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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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ernoon before,and had been replaced by infantry. Soonafter the report by Lieutenant Baylor, a briskfire opened upon the Alpine road, two milesfrom Lafayette. I said to my staff, as wegalloped toward the firing, It is to be SouthMountain over again. This referred to thedefense, on the 14th of September, 1862, ofthe passes of that mountain by my gallantdivision, reduced by fighting and marching tofive thousand men. We learned, on reaching the Alpine road,that General Dan Adamss skirmishers hadbeen attacked by two regiments of cavalry,which were repulsed. General Adams said tome, The boldness of the cavalry advanceconvinces me that an infantry column is notfar off. Lucius Polks brigade was broughtdown from Pigeon Mountain, and every dis-position was made to celebrate appropriatelythe next day — the anniversary of SouthMountain. But that was not to be. GeneralMcCook (Federal) had been ordered to Sum-merville, eleven miles south of Lafayette on themain road to Rome, Ga. But he had become
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MAP OF THE VICINITY OF CHATTANOOGA. Vol. XXXIII.—121. 946 CHICKAMAUGA,— THE GREAT BATTLE OF THE WEST cautious after hearing that Bragg was not mak-ing that hot and hasty retreat which Rosecranshad supposed he was making. He thereforeordered his wagon-train back to the top ofLookout Mountain, and remained all day ofthe 13th at Alpine. His cavalry had taken someprisoners from General Adams, and he thuslearned certainly that Bragg had been reen-forced. At midnight on the 13th McCook re-ceived the order to hurry back to join Thomas.Then began that race of u life and death,the crossing back over Lookout Mountain,the rapid, exhausting march north throughLookout Valley, and the junction at last atStevenss Gap on the 17th. The contemporaryaccounts represent McCooks march as oneof fatigue and suffering. General Bragg returned to Lafayette onthe afternoon of the 13th, and I communi-cated to him verbally that night the reportof Lieutenant Baylor. He replied excitedly, Lieutenant Baylor lies.

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