Identifier: abrahamlincolnba02newy (find matches)
Title: Abraham Lincoln and the battles of the Civil War
Year: 1887 (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 THE WAKE OF BATTLE. 437 tous cliffs. It was narrow and stony and, espe-cially in one place, around the foot of MountMisery, was very steep and difficult for vehi-cles. It was, moreover, entirely commandedby the hills on the Maryland side, but it wasthe ford over which some part of the Confed-erate army passed every year, and was usedby the main body of infantry in 63 beforeGettysburg. Beyond the river were the Cum-berland Canal and its willow-fringed tow-path, from which rose the soft and roundedoutlines of the hills that from their fartherslopes looked down upon the battle-field ofAntietam. We could see the fort at HarpersFerry without a glass on clear days, and theflag flying over it, a mere speck against thesky, and could hear the gun that was firedevery evening at sunset. Shepherdstowns only access to the river wasthrough a narrow gorge, the bed of a smalltributary of the Potomac, that was made to domuch duty as it slipped cheerily over its rocks,and furnished power for several

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