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Title: Popular history of the civil war
Year: 1894 (1890s)
Authors: Cheney, C. Emma (Clara Emma)
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Publisher: Boston : Estes and Lauriat
Contributing Library: The Library of Congress
Digitizing Sponsor: Sloan Foundation

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t to either side. General Kirby E. Smithled the advance, attacking, and defeating the Nationals nearRichmond, Ky. The records and valuable papers wereremoved from Frankfort, the capital of Kentucky; anda million of money was hastily taken from the banks ofRichmond, Lexington, and Frankfort, to Louisville, for safe-keeping. The Governor issued a call to the people to rise,and defend their homes and property. Two days later theConfederates reached Lexington, from which all Nationalstores had already been removed. They moved rapidly, be-cause they carried little baggage, expecting to capture bootyof all kinds on the way. On the 6th of September, there-fore, they occupied Frankfort, where Morgan joined them.The cities of Louisville and Cincinnati were now thoroughlyalarmed. In this emergency, General Lewis Wallace offeredto command a regiment for the defence of Cincinnati; whichoffer was promptly accepted. One regiment was not enoughto meet the necessity, however; and other troops eagerly
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NIGHT MARCH OF CAVALRY. i862.) The Stuff that Heroes are made of. i2j joined the popular commander. Martial law was proclaimedin Cincinnati and in the cities of Covington and Newport,opposite. All places of business were closed. No one wasallowed to enter or leave the city without a pass. Ferry-boats were stopped. In a few hours forty thousand volun-teers had enlisted. A pontoon bridge, or bridge of boats,was thrown across the Ohio; and intrenchments were builtupon the south bank. Peaceable steamers were turned intogunboats, plying on the river to protect the bridge. AH thiswas quickly done, but not a moment too soon. Hardlyhad these preparations been completed, when the advancecolumn of Confederates appeared. Perceiving the warmreception intended for them, they hastily fell back withoutfurther demonstration. On the same day General Kirby E. Smith occupiedFrankfort. Bragg, with the main rebel army, was in themean while hastening toward Louisville. Buell had sup-posed Braggs purpose to

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