The Great Rebellion: A History of the Civil War in the United States, Volumes 1-2 |
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Page 56
... direction and crossing in a fiery net work over the doomed fort , heralded in the day . Anderson and his little band sat quietly within their stronghold , listening unmoved to the wild hurricane without , till the sun had climbed the ...
... direction and crossing in a fiery net work over the doomed fort , heralded in the day . Anderson and his little band sat quietly within their stronghold , listening unmoved to the wild hurricane without , till the sun had climbed the ...
Page 57
... direction . It was impossible to serve the guns en barbette , and they were knocked to pieces one after another by the shot and shells that swept the crest of the ramparts . These were the only guns that could throw shells , and hence ...
... direction . It was impossible to serve the guns en barbette , and they were knocked to pieces one after another by the shot and shells that swept the crest of the ramparts . These were the only guns that could throw shells , and hence ...
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... direction , and adding tenfold to the terror of the conflagration that was raging in every part of the inclosure . This went on hour after hour , the men compelled to work with wet cloths over their mouths . At length the WIGFALL'S ...
... direction , and adding tenfold to the terror of the conflagration that was raging in every part of the inclosure . This went on hour after hour , the men compelled to work with wet cloths over their mouths . At length the WIGFALL'S ...
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... direction , hastened in their retreat by the cannon balls that went ploughing through their disordered ranks . A large quantity of stores fell into our hands with two se- cession flags . Leaving a small force in charge of the camp ...
... direction , hastened in their retreat by the cannon balls that went ploughing through their disordered ranks . A large quantity of stores fell into our hands with two se- cession flags . Leaving a small force in charge of the camp ...
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... 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 , and ignorant of the result of the ...
... 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 , and ignorant of the result of the ...
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