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Title: Abraham Lincoln : a history
Year: 1914 (1910s)
Authors: Nicolay, John G. (John George), 1832-1901 Hay, John, 1838-1905, joint author
Subjects: Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865 Presidents
Publisher: New York : 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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he Mississippi River next demand our attention.Under the vigorous promptings of Halleck we leftthe army of General S. E. Curtis engaged in his try-ing midwinter campaign in Southwestern Missouri.He made ready with all haste to comply with theorder to push on as rapidly as possible and endthe matter with Price. His army obeyed everyorder with cheerful endurance. They contendwith mud, water, and snow and ice manfully,wrote Curtis under date of February 1, 1862, andI trust they will not falter in the face of a moreactive foe. In the same spirit he encouraged hisofficers: The roads are indeed very bad, butthey are worse for the enemy than for us if heattempts to retreat. . . The men should help theteams out of difficulty when necessary, and allmust understand that the elements are to be con-sidered serious obstacles, which we have to encoun-tosigei, ^er and overcome in this campaign. . . Constant FeVr1862 bad roads will be the rule, and a change for the v°p.I£Im better a rare exception.
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