The Great Rebellion: A History of the Civil War in the United States, Volumes 1-2 |
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... Cavalry Am- bushed - Battle of Cross Keys - Retreat of Jackson and Attack on Shields ' Advance , at Port Republic - Abandonment of the Pursuit- Public Disappointment at Jackson's Escape - Object of his Raid- Perplexity of Government ...
... Cavalry Am- bushed - Battle of Cross Keys - Retreat of Jackson and Attack on Shields ' Advance , at Port Republic - Abandonment of the Pursuit- Public Disappointment at Jackson's Escape - Object of his Raid- Perplexity of Government ...
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... cavalry moved off to the right and left , with the intention . of outflanking Sigel , and cutting off his baggage train , which had been left three miles in the rear . The latter pen- etrating at once the design of the movement ...
... cavalry moved off to the right and left , with the intention . of outflanking Sigel , and cutting off his baggage train , which had been left three miles in the rear . The latter pen- etrating at once the design of the movement ...
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... cavalry , upon three hundred mounted rebels , near Lebanon , in which the latter were com- pletely routed , with the loss of some fifty or sixty killed and wounded , and thirty - six prisoners . Many of the wounded at Wilson's Creek ...
... cavalry , upon three hundred mounted rebels , near Lebanon , in which the latter were com- pletely routed , with the loss of some fifty or sixty killed and wounded , and thirty - six prisoners . Many of the wounded at Wilson's Creek ...
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... cavalry and mounted men to the front , and pushing forward at a rapid pace , reached Liberty after dark , where he found Scott's exhausted command . Early the next morning , the combined forces moved back on the enemy . But on reaching ...
... cavalry and mounted men to the front , and pushing forward at a rapid pace , reached Liberty after dark , where he found Scott's exhausted command . Early the next morning , the combined forces moved back on the enemy . But on reaching ...
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... cavalry , which had made the detour to the right in the morning . These fell back by the same circuitous way they had advanced . As the force entered the woods again , they were met by the rebels - and the battle commenced fiercely ...
... cavalry , which had made the detour to the right in the morning . These fell back by the same circuitous way they had advanced . As the force entered the woods again , they were met by the rebels - and the battle commenced fiercely ...
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