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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y given, the outpostswatching the access to the crossings fell backafter slight resistance to their already desig-nated position on the east bank of BeaverDam Creek, destroying the l)ri(lges as theyretired. (See map on ))age 300.) After passing Mechanicsville the attackingforces were divided, a jjortion taking the road to THE BATTLE OF OATVESS MILL AND ITS PRELIMINARIES. 314 Ellersons Mill, while the larger body directedtheir march into the valley of Beaver DamCreek, upon the road covered by Reynolds.Apparently unaware, or regardless, of thegreat danger in their front, this force movedon with animation and confidence, as if goingto parade, or en>j.ii:iniX in a sham battle. Sud- ress. Seymours direct and Reynoldss flankfire soon arrested them and drove them toshelter, suffering even more disastrously thanthose who had attacked Reynolds. Late inthe afternoon, gready strengthened, they re-newed the attack with spirit and energy,some reaching the borders of the stream, but <^ JJ- %.
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rO^ ^\4r«^:roA^ IMON ARTILLERV AT MECHANICSVILLE SHELLING CONFEDERATE WORKS SOUTH OF THE CHICKAHOMINY. This sketch was made at the time —several days before the beginning of the Seven Days Battles. It is here given to indicate the topographyuf tbc DeiKhborbood. The road to Richmond crosses the stream by the Mechanicsville Bridge, the half-dozen houses composing the town being to theleft dl the ground occupied by the battery. It was by this road that the troops of D. H. Hills and Longstreets divisions crossed to join Jacksonand A. P. Hill in the attack upon the right of McClellans army.— EDITOR.) denly, when half-way down the bank of the only to be repulsed with terrible slaughter, \alley, our men opened upon it rapid volleys which warned them not to attempt a renewal of artillery and infantry, which strewed the of the fight. Little depressions in the ground road and hill-side with hundreds of dead shielded many from our fire, until, when night and wounded, and drove the main body

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