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Identifier: abrahamlincolnba01newy (find matches)
Title: Abraham Lincoln and the battles of the Civil War
Year: 1886 (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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t want with theConfederates, strange as it may seem, wasaccurate knowledge of the country in theirfront. The map furnished me (and I supposethe six other major-generals had no better)was very full in regard to everything within near Richmond, and of opening u)) communi-cations with it as soon as pcjssible. The cross-ing of the river by (ieneral A. P. Hill beforehearing from Jackson i)rc< ipitated the fighton the first day ; and it having begun, it wasdeemed necessary to keep it up, without wait-ing for Jackson. The same necessity compelledLee on the second day to attack his antago-nist on his own strong and well-chosen posi-tion. Lee knew that McClellan dependedupon the York River Railroad for his su))plies,and by moving up(Mi that road he could havecompelled the battle upon his own selectetlground, with all the advantages thereof. Thelack of transportation, and the fear of the ( ap-ture of Richmond while he was making thisdetour to the Federal rear, constrained him to ^^ ^ i ^^^-^
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m^ hf : ^1- OLD COLD HARBOR TAVERN. (DRAWN BY W. T.\BER FROM A PHOTOCRAPH BY E. S. ANDERSON.) (This view is from the south, from the road by which the Confederate left under Stonewall Jackson and D. H. Hill .idvanced to attack Portersright. Five roads meet at this point. Old Cold Harbor consists of one or two houses and a smithy. Durintr the battle of Gamcss .Mill the tavern waswithin the Confederate lines. Two years later, during- the bloody engagement of General Grants campaign, it was within the Utyon Imes. 1 hename is sometimes written Cool Harbor, Coal Harbor, or Cool .Vrbor; but Mr. Burnet, the present owner of the tavern, says that fannly traditionadmits only Cold Harbor.—EDITOR.) our own lines ; but a red line on the east side surrender the ad\antage of position to McCIel- of the Chickahominy and nearly j^arallel to Ian and his able lieutenant, (ieneral Porter, it, without any points marked on it, was our commanding in the field. Never was ground only guide to the route on w

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