The Great Rebellion: A History of the Civil War in the United States, Volume 1Hurlbut, Scranton, 1864 - United States |
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Page 84
... forward in double - quick , driving the rebels before him . One company was immediately de- tailed to destroy the railroad track leading to Richmond , while Colonel Ellsworth with the remainder proceeded to the telegraph office to cut ...
... forward in double - quick , driving the rebels before him . One company was immediately de- tailed to destroy the railroad track leading to Richmond , while Colonel Ellsworth with the remainder proceeded to the telegraph office to cut ...
Page 89
... forward rapidly . In dead silence they pushed on through the storm , but the darkness and mud so impeded their progress that they did not arrive before Phillippi till near light . The attack was to be in two divisions , Colonel Kelly ...
... forward rapidly . In dead silence they pushed on through the storm , but the darkness and mud so impeded their progress that they did not arrive before Phillippi till near light . The attack was to be in two divisions , Colonel Kelly ...
Page 92
... view , he pushed straight forward , deterred neither by mountains , streams , almost impassable roads , nor the enemy , till he accomplished what he set out to perform . FLANK MOVEMENT . 93 After various successful skirmishes , he.
... view , he pushed straight forward , deterred neither by mountains , streams , almost impassable roads , nor the enemy , till he accomplished what he set out to perform . FLANK MOVEMENT . 93 After various successful skirmishes , he.
Page 94
... forward , posted them behind some rocks , and began to pick off the gunners . But as fast as they fell others took ... forward . The enemy , panic stricken , broke and fled with the excep- tion of a single man , who stood to his gun till ...
... forward , posted them behind some rocks , and began to pick off the gunners . But as fast as they fell others took ... forward . The enemy , panic stricken , broke and fled with the excep- tion of a single man , who stood to his gun till ...
Page 96
... forward . Again being pushed so close that their baggage train was in danger of falling into our hands , they a second time drew up in line of battle , and seemed determined to dispute our passage . But as soon as the baggage got under ...
... forward . Again being pushed so close that their baggage train was in danger of falling into our hands , they a second time drew up in line of battle , and seemed determined to dispute our passage . But as soon as the baggage got under ...
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advance army arrived artillery attack BARBOURSVILLE batteries Beauregard Blue Mills brave brigade Bull Run camp cannon CAPE HATTERAS cavalry Centreville CHEAT MOUNTAIN cheers Colonel column command Congress Creek dashed defeat division enemy enemy's fell field fierce fight fire flag flank fled force fort Moultrie fort Pickens fort Sumter Fortress Monroe forward gallant Governor Green Brier gun boats heavy Heintzelman hour hundred immediately Kentucky latter line of battle Lyon McClellan McClernand ment miles Missouri morning mountain moved nation night o'clock officers ordered party patriotism position Potomac President proclamation pushed reached rear rebellion rebels regiment retreat river road Rosecranz secession Secretary of War seemed sent shells shore shot shout side Sigel skirmishers slavery soldiers soon South Carolina southern confederacy stood storm stream Sumter surrender terrible thousand thunder tion took troops Union vessels victory volley Washington Wigfall woods wounded Zouaves