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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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, todestroy it; then to move down the valley, crossthe Potomac, and threaten Washington. AfterEarly had arrived at Lynchburg and Hunter hadretreated by the West, General Lee left it toEarlys judgment whether to carry out the origiualplan or to return to Petersburg, and he doubtlessknew enough of Earlys enterprising temper to besure which course he would pursue. We are notleft in the dark as to Lees feeling in the matter.On the 20th of June — after the assaults uponPetersburg were over and the siege had begun —he wrote to Jefferson Davis, I still think it is ourpolicy to draw the attention of the enemy to hisown territory. It may force Grant to attack me,or weaken his force. It will also, I think, forceHunter to cross the Potomac, or expose himself toattack. From either of these events I anticipategood results. His subsequent letters, however,show that his strongest hope and reliance wasthat Grant, goaded by the menace in the North,would rush furiously upon his works at Petersburg.
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GENERAL FRANZ SIGEL. EARLYS CAMPAIGN AGAINST WASHINGTON 161 Early started northward with about seventeen chap.yilthousand men. He traveled with great expedi-tion, having reduced his impediments to the mini-mum. He reached Winchester on the 2d of July, 186*.and sent his cavalry forward to destroy the rail-road in rear of Sigel and if possible to cut off hisretreat. But Sigel made his way to Shepherdstown intime to save most of the stores in his charge, andColonel J. A. Mulligan, well known for his gallantdefense of Lexington, checked the Confederate cav-alry in an engagement at Leetown, enabling Sigelto establish himself safely on Maryland Heights,where, once fixed, he remained, in spite of demon-strations to the right and left of him.1 This movewas a serious disappointment to Early. My de-sire had been, 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,

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