The Great Rebellion: A History of the Civil War in the United States, Volumes 1-2 |
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... thousand volunteers , for three months , to protect the Capital , and secure the property of the government seized by the rebels ; and commanding all those in arms to return to their homes in twenty days . It also summoned Congress to ...
... thousand volunteers , for three months , to protect the Capital , and secure the property of the government seized by the rebels ; and commanding all those in arms to return to their homes in twenty days . It also summoned Congress to ...
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... thousand and thirty - four volunteers to serve for three years or the war , and directed the increase of the regular army by the addition of eight regiments of infantry , one of cavalry , and one of artil- lery , and the enlistment of ...
... thousand and thirty - four volunteers to serve for three years or the war , and directed the increase of the regular army by the addition of eight regiments of infantry , one of cavalry , and one of artil- lery , and the enlistment of ...
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... thousand , of which one thousand four hundred . and twenty - three were taken prisoners . Among the killed were Colonel Cameron , brother of the Secretary of War , 120 FEELING AT THE NORTH . and Colonel Slocum of.
... thousand , of which one thousand four hundred . and twenty - three were taken prisoners . Among the killed were Colonel Cameron , brother of the Secretary of War , 120 FEELING AT THE NORTH . and Colonel Slocum of.
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... thousand muskets , artillery wagons , ammunition , and a large quantity of equipments and stores . Of our whole army , not twenty thousand had been in the fight , while the number of the rebels actually engaged at first was probably not ...
... thousand muskets , artillery wagons , ammunition , and a large quantity of equipments and stores . Of our whole army , not twenty thousand had been in the fight , while the number of the rebels actually engaged at first was probably not ...
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... thousand two hun- dred and thirty - six , though it was probably much larger . The rebels reported about the same loss . We lost the bat- tle , but the nation claimed a victory . Five thousand had met twenty thousand , and after six ...
... thousand two hun- dred and thirty - six , though it was probably much larger . The rebels reported about the same loss . We lost the bat- tle , but the nation claimed a victory . Five thousand had met twenty thousand , and after six ...
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