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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
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bvious purposes, until march in the direction of Gainesville andno doubt it is generally believed, that I had Manassas Junction, and seeing that noneset out to capture Rich-mond with a force sufficientfor the purpose, and thatthe falling back from theRapidan was unexpectedby the Government and agreat disappointment to it.The whole campaign was,and perhaps is yet, misun-derstood because of thefalse impressions created bythis statement. Under the orders hereto-fore referred to, the concen-tration of the three corj^sof the Army of Virginia(except Kings division ofMcDowells corps) was com-pleted, Sigels corps beingat Sperryville, Bankss atLittle Washington, andRickettss division of Mc-Dowells corps at WaterlooBridge. I assumedthecom-mand in person Julv 29th,1862. As this paper is mainlyconcerned with the secondbattle of Bull Run, I shallnot recount any of the military operationsbeyond the Rajjijahannock, nor give anyaccount of the battle of Cedar Mountain andthe skirmishes which followed.
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of the reenforcements promised me werelikely to arrive, I determined to abandonthe line of the Rappahannock and commu-nications with* Fredericksburg, and concen-It is only necessary to say that the course of trate my whole force in the direction of these operations made it jilain enough thatthe Rappahannock was t(;o far to the front,and that the movements of Lee were too rapidand those of MfClellan too slow to make itp^ssiblc, with the small fon c I had, to holdthat line, or to keep open communication withFredericksburg without being turned on myright flank by Lees whole army and cut offaltogether from Washington. On the 2ist of August, being then at Rap-pahannock Station, my little army confrontedby nearly the whole force under (ieneral Lee,which had compelled the retreat of Mc(^lellanto Harrisons Landing, I was positively as- Warrenton and Gainesville, to cover the War-renton ))ike, and still to confront the enemyra))idly marching to my right. Stonewall Jacksons movement was plainly

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