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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 their infantry attack had General Johnston brought 6000 men fromceased, about one oclock, the contest the Shenandoah valley, with 20 guns, andlapsed into an artillery duel, in which the General Holmes 1265 rank and file, with sixWashington Artillery of New Orleans won pieces of artillery from Accjuia Creek. Ascredit against the renowned batteries of the these forces arrived (most of them in theUnited States regular army. Acomical effect of this artillery fightwas the destruction of the dinner•of myself and staff by a Federalshell that fell into the fire-placeof my headquarters at the Mc-Lean House.* Our success in thisfirst limited collisionwas of special pres-tige to my army ofnew troops,and,moreover, of ~-decisive impor- : -^tance by so in- \ i-creasing Gener- ^-^ \ ~ ^^al McDowells cau- ■■■, -. tion as to give timefor the arrival of someof General Johnstonsforces. But while on the 19thI was awaiting a renewed andgeneral attack by the Federalarmy, I received a telegram
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SUDLEV SPRINGS HOTEL.(FROM THE STREAM NEAR THE MILL.) afternoon of the 20th)I placed them chiefiyso as to strengthen m)-left center and left, thelatter being weak fromlack of available troops.The disposition of theentire force was nowas follows (see outlinemap): At Union Millsford, Ewells brigade,from the Richmond military authorities urging supported by Holmess ; at McLeans ford,me to withdraw my call on General Johnston D. R. Joness brigade, supported by Earlys;onaccount of the supposed impracticability of at Blackburns ford, Longstreets brigade ; atthe concentration — an abiding conviction Mitchells ford, Bonhams brigade. Cockes * It is denied that a serious attempt to force a passage was made by the Federal troops on the iSth.(See McDowell and Tyler in the Campaign of Bull Run, by General James B. Fry, who was Assistant .Vd-jutant-General to General McDowell in this campaign. N. Y., VanNostrand, 1884.) This engagementwas called by the Confederates the EaUle of Bull Run, the main

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