. Abraham Lincoln and the battles of the Civil War . e Federals, after which Hillstroops could be put in fresh to give pursuit,and follow them down to Harrisons found Grapevine bridge destroyedand could not reach his position; while forsome unaccountable reason Huger failed totake part, though near enough to do so.* Asneither Jackson nor Huger came up, and asnight drew on, I put Hill in to relieve mytroops. When he came into the fight theFederal line had been broken at every pointexcept one. He formed his line and followedup in the position oied by my troops. \\ynight we succe
. Abraham Lincoln and the battles of the Civil War . e Federals, after which Hillstroops could be put in fresh to give pursuit,and follow them down to Harrisons found Grapevine bridge destroyedand could not reach his position; while forsome unaccountable reason Huger failed totake part, though near enough to do so.* Asneither Jackson nor Huger came up, and asnight drew on, I put Hill in to relieve mytroops. When he came into the fight theFederal line had been broken at every pointexcept one. He formed his line and followedup in the position oied by my troops. \\ynight we succeeded in getting the entire field,though all of it was not actually occui;ied un-til we advanced in pursuit next day. As theenemy moved off they continued the fire oftheir artillery ujK^n us from various j;oints,and it was after nine oclock when the shellsceased to fall. Just before dark (General .Mc-Call, while looking up a fragment of his * General Hujjer says, in his official report, thai the road was very effectively obstructed.—Ed. ^:.-^^^ , K. M. LAW, C(IKOM IMIOTOGRAIH ) THE SEVEN DAYS FIGHTING ABOUT RICHMOND. 475 On the morning of July ist, the day alter the position tliere could go in only one or two battle at Fraysers Farm, we encountered the batteries at a time. As the batteries in front enemy, and General Lee asked me to make a re- did not engage, the result was the enemy con- connaissanceandseeif I couldfindagoodposi- < entrated the fire of fifty or sixty guns upon tion for the artillery. 1 found position offering our isolated batteries, ;ind tore them into frag-
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