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Chapter 18: the battle of South Mountain
Could the reader have seen with Mr. Lincoln's eyes-sad, earnest, deep, penetrating as they were — the condition of the Republic on September 2d and 3d, when the Union army with broken ranks and haggard looks came straggling and discouraged to the protection of the encircling forts of Washington, he would have realized the crisis.
Divisions in councilenvy and accusation among military leaders, unsatisfied ambition struggling for the ascendency-waves of terror gathering force as they rolled from Washington through Maryland and Pennsylvania northwarda triumphant, hostile army, well organized, well officered, and great in numbers, under a chief of acknowledged character and ability, within twenty miles of the capital-these served to blow the crackling embers, and fan the consuming flame.
But Abraham Lincoln, who cried to God for strength, was equal to this emergency.
He brought Halleck over to his mind.
He checked the secret and open wor