Southern Historical Society PapersVirginia Historical Society, 1903 - Confederate States of America |
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Page 13
... cause we were fighting for . Every may from that section able to carry arms was in the Confederate army . Some belonged to the Stone- Brigade , some to Stuart's Cavalry , and some to Chew's celebrated Battery of Horse Artillery . There ...
... cause we were fighting for . Every may from that section able to carry arms was in the Confederate army . Some belonged to the Stone- Brigade , some to Stuart's Cavalry , and some to Chew's celebrated Battery of Horse Artillery . There ...
Page 17
... cause they fought for nor the heroes who fell in its de- fense . Go into their cemeteries and you will find beautiful monu- ments erected to the memory of the noble dead ; go into their homes and you will find matrons with silvered ...
... cause they fought for nor the heroes who fell in its de- fense . Go into their cemeteries and you will find beautiful monu- ments erected to the memory of the noble dead ; go into their homes and you will find matrons with silvered ...
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... cause was hopeless , and that they were shedding their blood in vain , and that valor and patriotism must in- evitably yield to the overwhelming numbers and resources . It was rumored that in the winter of 1864 - ' 5 an organization had ...
... cause was hopeless , and that they were shedding their blood in vain , and that valor and patriotism must in- evitably yield to the overwhelming numbers and resources . It was rumored that in the winter of 1864 - ' 5 an organization had ...
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... cause was hopeless , and within ten days thereafter we marched out of the earthworks we had held so long against such overwhelming odds , and a few days after laid down our arms at Appomattox . The storming of Fort Stedman was a mere ...
... cause was hopeless , and within ten days thereafter we marched out of the earthworks we had held so long against such overwhelming odds , and a few days after laid down our arms at Appomattox . The storming of Fort Stedman was a mere ...
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... causing General Lee to re- cross the Potomac . Soon after that action General McClellan was again deprived of his command , for the reason , it was believed in 1862 , that a general was wanted who preferred the success of the Republican ...
... causing General Lee to re- cross the Potomac . Soon after that action General McClellan was again deprived of his command , for the reason , it was believed in 1862 , that a general was wanted who preferred the success of the Republican ...
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