. Abraham Lincoln and the battles of the Civil War . eadquarters,in his telegram to Hooker, said, The heightswere carried splendidly at eleven a. m. by New-ton. Upon reaching the summit of the sharphill, after passing through the extensive and wellwooded grounds of the Marye residence, anexciting scene met the eye. A single glanceexhibited to view the broad plateau alive withfleeing soldiers, riderless horses, and artilleryand wagon trains on a gallop. The writer hur-ried back to Sedgwick, whowas giving directions forBrooks and Howe to comeup, and suggested that itwas a rare opportunity forthe
. Abraham Lincoln and the battles of the Civil War . eadquarters,in his telegram to Hooker, said, The heightswere carried splendidly at eleven a. m. by New-ton. Upon reaching the summit of the sharphill, after passing through the extensive and wellwooded grounds of the Marye residence, anexciting scene met the eye. A single glanceexhibited to view the broad plateau alive withfleeing soldiers, riderless horses, and artilleryand wagon trains on a gallop. The writer hur-ried back to Sedgwick, whowas giving directions forBrooks and Howe to comeup, and suggested that itwas a rare opportunity forthe use of cavalry. Withevident regret Sedgwickreplied that he did nothave a cavalryman. Thecarrying of the heights hadcompletely divided theenemys forces, throwingeither flank with much con-fusion on opposite roads,and it seemed as though aregiment of cavalry mighthave captured not onlymany prisoners, guns, am-munition, and wagons, butalso cleared the way forthe corps almost as far asthe immediate rear of Lees SEDGWICKS ASSAULT AT FREDERICKSBURG. 775. THE ATTACK ON army at Chancel-lorsville. Newtons divis-ion, exhausted bythe night march,the weight of sever-al days rations andsixty rounds of am-munition, and bythe heat, fatigue,and excitement ofbattle, were allowedto halt for a shorttime. Many asleep, whileothers made coffeeand partook of theirfirst meal that day. Brookss divisionsoon came up frombelow Hazel Run and took the advance. Newton and Howefollowed. The enemy in the mean time hadunited their forces, and delayed the rapidadvance by frequent stands, retiring suc-cessively from hill to hill, and opening withartillery. Ravines running at right angles tothe main road and the rolling character ofcountry were favorable for impeding the pur-suit, which was continued for three or fourmiles until we reached Salem Church, an un-pretentious red-brick structure situated on aridge covered with dense woods and under-growth, and to-day it bears many scars of thecontest waged a
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