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Title: Abraham Lincoln : a history
Year: 1890 (1890s)
Authors: Nicolay, John G. (John George), 1832-1901 Hay, John, 1838-1905, joint author
Subjects: Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865 Presidents
Publisher: New York : 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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n, he says, to manoeuvre the enemyout of Maryland Heights, so as to enable me tomove directly from Harpers Ferry to Washington;but he had taken refuge in his strongly fortifiedworks, and, as they could not be approached without great difficulty, and an attempt to carry themby assault would have resulted in greater loss thanthe advantage to be gained would justify, I deter- »M^moTrofmined to move through the gaps of South Moun- Yearo-ftetain. At daybreak of the 8th of July his whole p?5&force began to move through the passes. The nextmorning General B. T. Johnson was sent with abrigade of cavalry and a battery of horse artilleryto break all the railroads leading into Baltimore andthreaten that city; then to move towards Point 1 The dissatisfaction of General and he was finally removed fromGrant and General Halleck with command, and General AlbionGeneral Franz Sigel had, how- P. Howe sent to Harpers Ferry-ever, now reached its climax, in his place. Vol. IX.—11 162 ABRAHAM LINCOLN
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EARLYS CAMPAIGN AGAINST WASHINGTON 163 Lookout to cooperate in a scheme for the release of chap. vn.the prisoners there, which had been devised at Rich-mond. These orders to Johnson form the strongest ism.proof that Early really hoped to capture the capital;the force of Johnson was sent to Lookout, to useEarlys own words, for the purpose of releasingthe prisoners if we should succeed in getting intoWashington. This purpose of Early was not so absurd as,after its failure, it seemed. It cannot be deniedthat Washington had been left nearly unguarded.The confidence felt by the President in the pru-dence of Grant had permitted almost all theeffective force to be sent to the Army of the Po-tomac. Hunters line of retreat had opened thevalley to the Confederates, and he was now, withthe greatest possible exertion, it is true, striving tomake his way back to his post, against the obstaclesof bad roads and low water in the river. With hisexhausted and footsore soldiers there was no chanceof his

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