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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ills infantry, in whi( hthe troops of Brigadier-Oeneral C. S. Winderjoinefl.— the enemy yielderl the field and Hed in disorder. I have always believed that this ;was the first break in the Federal line ; it idisposed of Sykess division of regulars, who ;had been so stubborn and so troublesome all jday. The Comte de Paris says of their retreat: j Fearfully reduced asthey are, they care less for ;the losses they have sustained than for the mor- \tification of yielding to volunteers. The gen- \eral advance of our v/hole line and their intrepid onset everywhere made the defeat of the regu- \lars ))ossible, but credit should be given to the \trcjops that did it. We discovered that our Jline overlapped that of the Federal forces, Iand saw two brigades (afterwards ascertained Ito be under Lawton and Winder) advancing Ito make a front attack upon the regulars. IUrigadier-Cienerals Samuel Garland and (t. B. <■Anrlerson, commanding North Carolina l)ri- j 1 THE BAT/LE OF GAIAESS MILL. 303
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GENERAL A. P. HILL. (FROM A PHOTOGRAPH BY COOK.) gades in my division, asked permission to moveforward and attack the right flank and rear ofthe division of regulars. The only difficulty inthe way was a Federal battery with its infantrysupports, which could ertfilade them in theiradvance. Two regiments of Elzeys brigade,which had gotseparated in crossing the swamp,were sent by me, by way of my left flank, tothe rear of the battery to attack the in-fantry supports, while Colonel Iverson, ofthe Twentieth North Carolina, charged itin front. The battery was captured and heldlong enough for the two brigades to advanceacross the open plain. The effect of ourappearance, says Garlands official report, at this opportune juncture (upon the enemysflank), cheering and charging, decided thefate of the day. The enemy broke and re-treated, made a second brief stand, which in-duced my immediate command to halt undergood cover of the bank on the roadside andreturn their fire, when, charging forward ag

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