The Great Rebellion: A History of the Civil War in the United States, Volumes 1-2 |
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Page 97
... ordered his regiment forward at the double quick , but as it came up shoulder to shoulder , Garnett shouted , " Fire ! " The bank of the stream was instantly a long line of flame . The fearless Fourteenth Ohio , though taken by surprise ...
... ordered his regiment forward at the double quick , but as it came up shoulder to shoulder , Garnett shouted , " Fire ! " The bank of the stream was instantly a long line of flame . The fearless Fourteenth Ohio , though taken by surprise ...
Page 116
... ordered to the extreme right , moved for a mile across the field of battle at the quick and double - quick , and drew up within close pistol shot of a superior foe . Heintzel- man was everywhere present - now in talking distance of the ...
... ordered to the extreme right , moved for a mile across the field of battle at the quick and double - quick , and drew up within close pistol shot of a superior foe . Heintzel- man was everywhere present - now in talking distance of the ...
Page 132
... ordered up the Second Kansas and the brave Iowas , to their support . Coming into position , they lay down close to the brow of the hill , and waited the approach of the enemy as they came on in im- posing , overwhelming force . Not a ...
... ordered up the Second Kansas and the brave Iowas , to their support . Coming into position , they lay down close to the brow of the hill , and waited the approach of the enemy as they came on in im- posing , overwhelming force . Not a ...
Page 139
... ordered to the field only on the peremptory de- mand of Governor Morgan , took command of fortress Mon- roe , and the country felt assured that that department , at least , would be well taken care of . Captain Foote also was ordered to ...
... ordered to the field only on the peremptory de- mand of Governor Morgan , took command of fortress Mon- roe , and the country felt assured that that department , at least , would be well taken care of . Captain Foote also was ordered to ...
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... ordered to move against the enemy's front and right , and push back his advanced regiments , while Milroy , after driving in the pickets , was to deploy to the left of his intrenchments , and force him . within them . Just after ...
... ordered to move against the enemy's front and right , and push back his advanced regiments , while Milroy , after driving in the pickets , was to deploy to the left of his intrenchments , and force him . within them . Just after ...
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