Southern Historical Society PapersVirginia Historical Society, 1903 - Confederate States of America |
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Page 15
... forward to having a supply of blankets and cloth- ing to last the company through the winter , but to our bitter disap- pointment the men had loaded the wagon with drums - thirteen drums - drums of all sorts and sizes . I turned them ...
... forward to having a supply of blankets and cloth- ing to last the company through the winter , but to our bitter disap- pointment the men had loaded the wagon with drums - thirteen drums - drums of all sorts and sizes . I turned them ...
Page 25
... Forward ! Double - quick ! " and his men moved off at a trail arms , and not a word was spoken or a sound heard except the regular beat of their feet as they stepped out at a double - quick . I have read many accounts , both in history ...
... Forward ! Double - quick ! " and his men moved off at a trail arms , and not a word was spoken or a sound heard except the regular beat of their feet as they stepped out at a double - quick . I have read many accounts , both in history ...
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... forward , which they did . We had just crossed over , when a soldier sprang in front and said : " These are my men and they shall not go . " I demanded who he was , and he replied that he was captain of that company , and that his men ...
... forward , which they did . We had just crossed over , when a soldier sprang in front and said : " These are my men and they shall not go . " I demanded who he was , and he replied that he was captain of that company , and that his men ...
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... forward , his command ex- tending from the Shenandoah to the Potomac , in the following order from right to left , A. P. Hill , Lawton and Jones . The attack began early on the morning of Monday , the 15th , and after brisk firing for ...
... forward , his command ex- tending from the Shenandoah to the Potomac , in the following order from right to left , A. P. Hill , Lawton and Jones . The attack began early on the morning of Monday , the 15th , and after brisk firing for ...
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... forward , which they did in gallant style at a right oblique , and he himself led them , but he had not more than reached the fence along the Hagerstown road when he fell , " pierced by three musket balls and survived but an hour ...
... forward , which they did in gallant style at a right oblique , and he himself led them , but he had not more than reached the fence along the Hagerstown road when he fell , " pierced by three musket balls and survived but an hour ...
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