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Page 14
... enemy was quartered , and open on it promptly , as there was no time to lose . My boys were enthusiastic when they heard the order and were eager for the command to move . The General sent Captain McNeil and his adjutant , Captain F. B. ...
... enemy was quartered , and open on it promptly , as there was no time to lose . My boys were enthusiastic when they heard the order and were eager for the command to move . The General sent Captain McNeil and his adjutant , Captain F. B. ...
Page 15
... enemy are coming in heavy force from Harper's Ferry . " Captain M. Frank Imboden was put in charge of the prison- ers and he took them through the town at a double quick , followed by the small boys , black and white , yelling and ...
... enemy are coming in heavy force from Harper's Ferry . " Captain M. Frank Imboden was put in charge of the prison- ers and he took them through the town at a double quick , followed by the small boys , black and white , yelling and ...
Page 19
... enemy's lines in our front extended to the Appomattox river , thence down the river on its south bank , crossing the stream several miles lower down , and stretching out to and across the James river ; thus leaving the Richmond and ...
... enemy's lines in our front extended to the Appomattox river , thence down the river on its south bank , crossing the stream several miles lower down , and stretching out to and across the James river ; thus leaving the Richmond and ...
Page 21
... enemy for several hundred yards in the rear of the first line , since by doing so he would expose himself to the fire of the enemy's sharpshooters , lying secure behind their breastworks . The only time when the works could be ...
... enemy for several hundred yards in the rear of the first line , since by doing so he would expose himself to the fire of the enemy's sharpshooters , lying secure behind their breastworks . The only time when the works could be ...
Page 23
... enemy's second line of fortifi- cations on the right bank of the river in front of Hare's Hill or Fort Stedman . We spent an hour or more examining the enemy's posi- tion through our field glasses , when General Gordon turned to me and ...
... enemy's second line of fortifi- cations on the right bank of the river in front of Hare's Hill or Fort Stedman . We spent an hour or more examining the enemy's posi- tion through our field glasses , when General Gordon turned to me and ...
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