Southern Historical Society PapersVirginia Historical Society, 1903 - Confederate States of America |
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Page 14
... gave the same command , they poured a volley into us , but , strange to say , did not kill a single man . We fired several times rapidly , and soon the courthouse was obscured by the smoke . I discovered that they had stopped firing and ...
... gave the same command , they poured a volley into us , but , strange to say , did not kill a single man . We fired several times rapidly , and soon the courthouse was obscured by the smoke . I discovered that they had stopped firing and ...
Page 15
... gave orders to get all the knapsacks and blankets possible . I did not see my captain any more until the next day at Front Royal . We were looking forward to having a supply of blankets and cloth- ing to last the company through the ...
... gave orders to get all the knapsacks and blankets possible . I did not see my captain any more until the next day at Front Royal . We were looking forward to having a supply of blankets and cloth- ing to last the company through the ...
Page 16
... gave way and Gilmor made straight for our guns , rode right over and past them , sabers slashing and pistols firing as they went . I had been tugging like blazes at my revolver , but could not get the blamed thing out , and as they rode ...
... gave way and Gilmor made straight for our guns , rode right over and past them , sabers slashing and pistols firing as they went . I had been tugging like blazes at my revolver , but could not get the blamed thing out , and as they rode ...
Page 26
... gave the signal , the head of the column was put in motion , and crossing our breastworks , moved rapidly across the intervening space and into the captured fort . When the head of the column reached the enemy's works , and the first ...
... gave the signal , the head of the column was put in motion , and crossing our breastworks , moved rapidly across the intervening space and into the captured fort . When the head of the column reached the enemy's works , and the first ...
Page 41
... gave but one order- " Don't fire , men , until I give the word . " As we lay there with our eyes ranging along the musket barrels , our fingers on the triggers , we saw the gilt eagles of the flagpoles emerge above the top of the hill ...
... gave but one order- " Don't fire , men , until I give the word . " As we lay there with our eyes ranging along the musket barrels , our fingers on the triggers , we saw the gilt eagles of the flagpoles emerge above the top of the hill ...
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