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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, after two-thirdsof our troops had crossed the Chickahominy,the Federal army could have marched straightto Richmond, opposed by not more than one-fifth of its number in Magruders and D. H.Hills divisions. This i)lan is probably thewildest on record. As to what is described (Vol. H., p. 121), (1. \V. Smiths division was never in the placeindicated, and General Longstreets was neveron the Mechanicsville road near the bridge,before General Lee crossed the Chickahom-iny to fight at Ciainess Mills. A glance at the map will show how singu-larly incorrect is Mr. Daviss descrii)iion (Vol.IL, pp. 122-3) of the vicinity of Seven Pinesand of the disposition of the Federal troops. THi: H.MTLK OF SKVKN PINES. 0\ the 23(1 of May Reyess Federal corpscrossed to the south side of the Chickahominy,and a detachment attacked Hattons Confed-erate brigade, which was in observation nearSavages Station. The detachment was drivenback, and, Hattons object having been ac-complished (learning that the enemy had
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MAI II < tM h \L BhNI \M1N ■(AblHv \ IHOTOCR-MH IIV 1. crossed the stream), he was recalled. I wasadvised to hold that position with the army,but preferred to let the enemy advance, whichwould increase the interval between his leftand the right, which was beyond the Chicka-hominy. McDowells corps of 40,000 menwas then at Fredericksburg, observed by a di-vision under Brigadier-General J. R. Anderson;and a large Confederate brigade, under lirig-adier-General Branch, was at Gordonsville. On the 24th our cavalry was driven acrossthe Chickahomin\-, principally at Mechanics-\ille. This extension of the right wing ofthe enemy to the west made me ajjprehendthat the two detachments (.\nderson andBranch) above mentioneil might be cut ofi. ii6 J/AM-ISSAS TO S£J£X FIXES.

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