The Great Rebellion: A History of the Civil War in the United States, Volume 1National Tribune, 1898 - UNITED STATES--HISTORY--CIVIL WAR, 1861-1865 |
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Page 90
... broke with a shout into the town only to find it emptied of the enemy . Passing along , he suddenly fell from his horse , shot by some one concealed behind a fence or in a house . He was struck full in the breast , and was supposed at ...
... broke with a shout into the town only to find it emptied of the enemy . Passing along , he suddenly fell from his horse , shot by some one concealed behind a fence or in a house . He was struck full in the breast , and was supposed at ...
Page 94
... broke and fled with the excep tion of a single man , who stood to his gun till he was shot down by a revolver . Rending the air with their loud hur rahs , the victorious troops now pressed forward , driving the enemy back full three ...
... broke and fled with the excep tion of a single man , who stood to his gun till he was shot down by a revolver . Rending the air with their loud hur rahs , the victorious troops now pressed forward , driving the enemy back full three ...
Page 95
... broke for the woods , and fled in every direction . McClellan , in the meantime , was cutting a road through the woods towards the intrenchments at the foot of the hill . The heavy firing came down to him from the top of the mountain ...
... broke for the woods , and fled in every direction . McClellan , in the meantime , was cutting a road through the woods towards the intrenchments at the foot of the hill . The heavy firing came down to him from the top of the mountain ...
Page 97
... broke , and crossing a wheat field , pushed for another ford , a quarter of a mile below . Reaching it , they dashed through the stream without stop- ping to defend the passage , and continued their flight . 98 DEATH OF GARNETT ...
... broke , and crossing a wheat field , pushed for another ford , a quarter of a mile below . Reaching it , they dashed through the stream without stop- ping to defend the passage , and continued their flight . 98 DEATH OF GARNETT ...
Page 113
... broke warm and pleasant , and at six o'clock Tyler was in front of the enemy's · centre , and soon a thirty pound rifled Parrott gun -- the signal agreed ony which he was to announce he was in position- awoke the morning echoes , and ...
... broke warm and pleasant , and at six o'clock Tyler was in front of the enemy's · centre , and soon a thirty pound rifled Parrott gun -- the signal agreed ony which he was to announce he was in position- awoke the morning echoes , and ...
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