The Great Rebellion: A History of the Civil War in the United States, Volume 1 |
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... shouts and yells that rose over the roar of cannon , they again advanced , only to be mowed down with terrible slaughter from the steady murderous fire poured in from Seymour's brigade . The battle raged for six hours , or until nine o ...
... shouts and yells that rose over the roar of cannon , they again advanced , only to be mowed down with terrible slaughter from the steady murderous fire poured in from Seymour's brigade . The battle raged for six hours , or until nine o ...
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... shout to them to stand by their flag - in vain they offer to lead them back on the foe . On foot , his horse having ... shouting as they rode , dashed fiercely on the dense battalions . But they might as well have dashed on a rock ...
... shout to them to stand by their flag - in vain they offer to lead them back on the foe . On foot , his horse having ... shouting as they rode , dashed fiercely on the dense battalions . But they might as well have dashed on a rock ...
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... , its tedious length through the forest , whose gloomy recesses resounded with the rumbling of wheels , the lowing of cattle , and the shouts and curses of men , as they RETREAT COMMENCED . 41 urged on their teams . Time.
... , its tedious length through the forest , whose gloomy recesses resounded with the rumbling of wheels , the lowing of cattle , and the shouts and curses of men , as they RETREAT COMMENCED . 41 urged on their teams . Time.
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... shouting , victorious enemy , hurled him back stunned and astonished . The battle lasted till after dark , and again the Union troops had showed their indomitable valor . Here Burns again distinguished himself , and here the Sixty ...
... shouting , victorious enemy , hurled him back stunned and astonished . The battle lasted till after dark , and again the Union troops had showed their indomitable valor . Here Burns again distinguished himself , and here the Sixty ...
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... shouts of victory arose within short pistol shot of the coolly awaiting ranks . Then the hill side would seem to gap and shoot forth flame . One volley , and in- stantly the shouting troops were on them with the bayonet , sending them ...
... shouts of victory arose within short pistol shot of the coolly awaiting ranks . Then the hill side would seem to gap and shoot forth flame . One volley , and in- stantly the shouting troops were on them with the bayonet , sending them ...
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A. P. Hill advance Antietam army artillery assault attack Banks batteries BATTLE OF ANTIETAM Bragg brave bridge brigade Buell Burnside campaign cannon captured cavalry charge Chattanooga close Colonel columns command commenced compelled Corinth Corps crossed dark dashed desperate division enemy enemy's fall back fell field fierce fight fire flank fleet Fort Wagner forward Fredericksburg front gallant Grant gunboats guns Halleck heavy heights hill Hooker horses hundred Jackson James River latter Lee's length line of battle McClellan McClernand meantime miles military Mississippi Morgan morning Mountain moved movement Murfreesboro night numbers o'clock Porter position Potomac pressed prisoners railroad Rappahannock reached rear rebellion regiment retreat Richmond ridge road Rosecrans Savage Station sent Sherman shot and shell shout side siege soldiers storm stream struggle Sumter swept Tennessee thousand thunder tion troops United Valley Vicksburg victory White Oak Swamp whole wounded
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Page 70 - ... all persons held as slaves within any state or designated part of a state the people whereof shall then be in rebellion against the united states shall be then thenceforward and forever free and the executive government of the united states including the military and naval authority thereof will recognize and maintain the freedom of such persons and will do no act or acts to repress such persons or any of them in any efforts they may make for their actual freedom...
Page 73 - That on the first day of January, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and sixty-three, all persons held as slaves within any state, or designated part of a state, the people whereof shall then be in rebellion against the United States, shall be then, thenceforward and forever free...
Page 73 - ... order and designate, as the States and parts of States wherein the people thereof respectively are this day in rebellion against the United States...
Page 575 - ARMY OF NORTHERN VIRGINIA, April 9, 1865. " GENERAL : I have received your letter of this date containing the terms of the surrender of the Army of Northern Virginia as proposed by you. As they are substantially the same as those expressed in your letter of the 8th instant, they are accepted. I will proceed to designate the proper officers to carry the stipulations into effect. RE LEE, General. "Lieutenant-General US GRANT.
Page 175 - It is with heartfelt satisfaction, that the Commanding General announces to the army, that the operations of the last three days have determined that our enemy must either ingloriously fly, or come out from behind his defences, and give us battle on our own ground, where certain destruction awaits him.
Page 73 - Now, therefore, I, ABRAHAM LINCOLN, President of the United States, by virtue of the power in me vested as Commander-in-Chief of the Army and Navy of the United States in time of actual armed rebellion against the authority and Government of the United States, and as a fit and necessary war measure for suppressing said rebellion...
Page 641 - AM to-day could lead to no good. I will state, however, General, that I am equally anxious for peace with yourself, and the whole North entertains the same feeling. The terms upon which peace can be had are well understood. By the South laying down their arms, they will hasten that most desirable event, save thousands of human lives and hundreds of millions of property not yet destroyed.
Page 70 - ... then be in rebellion against the United States ; and the fact that. any State or the people thereof shall on that day be in good faith represented in the Congress of the United States by members chosen thereto at elections wherein a majority of the qualified voters of such...
Page 73 - St. Martin, and Orleans, including the City of New Orleans. Mississippi, Alabama, Florida, Georgia, South Carolina, North Carolina, and Virginia, except the fortyeight counties designated as West Virginia, and also the counties of Berkeley, Accomac, Northampton, Elizabeth City, York, Princess...
Page 575 - I propose to receive the surrender of the Army of Northern Virginia on the following terms, to wit: Rolls of all the officers and men to be made in duplicate. One copy to be given to an officer designated by me, the other to be retained by such officer or officers as you may designate.