. Abraham Lincoln and the battles of the Civil War . lifi mmm #;lJi „, THE BATTLE OF FREDERICKSBURG. 617 the troops occupying it to expose more thana small portion of their bodies. Behind thisstone wall I had placed about twenty-fivehundred men, being all of General T. R. brigade, and a portion of the brigadeof General Kershaw, both of McLawss divis-ion. It must now be understood that theFederals, to reach what appeared to be myweakest point, would have to pass directlyover this wall held by Cobbs infantry. filed out of the city like bees out of a hive,coming in double-quick march and
. Abraham Lincoln and the battles of the Civil War . lifi mmm #;lJi „, THE BATTLE OF FREDERICKSBURG. 617 the troops occupying it to expose more thana small portion of their bodies. Behind thisstone wall I had placed about twenty-fivehundred men, being all of General T. R. brigade, and a portion of the brigadeof General Kershaw, both of McLawss divis-ion. It must now be understood that theFederals, to reach what appeared to be myweakest point, would have to pass directlyover this wall held by Cobbs infantry. filed out of the city like bees out of a hive,coming in double-quick march and filling theedge of the field in front of Cobb. This wasjust where we had expected attack and I wasprepared to meet it. As the troops massedbefore us, they were much annoyed by the fireof our batteries. The field was literally packedwith Federals from the vast number of troopsthat had been massed in the town. From themoment of their appearance began the most. MANSION AND GROUNDS ON MARYE S HILL. This sketch is from a photograph taken during the Wilderness Campaign when the mansion and grounds were filled with Union wounded. The portico faces Fredericksburg, and a few paces in front of it the hill drops abruptly to the sunken Telegraph road and stone wall.— Editor. An idea of how well Maryes Hill was pro-tected may be obtained from the followingincident. General E. P. Alexander, my engi-neer and superintendent of artillery, had beenplacing the guns, and in going over the fieldwith him before the battle, I noticed an idlecannon. I suggested that he place it so as toaid in covering the plain in front of MaryesHill. He answered, General, we cover thatground now so well that we will comb it as ifwith a fine-tooth comb. A chicken could notlive on that field when we open on it. A little before noon, I sent orders to all mybatteries to open fire through the streets orat any points where the troops were seenabout the city, as a diversion in favor
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