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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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tion of Ciainesville. Jhenorthern slope of this ridge was held by ourtrooi)s near the Douglass house, near w hich,also, the right of Jacksons line rested. Theadvance of Porters corps at Dawkinss Branchwas less than a mile and a half from the Mon-roe house, and the road in his front was oneof several which converged on that point. The whole field was free from obstacles tomovement of troojjs and nearly so to manuju-vre, with only a few eminences, and these ofa nature to have been seized and easily held byour troops even against ver)-superior numbers.The ground was gently undulating and thewater-courses insignificant, while the intersect-ing system of roads and lanes afforded easycommunication with all parts of the field. Itwould be difiicult to find anywhere in Virginia amore perfect field of battle than that on whichthe second battle of Bull Run was fought. About daylight, therefore, on the 29th ofAugust, almost immediately after I receivedinformation of the withdrawal of Kings divis-
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In tlie middle-ground on the Warrenton turnpike st.inds theStone House, the central landmark in both battles of Bull Run.The bank in the right foregroimd was a cover during the firstbattle for some of the supports of the Union batteries on theHenry House hill, the crest of which is two hundred and fifty-yards distant to the right. In the first battle the fighting beganon the Matthews hill, seen in the background behind the Stone House, and was most desperate on tlie Henry hill. In thesecond battle the fighting was on the other side of the Sud-ley Springs road, and extended from the north round to thesouth-west, on P.ald Hill, and ended on the Henrj- hill andthe turnpike. Popes headquarters on August 29 and 30,1862, were on the rising ground behind the Stone House. EolTOK. 454 THE SECOND BATTLE OF BULL RUN.

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