burst in-to a blaze ofenthusiasm, andthey did all thatwas possible forinexperiencedtroops in bothmarching andfighting. Someof the arms weredistributed thatafternoon. Withhasty prepara-tions the move-ment began, andHardees corpswas at Mickeys,suit would depend on the way in which his troops within four or five miles of Pittsburg, next morn -7Ccrc handled. This was his part of the work, ing. But some of the troops did not move untiland he felt full confidence in his own ability to the morning of Saturday, the 5th, owing to a still
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carry it out successfully. He issued the orderas presented by Beauregard, and moved hisarmy against the enemy, April 3d, 1862. Gen-eral Bragg, commenting on these facts, says : The details of that plan, arranged afterGeneral Sidney Johnston decided on deliver-ing battle, and had given his instructions, weremade up and published in full from the adju-tant-generals office. My first knowledge of further delay in the delivery of orders b)- theadjutant-generals office, and all were impededby the heavy condition of the roads, through adense forest, and across sloughs and marshes.The order was to attack at three oclock onthe morning of Saturday, the 5th ; but thetroops were not in position until late thatafternoon. All day Friday the advancingcolumns had pushed on over the tangled. them was derived from this general order, the miry roads, hindered and embarrassed by a authorship of which has been claimed by pelting rain. After midnight a violent storm General Beauregard. ... In this case, as

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