Young folks' story of our country; a thrilling and accurate history of America, told in the simple language of childhood .. . ined was entirely lost. The discouragement at the North,after this retreat, was nearly as great as after the battle of Bull Run. PresidentLin-coln, on the very day of Mal-vern Hill, called for a fresh levy of 300,000troops. Lee had no longer anything to fear from MClel-lans crippled army,.^fter waiting a month, in which he recruited and reorganized his troops, hemarched north in the direction of Wash-ing-ton. In his way there was anarmy of 40,000 men, under the command
Young folks' story of our country; a thrilling and accurate history of America, told in the simple language of childhood .. . ined was entirely lost. The discouragement at the North,after this retreat, was nearly as great as after the battle of Bull Run. PresidentLin-coln, on the very day of Mal-vern Hill, called for a fresh levy of 300,000troops. Lee had no longer anything to fear from MClel-lans crippled army,.^fter waiting a month, in which he recruited and reorganized his troops, hemarched north in the direction of Wash-ing-ton. In his way there was anarmy of 40,000 men, under the command of General Pope, who had been sentfor from the West, and had united the various commands of lianks, Fre-mont,and MDow-ell. Lee pressed on rapidly, and his advanced corps attacked aportion of Popes army, under General Banks, at Ce-dar Moun-tain, Au-gust9th, and, after a severe struggle, the latter was defeated. Pope fell back, contesting every mile of the way, and expecting lielpfrom MClel-lans army, which had been ordered to join him; but re-enforce-ments came up slowly. At Ma-nas-sas Junc-tion, Au-gust 26th, the Con-14.
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