Southern Historical Society PapersVirginia Historical Society, 1903 - Confederate States of America |
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Page 13
... give him the information he desired . This was agreed to , and the Major obtained the necessary information , and returned to camp in time for us to get to Charlestown by daybreak . The rays of light from the approaching day began to ...
... give him the information he desired . This was agreed to , and the Major obtained the necessary information , and returned to camp in time for us to get to Charlestown by daybreak . The rays of light from the approaching day began to ...
Page 14
... give the command to fire , and as I 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 ...
... give the command to fire , and as I 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 ...
Page 16
... give us a sharp taste of fighting that showed the metal that was in him . " In another page of the Major's story he says : " Our guns were well at work and as Minor was short of officers I was directing one of his sections , when , with ...
... give us a sharp taste of fighting that showed the metal that was in him . " In another page of the Major's story he says : " Our guns were well at work and as Minor was short of officers I was directing one of his sections , when , with ...
Page 22
... give warning of an attack in time to enable their comrades to spring to their feet and seize their mus- kets . As the pickets could not look over the works without expos- ing themselves to certain destruction , small loopholes were ...
... give warning of an attack in time to enable their comrades to spring to their feet and seize their mus- kets . As the pickets could not look over the works without expos- ing themselves to certain destruction , small loopholes were ...
Page 24
... give room to form their separate columns , and then to march back to the breastworks so as to bring the head of the columns to the spot where our works were to be crossed . to man . This was done quietly and with the least possible ...
... give room to form their separate columns , and then to march back to the breastworks so as to bring the head of the columns to the spot where our works were to be crossed . to man . This was done quietly and with the least possible ...
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