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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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ingthe artillery, was twice dismounted by havinghis horse shot under him, but though constantlyexposed continued his labors until after dark.General Couch who was also dismounted, inlike manner, took advantage of every oppor-tunity to make his opponents feel his blows. It is not to be supposed that our men,though concealed by the irregularities of theground, were not sufferers from the enemysfire. The fact is that before they exposedthemselves by pursuing the enemy, the groundwas literally covered with the killed andwounded from dropping bullets and burstingshells and their contents ; but they bravelybore the severe trial of having to remain in-active under a damaging fire. As Morells ranks became thinned andammunition was exhausted, other regimentseagerly advanced ; all were stimulated by thehope of a brilliant and permanent success,and nerved by the approving shouts of theircomrades and the cry of Revenge, boys ! Remember McLean I Remember Black 1 THE LAST OF THE SEVEN DAYS BATTLES.
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VIEW FROM THE MEADOW WEST OF THE CREW HOUSE. (DRAWN BY HARRY FENN, AFTER PHOTOGRAPH BY ANDERSON.) (The Crew house is in the extreme right of the picture. Thehill to the left is the high ground shown on page 622. The ravinebetween the two is the ravine shown in the right of the picture,page 623. At the time of the battle the low ground was in wheat,partly shocked, affording protection for the Union sharp-shooters under Berdan. Farther to the left, up this valley, and in the rearof the hill, was the right of the Confederate line, which late in theevening made several assaults upon the Crew Hill, by way of theravine and meadow.—Editor.) Remember Gove ! or Remember Cass ! The brave and genial Black and McLean andGove had been killed at Gainess Mill; Wood-bury and Cass (two noble heroes) were thenlying before them. Colonel McQuade wasthe only regimental commander of Griffinsbrigade who escaped death during the SevenDays, and he only as by a miracle, for he wasconstantly exposed. During t

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