A new history of the United StatesThe greater republic, embracing the growth and achievements of our country from the earliest days of discovery and settlement to the present eventful year .. . rew witliiu the dctenscs ofRichmond on the lOthof May, and the Fed-eral gunboats, atteisteaming up the ri\cito within twelve inile^of the city, were com-pelled to withdi i\vbefore the plungingshots of the battel le-, \\huli stood on the top^of the high l)luffs. Folhn^ing the line of the Pamunkey, ]\[(Clellans ad\ance- suud itathed the Cliuk dumuiiy on tlif 21^L of ]\ra\ , and could pi iiiily see the ^pn
A new history of the United StatesThe greater republic, embracing the growth and achievements of our country from the earliest days of discovery and settlement to the present eventful year .. . rew witliiu the dctenscs ofRichmond on the lOthof May, and the Fed-eral gunboats, atteisteaming up the ri\cito within twelve inile^of the city, were com-pelled to withdi i\vbefore the plungingshots of the battel le-, \\huli stood on the top^of the high l)luffs. Folhn^ing the line of the Pamunkey, ]\[(Clellans ad\ance- suud itathed the Cliuk dumuiiy on tlif 21^L of ]\ra\ , and could pi iiiily see the ^pne^ <ind ^tee])lt-ot Ruli- mond, wlueh was thrown into a state of great alarm. Rain fell most of the time, and the rise of the Chicka- hominy carried away the bridges, made the surrounding country a swamp, and badly divided the Union army. One of the most effective meansemployed by the Confederate com-mander against the Union advance was by creating a diversion in the Shenan-doah Valley and fear for the safety of Washington. Rather than lose that,our government would have sacrificed the Army of the Potomac. GeneralJohnston had sent Stonewall Jackson into the Valley, where Banks was in. MOIST WEATHER AT THE FRONT. 320 ADMINISTRATION OF LINCOLN. command. He was another of the political generals, wholly unfitted for th ?responsibilities placed in his hands. At the opening of hostilities, Banks was so confident that he telegraphedthe government that Jackson was on the eve of being crushed; but it provedthe other way. Banks Avas completely outgeneraled and sent flying towardWashington. His troops marched more than thirty miles a day, and wouldhave been captured or destroyed to a man had Jackson continued his pursuit,but his forces were fewer in numbeis, and he allowed the exhausted and jianic-stricken fugitives to find refuge in ^^ashington. This routing of Banks frightened AVashington again, and McDowell washastily called from Fredericksburg to the defense of the capital. This wa
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