Identifier: abrahamlincolnba02newy (find matches)
Title: Abraham Lincoln and the battles of the Civil War
Year: 1887 (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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le. Theother was directed to say that General Van Cleve wouldl>e sent at once to his assistance, which was accordingly CHICKAMAUGA,— THE GREAT BATTLE OF THE WEST 957 done. A message from General Thomas soon followed,saying that he was heavily pressed, the messengerinforming me that General Brannan was out of lineand that General Reynoldss right was exposed. Orderswere sent to Wood to close upon Reynolds, and wordwas sent to Thomas that he should be supported,even if it took away the whole corps of McGook andCrittenden. Brannan was between Reynolds and Wood.The order to close upon Reynolds was day, Longstrett now gave the order to wheelto the right instead of the left, and thus takein reverse the strong position of the enemy.Five of McCooks brigades were speedilydriven off the field. He estimates their loss atforty per cent. Certainly that flank marchwas a bloody one. I have never seen theFederal dead lie so thickly on the ground, savein front of the sunken wall at Fredericksburg*
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THE SNODGRASS FARM-HOUSE. (FROM A RECENT PHOTOGRAPH.) General Thomass headquarters on the second day were in the field this side of the house. The hills called the Horse-shoe,made famous by the defense of Brannan and Steedman, lie on the opposite side of the house.— Editor. naturally enough interpreted by Wood tosupport Reynolds, and not, as it seems Rose-crans meant, to close to the left. He with-drew his division and began his march tothe left and in rear of Brannan. A gap wasleft into which Longstreet stepped with theeight brigades ( Bushrod Johnsons, McNairs,Greggs, Kershaws, Laws, Humphreyss,Bennings, and Robertsons), which he hadarranged in three lines to constitute his grandcolumn of attack. Daviss two brigades, oneof Van Cleves, and Sheridans entire divisionwere caught in front and flank, and drivenfrom the field. Disregarding the order of the *A Federal newspaper account of the time says: The en-emy pressing briskly through the interval left by Wood at oncecaught Sheridan a

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