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... position on the line of the Po ; and by an ad- mirable movement he had taken a new position between the North and South Anna , before Grant's army had arrived at the former stream . Having cut loose from Fredericksburg as a base and ...
... position on the line of the Po ; and by an ad- mirable movement he had taken a new position between the North and South Anna , before Grant's army had arrived at the former stream . Having cut loose from Fredericksburg as a base and ...
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... position . It was found untenable , however , being exposed to a cross - fire of artillery from the other bank . The troops were , therefore , partially withdrawn , and Colonel S. D. Lee was ordered to select posi- tions for his ...
... position . It was found untenable , however , being exposed to a cross - fire of artillery from the other bank . The troops were , therefore , partially withdrawn , and Colonel S. D. Lee was ordered to select posi- tions for his ...
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... position before the attack was made , I be- lieve that the direct assaults of the enemy could have been repulsed with comparative ease . Hurried into action , how- ever , we arrived at our position more exhausted than the enemy . It ...
... position before the attack was made , I be- lieve that the direct assaults of the enemy could have been repulsed with comparative ease . Hurried into action , how- ever , we arrived at our position more exhausted than the enemy . It ...
Contents
CONTENTS | 13 |
CHAPTER II | 29 |
Great revulsion in the public mind of the North in the summer of 1864 A general | 63 |
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A. P. Hill advance American ANDREW JOHNSON Appomattox arms Army of Northern artillery assault Atlanta attack authorities batteries battle Boonsboro brigade Brigadier-General campaign captured cavalry Colonel columns command Confederacy Confederate Congress constitution Convention corps crossed declared defence destroyed division Early enemy enemy's engaged eral Ewell's federacy Federal fight fire flank force Fort Fisher Fort Gregg front Georgia Government Grant guns Harper's Ferry Hill Hood Hood's hundred infantry intrenched Jackson James River Johnston laws Lee's army Lincoln Longstreet loss Lynchburg Major-General Manassas McLaws ment miles military morning moved movement negro night North o'clock officers party peace Petersburg pieces of artillery political position President Davis prisoners proclamation railroad rear repulsed retreat Richmond River road Sharpsburg Sheridan Sherman side slavery slaves soldiers South Carolina success surrender Tennessee thousand tion troops Union United victory Washington wounded Yankee