The Great Rebellion: A History of the Civil War in the United States, Volume 1Hurlbut, Scranton, 1864 - United States |
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Page 76
... woods that lined the deep cuts in the way , the New York Seventh , tired and worn out , at length reached Washington , and marched up Pennsylvania avenue to the President's mansion . Shouts and the waving of handkerchiefs greeted them ...
... woods that lined the deep cuts in the way , the New York Seventh , tired and worn out , at length reached Washington , and marched up Pennsylvania avenue to the President's mansion . Shouts and the waving of handkerchiefs greeted them ...
Page 93
... woods , preceded by a guide , pushed resolutely forward towards the top of the mountain , where the rebels had an entrenchment directly in rear of their main army . There had been a cold mountain rain , and the bushes were dripping wet ...
... woods , preceded by a guide , pushed resolutely forward towards the top of the mountain , where the rebels had an entrenchment directly in rear of their main army . There had been a cold mountain rain , and the bushes were dripping wet ...
Page 95
... woods , and fled in every direction . McClellan , in the meantime , was cutting a road through the woods towards the entrenchments at the foot of the hill . The heavy firing came down to him from the top of the mountain , and ignorant ...
... woods , and fled in every direction . McClellan , in the meantime , was cutting a road through the woods towards the entrenchments at the foot of the hill . The heavy firing came down to him from the top of the mountain , and ignorant ...
Page 96
... wood - chopper . Over creeks and rocks , across hills and through dense forests , the rebels took their course , hoping to elude pursuit - but like the western hunter on the track of his game , these western soldiers , pressed steadily ...
... wood - chopper . Over creeks and rocks , across hills and through dense forests , the rebels took their course , hoping to elude pursuit - but like the western hunter on the track of his game , these western soldiers , pressed steadily ...
Page 103
... woods , but still the struggle did not cease . Sigel's progress , however , could be detected by his advancing line of fire and at last the enemy retreated . Our troops had now been marching and fighting for ten hours under a hot July ...
... woods , but still the struggle did not cease . Sigel's progress , however , could be detected by his advancing line of fire and at last the enemy retreated . Our troops had now been marching and fighting for ten hours under a hot July ...
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