. Life of Abraham Lincoln; being a biography of his life from his birth to his assassination; also a record of his ancestors, and a collection of anecdotes attributed to . sed October 3d, when,with Van Dorn, he advancedon Corinth. In December occurred thegreat battle of Murfreesbor-ough, in which Bragg wasdefeated on the banks ofStone river, by the first days conflict aportion of the Union forceswas shattered. The bruntof the battle now fell onIhomas, and he was crowded , , „ 1 >>i< of ijcrsuiial friends and colleaeucs at back. Rosecrans, however, th
. Life of Abraham Lincoln; being a biography of his life from his birth to his assassination; also a record of his ancestors, and a collection of anecdotes attributed to . sed October 3d, when,with Van Dorn, he advancedon Corinth. In December occurred thegreat battle of Murfreesbor-ough, in which Bragg wasdefeated on the banks ofStone river, by the first days conflict aportion of the Union forceswas shattered. The bruntof the battle now fell onIhomas, and he was crowded , , „ 1 >>i< of ijcrsuiial friends and colleaeucs at back. Rosecrans, however, th springfifid his lines, and as the result of the unparalleled heroism of Willinni 15. Hazen, wlm, witli 1,:(H)men, stayed the onward of the rebels, the Federal lines were com-pletely restored. New-Years morning, 1803, found Rosecrans strongly posted,and ready for renewal of the conflict. On the second the battle was renewed,and finally Bragg and his host were driven back, with great slaughter. In Virginia, Banks met one of the greatest and most effective of Confederategenerals, Stonewall .lackson, and was driven back. The T^nion forces were. I(i2 ABRAHAM LINCOLN. defeated at Fort Royal. Fremont drove back Jackson at Cross Keys, and Jacksonthen defeated General Shields at Port Republic, and passed on to assist in defend-ing Richmond, the rebel capital. At last, March 10, 1862, McClellau, with 20U,000 men, the Army of thePotomac, began the long march to the Confederate capital; the cry of On toRichmond! had at last had its effect. At Manassas Junction the Confederatesfell bacls;. McClellan, at this point, changed his plan and embarked 120,000 ofhis msn to Fortress Monroe. This force advanced to Yorktown, which was advance was then made to Williamsburg, where the rebels were defeated,with a severe loss, as they were again at West Point, and the Union forces passedon to the Chickahominy, crossed it, and were within ten miles of Richmond. Meanwhil
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