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Title: Abraham Lincoln : a history
Year: 1914 (1910s)
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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254 ABRAHAM LINCOLN chap. ix. under a withering fire, so slowly and steadily thathe was able to halt what was left of his division inthe exact place assigned them. Reinforcementsfrom the Second Corps, on the right, and from theFifth, which had come in on the left, protected thewithdrawal of the troops from the advanced posi-tion and repulsed the pursuing enemy with greatslaughter. There was a moment in the afternoon when thesafety of the Union line was seriously compromised.The important position of Little Eound Top wasalmost entirely undefended, and a portion of Hoodsdivision, stealing up through the ravine of PlumRun, had almost succeeded in capturing it, whentheir advance was noticed by General Warren,Chief of Engineers, who happened, luckily, to beon that part of the field at the moment. There wasno one on the hill but a few signal officers, who,seeing the enemy approaching, were folding theirflags to leave the station. Warren commandedthem to make a show of still waving their fla

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