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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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of this cross-fire on the Federalswould so discomfit them as to warrant anassault by infantry. General Lee issued hisorders accordingly, and designated the ad-vance of Armisteads brigade as the signal forthe grand assault. Later it was found thatthe ground over which our batteries were topass into j)osition on our right was so roughand obstructed that the artillerv ordered into ments in a few minutes after they would open,piling horses upon each other and guns uponhorses. Before night, the fire from our batteriesfailing of execution, General Lee seemed toabandon the idea of an attack on Malvern Hill,and proposed to me to move around it with \w\own and A. I.Hillsdivision turning the Federalright. I issued my orders accordingly ior thetwo divisions togoaroundand turn the Federalright, when in some way unknown to me thebattle was drawn on. We were repulsed atall points with fearful slaughter, losing sixthousand men and accomplishing nothing. 476 THE SEJ-Ey BAYS- FIGHTEXG ABOUT RICHMOND.
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