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Title: Abraham Lincoln and the battles of the Civil War
Year: 1887 (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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ier—his pride in andhis affection for his command. Colonel VonZinken told me afterwards that one of his des-perately wounded Irishmen cried out to hiscomrades, Charge them, boys; they havecha-ase (cheese) in their haversacks. PoorPat, he has fought courageously in every landin quarrels not his own. Hindman and Johnson organized a columnof attack upon the front and rear of the strong-hold of Thomas. It consisted of the brigadesof Deas, Manigault, Gregg, Anderson, andMcNair. Three of the brigades, Johnson says, /I each but five hundred men, and the othernot strong. Deas was on the northside of the gorge through which the Crawfishroad cro M inigault across the gorge and south, on the < rest parallel to the SnodgrassHill, where- Thomas was. The other threebriga sided along the crest with their faces north, while the first two fated east. Kershaw, with his own and Humphreyss bri-gade, was on the right of Anderson and wasto cooperate in the movement. It began at3:30 p. M. Hindman says:
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GENERAL I CHICKAMAUGA,—THE GREAT BATTLE OF THE WEST 961 In a few minutes a terrific contest ensued, whichcontinued at close quarters, without any intermission,over four hours. Our troops attacked again and againwith a courage worthy of their past achievements.The enemy fought with determined obstinacy and re-peatedly repulsed us, but only to be again assailed.As showing the fierceness of the fight, I mention thefact that on our extreme left the bayonet was used, andmen also killed and wounded with clubbed muskets.A little after four, the enemy was reenforced, andadvanced with loud shouts upon our right, but wasrepulsed by Anderson and Kershaw. General Bushrod Johnson pays a similartribute to the gallantry of the combatants onboth sides, but claims that his men were surely,if slowly, gaining ground at all points, whichmust have made untenable the stronghold ofThomas. Relief was, however, to come toour men so hotly engaged on the left, by theadvance of the right. At three p. m. Forres

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