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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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In tlie middle-ground on the Warrenton turnpike st.inds theStone House, the central landmark in both battles of Bull Run.The bank in the right foregroimd was a cover during the firstbattle for some of the supports of the Union batteries on theHenry House hill, the crest of which is two hundred and fifty-yards distant to the right. In the first battle the fighting beganon the Matthews hill, seen in the background behind the Stone House, and was most desperate on tlie Henry hill. In thesecond battle the fighting was on the other side of the Sud-ley Springs road, and extended from the north round to thesouth-west, on P.ald Hill, and ended on the Henrj- hill andthe turnpike. Popes headquarters on August 29 and 30,1862, were on the rising ground behind the Stone House. EolTOK. 454 THE SECOND BATTLE OF BULL RUN.
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CONFLICT OF THTRSDAY, Al-GUST 2S, BETWEEN KINGS DIVISION AND JACKSOns RIGHT WING. (BV EDWIN FORBES, FROM HIS SKETCH MADE AT THE TIME.) The \-iew is from the north side of the Warrenton turnpike, a in the woods. During the battle of the following Friday and little east of Gaines\-ille, and looking towards Manassas Junction, Saturday, August 29 and 30, the opposing lines were reversed; where smoke is seen over the ruins of the stores fired by Jackson Jackson was to the left looking toward Manassas, and Longstreets during the pre\-ious night. Kings infantr>- forms two hnes per- lines, facing like Kings in the above picture, were a little farther pendicular to and across the turnpike. The Confederates are down the pike and extended far to the risht.— Editor. ion toward Manassas Junction, I sent ordersto General Sigel, in the vicinity of Groveton,to attack the enemy vigorously at daylightand bring him to a stand if possible. Hewas to be supported by Reynoldss division. Iinstructed Hei

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