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Page 44
... cavalry , three or four deep . The tops of the houses along the route were occupied by soldiery watching for signs of tumult or assassination . Artillery and infantry com- panies were posted in different parts of the city ; officers ...
... cavalry , three or four deep . The tops of the houses along the route were occupied by soldiery watching for signs of tumult or assassination . Artillery and infantry com- panies were posted in different parts of the city ; officers ...
Page 53
... cavalry , re- sounding through the city , betokened the progress of prepara- tion for the long - expected hostilities . The Home Guard corps of old gentlemen , who occupied the position of military ex- empts , rode through the city ...
... cavalry , re- sounding through the city , betokened the progress of prepara- tion for the long - expected hostilities . The Home Guard corps of old gentlemen , who occupied the position of military ex- empts , rode through the city ...
Page 65
... cavalry in the old United States army , was put in command of all the Confederate States forces in Virginia . That State was the particular object of the rancor of the government at Washington , which proceeded to inaugurate hostilities ...
... cavalry in the old United States army , was put in command of all the Confederate States forces in Virginia . That State was the particular object of the rancor of the government at Washington , which proceeded to inaugurate hostilities ...
Page 75
... cavalry troops were found , unconscious of danger , at their quarters , and were taken prisoners . The Federal occupation of the town was attended by a dra matic incident , the heroism and chivalry of which gave a remarkable lesson to ...
... cavalry troops were found , unconscious of danger , at their quarters , and were taken prisoners . The Federal occupation of the town was attended by a dra matic incident , the heroism and chivalry of which gave a remarkable lesson to ...
Page 80
... cavalry com- panies - amounting in all to about 500 infantry and 150 cavalry . These troops had been at Grafton but a few days , when , or about the 25th of May , Colonel Porterfield was reliably informed of the force of the enemy and ...
... cavalry com- panies - amounting in all to about 500 infantry and 150 cavalry . These troops had been at Grafton but a few days , when , or about the 25th of May , Colonel Porterfield was reliably informed of the force of the enemy and ...
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