. Abraham Lincoln and the battles of the Civil War . anklin to move that night, immecately on receiving the order. The distan<trom jbranklm s position near Jefferson to trtop of Cramptons Gap was but twelve mile1 he roads were in good condition, the we;ther was fine, and we now know that had hmarched to the foot of the mountains durinthe night, he could have debouched int1 leasant Valley, in rear of the Confederatewith little or no opposition, on the morning othe x4th. McLaws, while directing the gunfrom Maryland Heights upon the defenders oHarper s Ferry, learned of Franklins advanceand at
. Abraham Lincoln and the battles of the Civil War . anklin to move that night, immecately on receiving the order. The distan<trom jbranklm s position near Jefferson to trtop of Cramptons Gap was but twelve mile1 he roads were in good condition, the we;ther was fine, and we now know that had hmarched to the foot of the mountains durinthe night, he could have debouched int1 leasant Valley, in rear of the Confederatewith little or no opposition, on the morning othe x4th. McLaws, while directing the gunfrom Maryland Heights upon the defenders oHarper s Ferry, learned of Franklins advanceand at once sent back Howell Cobb, witlinstructions to hold the pass to the last manUpon Prankhns arrival at the foot of th<mountain at Burkittsville,at noon of the 14th;he found the enemy posted behind a stontwall, while the artillery were on the road welUD on the heights. About 3 p. m., Bartlett\<brigade, supported by the brigades of New-ton and Torbert, all of Slocums division,advanced upon the enemy, and a severe RECOLLECTIONS OF A PRIVATE. *33. ^ury^M During the war Major-General Pope wore a full beard. This portrait is from . somewhat recent photograph -Eor ontest ensued. The enemy, overpowered,:11 back up the hill, firing upon our men fromehind rocks and the natural defensive posi-ons presented by the ground, until theycached their artillery, where they made alore decided stand. Their riflemen took ad-antage of every possible cover of ledge and:>ck and tree. When Slocums division hadecome actively engaged Brookss and Irwinsrigades, of Smiths division, were sent for-ward and bore a part in the final brigade was held in reserve. Aftersharp action of three hours the crest wasVol. XXXII.—16. carried,—four hundred prisoners, seven hun-dred stand of arms, one piece of artillery, andthree colors were the prizes of the Union arm) .Our loss was 113 killed, 41s wounded, and 2missing. A Vermont soldier told me that during thisup-hill fight, while climbing o
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