Abraham Lincoln (1897) (14591366337)

Identifier: abrahamlincol1479coff (find matches)
Title: Abraham Lincoln
Year: 1897 (1890s)
Authors: Coffin, Charles Carleton, 1823-1896 Independent Order of Odd Fellows. Sovereign Grand Lodge
Subjects: Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865 Presidents
Publisher: New York : Harper & Brothers
Contributing Library: Lincoln Financial Foundation Collection
Digitizing Sponsor: The Institute of Museum and Library Services through an Indiana State Library LSTA Grant



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would not be able to go. PresidentLincoln at first objected, but allowed the experiment. The soldiers wereupon their honor, and promptly returned. Homesickness disappeared,and the army took on new vigor and moral strength. The Confederate cavalry under General Mosby made a daring and successful raid. They eluded the Union pickets at Centreville in the night, rode to Fairfax Court-house, surprised and captured Gen-March 6. , ,, - ■ , . ^ , . ^ , erai fetotighton, who was m command at that pomt, also thirtymen, and fifty-eight horses and mules. Mosby and his soldiers wereVirginians. They knew every road and path, and could make their waythrough the forest in the darkest night. Their exploits were those ofmarauders rather than of soldiers. President Lincoln laughed heartilywhen he heard of the capture. • So one of my generals is captured,he said. How fortunate I I can fill his place in five minutes withoutcosting a cent, but those nudes cost $2W each.(°) 364 LIFE OF ABRAHAM LINCOLN.
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JOSEPH HOOKER. It was the bubbling up of the unfailing spring of humor. A greatmany men wanted to be generals—those who had had no military experi-ence. Senators, Congressmen, men of standing and position were askinghim to appoint their friends. Colonels of regiments were looking for-ward to the time when they would wear a star on each shoulder, and DARKNESS BEFORE THE DAWN. 365 were using all possible means to bring it about. There Avas grim humorin the expression, My generals. He appointed them, but had nomeans of knowing their fitness for command, except the representationsof those wlio sought the appointments. During the first week in May, General Hooker advanced to Chan-cellorsville, suffered defeat, and returned to Palmouth Hills. Nothinghad been gained, and the Confederates could justly boast that.^^vv thev had won a great victory. The strategy of Hooker in gain-ing a position south of the Rapidan must be regarded as brill-iant. His falling back from Tabernacle Church (see Ma