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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called on General Lee, andsuggested my plan for driving the Federalforces away from the Chickahominy. Mc-Clellan had a small force at Mechanicsville,and farther back, at Beaver Dam Creek, a con-siderable portion of his army in a strongholdthat was simply unassailable from the front.The banks of Beaver Dam Creek were so steepas to be impassable except on bridges. I pro-posed an echelon movement, and suggestedthat Jackson be called down from the Valley,and passed to the rear of the Federal right, inorder to turn the position behind Beaver Dam,while the rest of the Confederate forces whowere to engage in the attack could cross theChickahominy at points suitable for the suc-cession in the move, and be ready to attackthe Federals as soon as they were thrown fromtheir position. After hearing me. General Leesent General J. E. B. Stuart on his famous ridearound McClellan. The dashing horsemanwith a strong reconnoitering force of cavalry ority for tlic form here adopted is Captain R. E. Fray-
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GENERAL J. E. B. STUART, C. S. ARMY. (FROM PHOTOGRAPH BY COOK.) Vol. XXX.—50. 47° THE SEVEX DAYS FIGHTING ABOUT RICHMOND.

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