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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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re theirs. Theyell of victory was rising in their throats.Suddenly the long line of yellow breastworksbefore them, covering Heimans five regi-ments, crackled and turned into flame. lheforlorn hope stopped — staggered — bracedup again — shot blindly through the smoke atthe smoke of the new enemy, secure in hisshelter. Thus for fifteen minutes the Illinois-ans stood fighting. The time is given on thetestimony of the opposing leader himself.Morrison was knocked out of his saddle by amusket-ball, and disabled; then the men wentdown the hill. At its foot they rallied roundtheir flags, and renewed the assault. Pusheddown again, again they rallied, and a thirdtime climbed to the enemy. This time thebattery set fire to the dry leaves on theground, and the heat and smoke became stif-ling. It was not possible for brave men toendure more. Slowly, sullenly, frequendypausing to return a shot, they went back for thelast time; and in going their ears and souls 298 THE CAPTURE OF FORT DONELSON.
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PRESENT APPEARANCE OF PILLOws DEFENSES IN FRONT OF McCLERNAND, SHOWING WATER IN THE TRENCHES, were riven with the shrieks of their woundedcomrades, whom the flames crept down uponand smothered and charred where they lay. Considered as a mere exhibition of courage,this assault, long maintained against odds —twice repulsed, twice renewed—has beenseldom excelled. One hundred and forty-ninemen of the Seventeenth and Forty-ninth werekilled and wounded. Of Haynies loss wehave no report. THE IJATTLE OF THR GUN-BOATS. Thkrk are few things connected with theoperations against Fort Donelson so relievedof uncertainty as this: that when GeneralGrant at Fort Henry became fixed in the resolution to undertake the movement, hisprimary object was the capture of the forceto which the post was intrusted. To effecttheir complete environment, he relied uponFlag-Officer Foote, whose astonishing successat Fort Henry justified the extreme of con-fidence. Foote arrived on the 14th, and made hasteto enter

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