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 76
... forward , and though much privation and suffering were endured , owing to the want of proper preparations , which there had been no time to make , yet no murmuring was heard . Both chambers of Congress , all the public squares , and ...
... forward , and though much privation and suffering were endured , owing to the want of proper preparations , which there had been no time to make , yet no murmuring was heard . Both chambers of Congress , all the public squares , and ...
Page 84
... forward in double - quick , driving the rebels before him . One company was immediately de- tailed to destroy the railroad track leading to Richmond , while Colonel Ellsworth with the remainder proceeded to the telegraph office to cut ...
... forward in double - quick , driving the rebels before him . One company was immediately de- tailed to destroy the railroad track leading to Richmond , while Colonel Ellsworth with the remainder proceeded to the telegraph office to cut ...
Page 89
... forward rapidly . In dead silence they pushed on through the storm , but the darkness and mud so impeded . their progress that they did not arrive before Philippi till near light . The attack was to be in two divisions , Colonel Kelly ...
... forward rapidly . In dead silence they pushed on through the storm , but the darkness and mud so impeded . their progress that they did not arrive before Philippi till near light . The attack was to be in two divisions , Colonel Kelly ...
Page 92
... view , he pushed straight forward , deterred neither by mountains , streams , almost impassable roads , nor the enemy , till he accomplished what he set out to perform . FLANK MOVEMENT- 93 After various successful skirmishes , he came.
... view , he pushed straight forward , deterred neither by mountains , streams , almost impassable roads , nor the enemy , till he accomplished what he set out to perform . FLANK MOVEMENT- 93 After various successful skirmishes , he came.
Page 93
... forward towards the top of the mountain , where the rebels had an intrenchment directly in rear of their main army . There had been a cold mountain rain , and the bushes were dripping wet , which soon drenched the soldiers to their ...
... forward towards the top of the mountain , where the rebels had an intrenchment directly in rear of their main army . There had been a cold mountain rain , and the bushes were dripping wet , which soon drenched the soldiers to their ...
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