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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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t they must also be fully supported byinfantry. He therefore proceeded with the greatestcaution and deliberation. Having no engineer onhis staff he thought himself compelled to reconnoitrethe enemys position in person, and, not willing torisk an assault in column under such a heavy firefrom the guns, he concluded to open with his ownartillery and then try to carry the works with astrong skirmish line. But at this juncture he foundhis chief of artillery had without authority takenthe horses to the rear to water them, and an hourof inestimable value was thus lost. It was seven oclock and the sun was setting whenhis attack was made. His skirmishers sprang gal-lantly forward to their work and captured the in-trenchments, which were immediately occupied bythe lines of battle. A mile and a half of the rebel 1 We take these particulars of ator Solomon Foot, dated Decern-General Smiths operations from her 12, 1864, which was givenanunpublishedletterofhistoSen- by the Senator to the President.
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wmmmwmmMwmmm GENERAL WINFIELD S. HANCOCK, Hf PETEKSBUKG 409 works, with sixteen guns, were in his hands at nine ch. xviii.oclock; the city of Petersburg, defended only by aforce of about 2500 Confederates, seemed at his mercy.An hour more of daylight might have hastened thecapture of Richmond by six months. Even as itwas, General Smith was severely blamed by GeneralGrant for not having pushed forward in the dark-ness and possessed himself of the town. But he feltthat the risk of a night march forward over un-known obstacles, in the presence of an enemy, wastoo great; he preferred to hold what he had gainedrather than incur the danger of a disaster bygroping in the dark about the enemys inner lineof works. He had heard that Lee was crossing atDrewrys Bluff and he did not know what forcemight be confronting him. He knew that Han-cocks corps was on its way to support him, andwhen, late at night, it arrived, he asked Hancockto relieve his own troops in the captured works,and feeling that

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