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Identifier: abrahamlincolnba02newy (find matches)
Title: Abraham Lincoln and the battles of the Civil War
Year: 1887 (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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I stated that Icould see the signal station, and there was noreason why they could not see us. It seemedto me useless, therefore, to delay the troopsany longer with the idea of concealing themove, and the two divisions moved on. Asthe line was deployed I rode along from leftto right, examining the Federal position andputting my troops in the best position wecould find. General Lee at the same timegave orders for the attack to be made by myright — following up the direction of the Era-mettsburg road toward the Cemetery Ridge,holding Hoods left as well as could be towardthe Emmettsburg road, McLaws to follow themovements of Hood, attacking at the PeachOrchard the Federal Third Corps, with apart of R. H. Andersons division followingthe movements of McLaws to guard his leftflank. As soon as the troops were in position,and we could find the points against whichwe should march and give the guiding points,the advance was ordered — at half-past threeoclock in the afternoon. The attack was
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628 LEES INVASION OF PENNSYLVANIA. made in splendid style by both divisions, andthe Federal line was broken by the first im-pact. They retired, many of them, in the di-rection of Round Top behind bowlders andfences, which gave them shelter, and wherethey received reinforcements. This was an unequal battle. General Leesorders had been that when my advance wasmade, the Second Corps, on his left, shouldmove and make a simultaneous attack ; thatthe Third Corps should watch closely andengage so as to prevent heavy massing infront of me. Ewell made no move at all untilabout eight oclock at night, after the heat ofthe battle was over, his line having beenbroken by a call for one of his brigades some-where else. Hill made no move whatever,save of the brigades of his right division thatwere covering our left. When the battle of the 2d was over, Gen-eral Lee pronounced it a success, as we werein possession of ground from which we haddriven the Federals and had taken severalfield pieces. The con

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