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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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divide jit, Longstreet gave battle. At 2:30 p. m., ad- jvancing with A. P. Hill by the Charles City ;road, he attacked with fury McCalls division. A heavy force of the enemy, passing throughthe woods, was hurled upon General Sey- ;mours brigade, holding the left, who main- ,tained a stubborn fight for two hours, finally jcausing him to fall back. Knieriems and Diederichs batteries were badly demoralized :at this point. One of their oflicers blubbered ioutright. Are you wounded? Are you killed? asked Hookers ironical jokers. No; (mine battery disgraces me vorse than det, was ,his re(jly. RECOLLECTIONS OF A PRIVATE. 635 When McCalls division gave way the en-emy, who had turned the left of the Union Hne,came down upon Sumners troops, who soonreceived the order, Forward, guide right ;and at double quick, while the batteries in therear threw shot and shell over their headsinto the ranks of the enemy, they pressed for-ward upon them. For a few moments the enemy re-sisted, thenbroke for the
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THE CHANGE OF BASE FROM WHITE HOUSE TO HARRISON S LANDING.(SEE ALSO LARGE MAP, PAGE 453 OF THE JULY CENTURY.) were the prevailing colors. Some of them hada strip of carpet for a blanket, but the ragged-ness of their outfit was no discredit to soldierswho fought as bravely as did these men. Franklins force, which had been disputing the passage of White Oak Swamp during the day, at dark retreated from that position, which made it j^rudent to retire our whole force from (llendale, for Jacksons forces at White Oak bridge would soon be upon us. By daylight began our march to Malvern, cover of the the pioneers felling trees in the rear. woods and Acres and acres of waving grain, ripe for melted away the reapers, were seen on every side. The troops marched through thewheat, cutting off the topsand gathering them intotheir haversacks, for, exceptin more than ordinarily prov-ident cases, they were out ofrations and hungry, as wellas lame and stiftfrom march-ing. The bands, which hadbeen silent

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