The Great Rebellion: A History of the Civil War in the United States, Volume 1Hurlbut, Scranton, 1864 - United States |
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... hundreds of cannon . Two days before , Lieutenant Jones , commanding the arsenal at Harper's Ferry , hearing that twenty - five hundred Vir- ginians were advancing to seize it , set it on fire , destroying it with all its arms and ...
... hundreds of cannon . Two days before , Lieutenant Jones , commanding the arsenal at Harper's Ferry , hearing that twenty - five hundred Vir- ginians were advancing to seize it , set it on fire , destroying it with all its arms and ...
Page 84
... hundred passengers . Other regiments took part in this general movement into Virginia , making in all some thirteen thousand men . Several companies , among them three of the fire Zouaves of New York , proceeded in steamers direct to ...
... hundred passengers . Other regiments took part in this general movement into Virginia , making in all some thirteen thousand men . Several companies , among them three of the fire Zouaves of New York , proceeded in steamers direct to ...
Page 86
... hundred and thirty- nine , prisoners . A great mob followed the troops back to the camp , saluting them with yells and volleys of stones . One company , receiving orders to fire , poured a volley into the crowd , killing twenty , and ...
... hundred and thirty- nine , prisoners . A great mob followed the troops back to the camp , saluting them with yells and volleys of stones . One company , receiving orders to fire , poured a volley into the crowd , killing twenty , and ...
Page 87
... hundred into action . He led the advancing column in person , cheering on the men . In twenty minutes the battle was over , and the enemy , flying in every direction , hastened in their retreat by the cannon balls that went ploughing ...
... hundred into action . He led the advancing column in person , cheering on the men . In twenty minutes the battle was over , and the enemy , flying in every direction , hastened in their retreat by the cannon balls that went ploughing ...
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... hundred and two thousand under Colonel Porterfield , and four regiments of Union troops in two divisions commanded by Colonels Lander and Kelly . The two latter left Grafton at ten o'clock at night on the second of June , and proceeding ...
... hundred and two thousand under Colonel Porterfield , and four regiments of Union troops in two divisions commanded by Colonels Lander and Kelly . The two latter left Grafton at ten o'clock at night on the second of June , and proceeding ...
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