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Identifier: abrahamlincolnba01newy (find matches)
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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jK^sition for, and kej»t Hills troojjsm my rear. .As I had twice as far to marcha.s the other commanflers, I considered it cer-tain that Jacksfjn and Huger would be in l)ie(l by General McCall, and was greatly cutup by ravines and covered with heavy timberand tangled undergrowth. On account ofthese ol)structions we were not disturbed whilegetting into position, except by the firing of afew shots that did no damage. Holmes got intoposition below me on the New Market road,and was afterward joined by Magruder, whohad previou.sly made an unsuccessful attackon the Federal rear-guard at Savages vStation.Jiy eleven oclock our troops were in posi-tion, and we waited for the signal from Jack-son and Huger. Kverythmg was quiet onmy part of the line, except occasional firingbetween my picketsand McCalls. I wasin mo-mentary expectation of the signal. About half-jiast two oclock artillery firing was heard onmy left, evidently at the point near White Oak THE SEVEN DAYS FIGHTING ABOUT RICHMOND. 473
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FRAYSER S FARM-HOUSE, FROM THE QUAKER OR CHURCH ROAD,LOOKING SOUTH. (FROM PHOTOGRAPH BV E. S. ANDERSON,.) (This house was used as General Sumners headquarters and as ahospital during the battle. The fighting took place from half to threequarters of a mile to the right, or westward. The National Ceme-tery is shown in the middle distance. —EDITOR.) Swamp where Huger was to attack. I verynaturally supposed this firing to be the ex-pected signal, and ordered some of my bat-teries to reply, as a signal that I was ready tocooperate. While the order to open was go-ing around to the batteries, President Davisand General Lee, with their staffs and follow-ers, were with me in a little open field nearthe rear of my right. We were in pleasantconversation, anticipating fruitful results fromthe fight, when our batteries opened. In-stantly the Federal batteries responded mostspitefully. It was impossible for the enemyto see us as we sat on our horses in the littlefield, surrounded by tall, heavy t

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