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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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shade-trees,which were probably of some assistance tothe enemy in training their guns. While at Harrisons Landing there was agreat deal of sickness. But, more than anyother ailment, homesickness was prevalent.It made the most fearful inroads among thecommissioned officers. Many sent in theirresignations, which w^ere promptly returneddisapproved. One, who had not shown a dis-position to face the enemy proportionate to hisrank, hired two men to carry him on a stretcherto the hospital boat; and this valiant officerwas absent from the army nearly a whole year.We believed at that time that some of the hos-pitals at the North, for the sake of the moneymade on each ration, sheltered and retainedskulkers. In contrast with this was the nobleaction of men who insisted on joining theircommands before their wounds \\ere fairlyIiealed. or while not yet recovered from ihcirsickness. Bathing and swimming in the James was aluxury to us soldiers, and did much, no doubt 640 MEMORAXnA OX THE CIVIL WAR.
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I ULMMIES AND QUAKER GUNS LEFT IN THE WORKS AT HARRISONS LANDING ON THE EVACUATION BY THE ARMVOF THE POTOMAC. (FROM SKETCH AT THE TIME BY A. R. VVAUD.) towards improving the health of the army.Boxes with goodies from home came by ex-press in great numbers. One of my friends atone time received a whole cheese, and for aweek was the envy of the company. Hookers brigade moved towards MalvernHill on the second of August, and on thefourth attacked the enemy near Glendale.On the fifteenth all was bustle and confusion,getting ready for some movement—perhapsanother advance on Richmond. But insteadwe took up our line of march down the Penin- sula, The people on the way openly expressedhatred of us and sympathy with the rebellion.No guards were posted over the houses asheretofore, and w-e used the fences to cook ourcoffee, without reproach from our officers. Atone house, near the landing, a notice wasposted forbidding the burial of a Yankee onthe estate. That house was very quickly anddeliber

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