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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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woman, but when the clash of arms camehe loved fight and urged his battle with won-derful determination. As a usual thing hewas remarkably well-balanced — always so,except on one or two occasions of severetrial when he failed to maintain his exactproperly th^cZrVh R^o^^^^hfco^.fedVrtS^^^^ equipoisc. Lccs orders were always wellcon- aiilf ^xhfconfel^aTeson ^^^^ItZ^i ^f^^y^^:^:^ ^i^^^x sidcrcd and Well choseu. He depended almost Holmes, who had been repulsed at Turkey Island Bridge the day beforeby Warrens brigade, with the aid of the gunboats. The main fighting wasin the space between the words Confederate and Union, togetherwith one or two assaults upon the west side of the Crew Hill from themeadow. Morells and Couchs divisions formed the first Union line,and General Porters batteries extended from the Crew House to the WestHouse. A full map, giving in detail the disposition of troops, will be given in theAugust number, with General Fitz John Porters article on the battle.—Editor.
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SKETCH MAP OK THE \TCIN1TY OF MALVERN HILL (JlLY I, 1862).The Unii 90,000. General McClellans plan to take too much on his officers for their execution.Jackson was a very skillful man againstsuch men as Shields, Banks, and Fremont,but when pitted against the best of theFederal commanders he did not appear sowell, ^^ithout doubt the greatest man ofrebellion times, the one matchless among Richmond by a siege was wise enough, and it forty millions for the peculiar difficulties ofwould have been a succe.ss if the Confederates the period, was Abraham Lincoln,had consented to such a programme. In spite Janus Loff^strcrt. * In this estimate General Longstreet follows General Lee.s report. The Union returns slate the Cap-red or missing of McClellans army at 6053, and the total loss at 15,849. The Confederate loss is given a recapitulation of the published Confederate returns. (See The Ce.nH kv by General McClellan as 19,749,for June, page 149.)—Editor.

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