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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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igade at Mitchells ford,the other before Longstreets at Blackburnsford — were annoying us, although their firingwas slow. About 8 oclock, after receiving such infor-mation as scouts could give, I left GeneralBeauregard near Longstreets position, andplaced myself on Lookout Hill, in rear ofMitchells ford, to await the development ofthe enemys designs. About 9 oclock the sig-nal officer, Captain Alexander, reported thata column of Federal troops could be seencrossing the valley of Bull Run, two milesbeyond our left. General McDowell had been instructed bythe general-in-chief to pass the Confederateright and seize the railroad in our rear.But, learning that the district to be passed * fjcncral J. A. Karly, in his narrative of these events, says : During tlie 20th, (General Johnston arrivedat Manassas Junction by the railroari, and th.Tt day we received the order from him assuming command ofthe combined armies of (ieneral IJeaurcgard anrl himself.—J. E. J. MANASSAS TO SEVEN PINES. 103
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::n Federal Troops. _ ^^ .^-^^^nU^ ^A^ -t Confederate Troops. k^^%-^°* ^Cr,^«»Vo -~-^ ^O^FED. BASE) STRUThCRS, SeRVOSS A CO.. £><&»••;GENERAL MAP OF THE BATTLE-FIELD OF MANASSAS. (For full-page topographical map of the field, see The Century for November, 1884.) through was rugged and covered with woods,and therefore unfavorable to a large army,he determined, after devoting three daysto reconnaissance, to operate on the openand favorable ground to his right, and turnour left. He had another object in this secondplan, and an important one—that this coursewould place his between the two Confederatearmies, and prevent their junction ; and if ithad been made a day or two sooner, thismanoeuvre would have accomplished thatobject. General McDowell marched from Centre-ville by the Warrenton turnpike with threedivisions, sending a fourth division to deceiveus by demonstrations in front of our main body. Leaving the tumpike a half mile fromthe Stone Bridge, he made a long d

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