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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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e troops were seenabout the city, as a diversion in favor of Jack-son. This fire began at once to develop thework in hand for myself. The Federal troopsVol. XXXII.—79. fearful carnage. With our artillery from thefront, right, and left tearing through theirranks, the Federals pressed forward with al-most invincible determination, maintainingtheir steady step and closing up their brokenranks. Thus resolutely they marched uponthe stone fence behind where quietly awaitedthe Confederate brigade of General Cobb. Asthe Federals came within reach of this brigade,a storm of lead was poured into their advan-cing ranks and they were swept from the fieldlike chaff before the wind. A cloud of smokeshut out the scene for a moment, and, rising,revealed the shattered fragments recoilingfromtheir gallant but hopeless charge. The artil-lery still plowed through the ranks of theretreating Federals and sought the places ofconcealment into wh ich the troops had plunged. 6iS THE BATTLE OF FREDERICKSBURG.
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FRONT OF THE MARYE MANSION. (FROM A WAR-TIME PHOTOGRAPH. A vast number went pell-mell into an oldrailroad cut, to escape fire from the rightand front. A battery on Lees Hill saw thisand turned its fire into the entire length ofthe cut, and the shells began to pour downupon the Federals with the most frightfuldestruction. They found their position ofrefuge more uncomfortable than the field ofthe assault. Thus the right grand division of the Armyof the Potomac found itself repulsed and shat-tered on its first attempt to drive us fromMaryes Hill. Hardly was this attack off thefield before we saw the determined Federalsagain filing out of Fredericksburg and prepar-ing for another charge. The Confederatesunder Cobb reserved their fire and quietlyawaited the approach of the enemy. TheFederals came nearer than before, but wereforced to retire before the well-directed gunsof Cobbs brigade and the fire of the artilleryon the heights. By that time the field in frontof Cobb was thickly strewn wi

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