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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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s mor-tally wounded. Archer and Lane very soonreceived reinforcements and, rallving, joinedin the counter-attack and recovered their lostground. The concentration of Taliaferros andEarlys divisions against this attack was too and attacked by regiments of Penders andLaws brigades, the former of A. P. Hillsand the latter of Hoods division, and Jack-sons second line advancing, the Federalswere forced to retire. This series of demon-strations and attacks, the partial success andfinal discomfiture of the Federals, constitutethe hostile movements between the Confed-erate right and the Federal left. I have described, in the opening of thisarticle, the situation of the Confederate left.In front of Maryes Hill is a plateau, and im-mediately at the base of the hill there is asunken road known as the Telegraph road.On the side of the road next to the town wasa stone wall, shoulder high, against which theearth was banked, forming an almost unap-proachable defense. It was impossible for r^ppwflipp
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lifi mmm #;lJi „, THE BATTLE OF FREDERICKSBURG. 617 the troops occupying it to expose more thana small portion of their bodies. Behind thisstone wall I had placed about twenty-fivehundred men, being all of General T. R. R.Cobbs brigade, and a portion of the brigadeof General Kershaw, both of McLawss divis-ion. It must now be understood that theFederals, to reach what appeared to be myweakest point, would have to pass directlyover this wall held by Cobbs infantry. filed out of the city like bees out of a hive,coming in double-quick march and filling theedge of the field in front of Cobb. This wasjust where we had expected attack and I wasprepared to meet it. As the troops massedbefore us, they were much annoyed by the fireof our batteries. The field was literally packedwith Federals from the vast number of troopsthat had been massed in the town. From themoment of their appearance began the most

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