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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up at that village ready to receive Hill.My division being nearest the bridge, Long-street ordered me to cross first. Some delaywas made in repairing the bridge, and A. P.Hill became hotly engaged before we couldget to his relief. At this time President Davisand staff hurried past us, going to the soundof the firing. Ripleys brigade was pushedforward to the support of three ))atteries of ar-tillery of Joness battalion, and the two underHardaway and Bondurant. The five batter-ies soon silenced the Federal artillery, andthe whole plateau about Mechanicsville wasabandoned to the Confederates, the Federalsretiring across Beaver Dam Creek, which wasstrongly fortified. Our engineers seem to havehad little knowledge of the country, and noneof the fortifications on the creek. The mapsfurnished the division commanders were worth-less. At a request from General Pender,who hadbeen roughly handled in attacking works on thecreek, Brigadier-Cieneral Ripley, of my divis- THE BATTLE OF GAINESS MILL.
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MAP OF THE UPPER CHICKAHOMINY AND NEIGHBORING COUNTRY. (During the battles of Mechanicsville and Gainess Mill the Union army, except Porters corps and the cavalry engaged in protecting McClellansrig^ht flank and comnitinications. was posted on the south side of the Chickahominy behind the line of intrenchnients here shown. The divisions ofLongstreet and the two Hills who haa confronted McClellan on the different roads were withdrawn, in order to unite with Jacksons three divisions(coming from the Shenandoah in the attack in force upon Porters corps. Magruders and Hugers divisions were left to engage the attention of thecorps of Sumner, Keyes. Heintzelman. and Franklin. As will be seen, the attack of Lees six divisions fell upon Porters corps, which was reen-forced during the battle by Slocums three brigades of Franklins corps.—EDITOR.) ion, was directed to cooperate with him, and theattack was made about dark. The enemy hadintrenchnients of great strength and develop-ment on the oth

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