Abraham Lincoln and His Presidency, Volume 2Robert Clarke Company, 1904 |
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... miles away . The movement , led by Crittenden in per- son , with Zollicoffer as second , was promptly executed , and before sunrise the two armies were within striking distance of each other . The Confederates made a furious onset ...
... miles away . The movement , led by Crittenden in per- son , with Zollicoffer as second , was promptly executed , and before sunrise the two armies were within striking distance of each other . The Confederates made a furious onset ...
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... miles upward from the Ohio , near the line between the States of Kentucky and Tennessee , where those streams , flowing north , approach within eleven miles of each other . Fort Donelson was on the west side of the Cumberland , near the ...
... miles upward from the Ohio , near the line between the States of Kentucky and Tennessee , where those streams , flowing north , approach within eleven miles of each other . Fort Donelson was on the west side of the Cumberland , near the ...
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... miles , his right under McClernand , its extreme near the river above Dover , his left under C. F. Smith , touching Hickman Creek below the fort , and approaching the enemy's outer en- 14 LINCOLN AND HIS PRESIDENCY .
... miles , his right under McClernand , its extreme near the river above Dover , his left under C. F. Smith , touching Hickman Creek below the fort , and approaching the enemy's outer en- 14 LINCOLN AND HIS PRESIDENCY .
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... miles down the river when the fighting on the 15th began . Riding hurriedly to the right of his lines , he found there had been severe losses by McClernand's men , who had been driven back , but Wallace had come effectively to - their ...
... miles down the river when the fighting on the 15th began . Riding hurriedly to the right of his lines , he found there had been severe losses by McClernand's men , who had been driven back , but Wallace had come effectively to - their ...
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... miles . Price , who had retired without giving battle , was now joined in the Boston Mountains beyond that town by Ben McCulloch and his Texas forces , and soon after by General Van Dorn , commander of the Trans - Mississippi Department ...
... miles . Price , who had retired without giving battle , was now joined in the Boston Mountains beyond that town by Ben McCulloch and his Texas forces , and soon after by General Van Dorn , commander of the Trans - Mississippi Department ...
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Abraham Lincoln advance army arrived assailants attack Banks batteries battle Bragg brigade Buell Burnside captured cavalry Chattanooga City Point command Confederate Congress Constitution convention corps Creek crossed Davis dispatch division early election emancipation enemy enemy's Executive favor fight force Fort Donelson Fort Sumter Fortress Monroe Franklin Fredericksburg Fremont front give Government Governor Grant gunboats Halleck Harper's Ferry Heintzelman Hooker intrenchments Jackson Johnston Kentucky killed Lee's letter Lincoln loss Manassas March McClellan McClernand Meade ment miles military Mississippi Missouri morning move movement night o'clock officers Pope position Potomac present President President's proclamation railway Rappahannock rear rebel rebellion reinforcements replied reported Republican retreat Richmond river road Rosecrans Savage's Station Senator sent Seward Sharpsburg Sheridan Sherman side slavery slaves soldiers soon South Stanton Sumner surrender telegraphed Tennessee thousand tion troops Union Union army United valley Vicksburg victory Virginia vote Washington wounded