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Newspaper

News

Location

Frederick, Maryland, United States of America

Date

Aug 06, 1977

Page

2

How the national capital was saved

A Civil War account describes General Grant moving Sixth Corps divisions to Washington after an attempted Confederate assault led by General Early near Fort Stevens. Lincoln welcomed arriving bluecoats as defenders, while Johnson’s cavalry caused raids around Baltimore and independent actions toward Point Lookout, delaying a direct attack on the capital.

Pape Yankee Grant Sixth Corps Petersburg City Pi Ting Washington City Point Horatio G. Wright John Sedgwick Spotsylvania River James Chesapeake Bay Potomac River White House Lincoln Sixth Street Father Abraham Gezerel Wright Ricketts Monocacy Fort Stevens Orleans Potomac Colin Wright General Early Silver Spring Capitol U. States Treasury Manassas United States Francis Preston Blair, Sr Extla Sparsylvania Cold Harbor John B_ Gordon Robert E_ Rodes Stephen Dodson Ramseur Blair Council of War United States Capitol Breckinridge Kentucky Senate Jube Bradley T. Johnson Frederick Early Baltimore Johnson Lew Wallace Wallace Robert T. Cornwell Baltimore Pike Jug Bridge Ellicott’s Mills Cornwell Union Veterans of Monocacy Mount Clere Station Druid Hill Park Camn Bradley Johnson Baltimore County Cockeysville Bush and Gunpowder Rivers Northern Central Railroad Texas Hanover Junc Ion Ashland Harford Philadelphia Bradley Jobosos Hunter Vginia Military Institute John Letcher Lexington Maryland Augustus W. Bradford Bradford Thomas H. Hicks Bradord Annapolis Charles Street Baltimore City Union Letcher Joppa Road Gunpowder River Point Lookeut St. Mary’s County Monococy Lee Point Kookout Upper Marlboro Point Lookout Army of the Potomac Frederick County Battle of Henry Eyd Douglas John B. Gordon Jude Douglas Abe Lincoln Virginia National Point Lockett Hagerstown Middletown Barir 3D Division

Lincoln at Fort Stevens How Lincoln faced Confederate fire

The article recounts President Lincoln observing the Fort Stevens battle as Union troops under General Wright and Colonel Bidwell pushed back Confederate skirmishers. It notes near misses and Lincoln's calm yet wary presence, Holmes urging Lincoln to duck, and the broader context of the Washington defense and the looming Confederate retreat.

Oliver Wendell Holmes JR Lincoln Fort Stevens Rock Creek Wright Department of Washington Christopher Columbus Seward Silver Spring Presicoin Augeur Cedar Mountain Augur Washington Oliver Wendall Holmes, Jr Holmes Harvard Medical School Ball's Bluff Antietam Chancellorsville Virginia General Wright Rapidans Spotsylvania North Anna Cold Harbor Sixth Corps Fort Slocum Seventh Street Daniel Dr. Bidwell Buffalo N.Y Malgern Hill Gettysburg Bidwell Carl Sandburg

Rare Civil War photograph of General Horatio G Wright and staff

A scarce photo shows Major General Horatio G Wright commander of the Sixth Corps seated fourth from the right near Fort Stevens. The image captures staff members around the time of Jubal Earlys Raid, Wright wearing heavy boots and a sash.

Horatio G. Wright Sixth Corps C.S.A Fort Stevens Jubal Early

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