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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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f-past nine and tenon the night of the 2d of May. Some of histroops had fighting in the woods before I left,but I am unable to say what was its character. On the morning of the 3d of May (Sunday)General Stuart was in command of Jacksonsforces, Jackson and A. P. Hill having beenwounded as reported by the prisoner takenthe night before. Stuart prepared, with hisusual impetuosity, to renew the attack earlythat morning, and by one of those unfortunateoccurrences so prevalent during the war, hecaught the Third Corps in motion to takeup a new position, connecting with the TwelfthCorps at Fairview, and facing to the west.This withdrawal enabled Stuart to take theposition at Hazel Grove, from which Jacksonhad been repulsed the evening before. Hesaw its advantages at once, and, placing somethirty pieces of artillery there, he enfiladedthe Twelfth Corps at Fairview and Chancel-lorsville, and punished the Third Corps se-verely. The Third Corps was fightingthroughout the day under great disadvan-
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THI AKMV • BO Mil. KAPIAHANNOCK Al UNITED STATES I OKU. is, AMKk III. t:i Ill MADK AT THE TIME.) JACKSONS ATTACK UPON THE ELEVENTH CORPS. 761 tages. To add to the embarrassments of thearmy, General Hooker that morning was dis-abled by a concussion, and the army wasvirtually without a head, the different corpscommanders lighting their commands on thedefensive. Such extraordinary conditionsforced the Army of the Potomac to fall backfrom Chancellorsville and Fairview, and forma new line of battle to the north and somedistance from Chancellorsville. This line pre-sented a front to the enemy that could not beenfiladed or turned. Desultory fighting, espe-cially with artillery, was kept up on the 4thof May; but Hookers battle ended on the 3d,after the army had gained its new position. It is useless to speculate what GeneralHooker would have done if he had not beendisabled. Up to the evening of the 2d ofMay the enemy had suffered severely, whilethe Army of the Potomac had but few killedand

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