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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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berdans sharp-shooters (of morells division) skirmishing in themeadow wheat-field. action, he secured himself from attack untilthe rest of the army and trains had passedsufficiently to the rear to permit him to retirerapidly without molestation. His stratagemwas successful, and without loss he rejoinedthe main body of the army that night. Thusended the memorable ** Seven Days battles,\\ hich, for severity and tor stubborn resistanceand endurance of hardships by the contestants,were not surpassed during the war. Each an-tagonist accomplished the results for which heaimed : one insuring the temporary relief ofRichmond ; the other gaining security on thenorth bank of the James, where the Unionarmv. if our civil and militarv authorities were 630 THE LAST OF THE SEVEN DAYS BATTLES.
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SCENE OF THE CONFEDERATE ATTACK ON WEST SIDE OF CREW S HILL, LOOKING FROM THE CREW HOUSE SOUTH-WESTTOWARD THE JAMES RIVER. (DRAWN BY HARRY FENN, AFTER PHOTOGRAPH BY ANDERSON.) (The Confederates came down the valley or meadow from the right, and advanced up this slope toward the two guns of Weeden, which were supported by the Fourteenth New York. The road across the meadow leads to Holmess position on the River road.—Editor.) disposed, could be prompdy reenforced, andfrom whence only, as subsequent eventsproved, it could renew the contest success-fully. Preparations were commenced anddispositions were at once made under everyprospect, if not direct promise, of large reen-forcements for a renewal of the struggle onthe south side of the James, and in the samemanner as subsequently brought a successfultermination of the war. In the Fifth Corps, however, mourningwas mingled with rejoicing. Greatly injuredby the mishap of a cavalry blunder atGainess Mill,* it had at Malvern, with thebrave

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