Image: Abraham Lincoln - a history (1914) (14583544379) (cropped)

Description: Identifier: abrahamlincol07nico (find matches) Title: Abraham Lincoln : a history Year: 1914 (1910s) Authors: Nicolay, John G. (John George), 1832-1901 Hay, John, 1838-1905, joint author Subjects: Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865 Presidents Publisher: New York : Century Co. Contributing Library: Lincoln Financial Foundation Collection Digitizing Sponsor: The Institute of Museum and Library Services through an Indiana State Library LSTA Grant View Book Page: Book Viewer About This Book: Catalog Entry View All Images: All Images From Book Click here to view book online to see this illustration in context in a browseable online version of this book. Text Appearing Before Image: CAMPAIGNS IN THE MISSISSIPPI VALLEY.L PBELUDES TO THE VICKSBUEG CAMPAIGNS 115 Text Appearing After Image: CAMPAIGNS IN THE MISSISSIPPI VALLEY.II. 116 ABRAHAM LINCOLN chap. v. sides claimed the advantage in this affair. Rose-cranss loss was 790 and Prices was 535.1 Price and Van Dorn came together in the latter1862. part of September, and before the 1st of OctoberGrant ascertained that another movement was inprogress against him. This time Corinth was thepoint of attack. Rosecrans occupied that placewith some 23,000 men, Ord at Bolivar had 12,000,and there was a small reserve at Jackson, whereGrant had established his headquarters. Van Dorn,being the ranking officer, took command of theConfederate forces, amounting to some 22,000. Hereached Pocahontas, a point about twenty milesnorthwest of Corinth, on the 1st of October, andpushed for that place with great force and celerity.His object, as set forth by himself in his report,was to attack the forces there, drive them back onthe Tennessee and cut them off, then turn uponBolivar and Jackson, overrun West Tennessee, andeffect a communication Note About Images Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original work.
Title: Abraham Lincoln - a history (1914) (14583544379) (cropped)
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