The Great Rebellion: A History of the Civil War in the United States, Volumes 1-2 |
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... soon revealed the start- ling fact , that in a short time the free states would greatly outnumber those in which slavery could be established . The south , naturally became alarmed at the prospect of thus being put in a hopeless ...
... soon revealed the start- ling fact , that in a short time the free states would greatly outnumber those in which slavery could be established . The south , naturally became alarmed at the prospect of thus being put in a hopeless ...
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... soon flying in every 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 ...
... soon flying in every 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 ...
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... soon evident that a power was gathering that the government must control and let loose on the rebellion , or it would go down before it . To a thoughtful man , this indecision of the administration on the one hand , and this tremendous ...
... soon evident that a power was gathering that the government must control and let loose on the rebellion , or it would go down before it . To a thoughtful man , this indecision of the administration on the one hand , and this tremendous ...
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... soon announced that Hunter was engaged with the enemy . Heintzelman immediately pushed forward his division , but finding it slow work to get it over in a body , he ordered the regiments to break off and cross separately . The men , how ...
... soon announced that Hunter was engaged with the enemy . Heintzelman immediately pushed forward his division , but finding it slow work to get it over in a body , he ordered the regiments to break off and cross separately . The men , how ...
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... soon broke and fled in dismay ; a few stood firm until all was lost . The Second Minnesota , 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 ...
... soon broke and fled in dismay ; a few stood firm until all was lost . The Second Minnesota , 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 ...
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