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Page 58
... crossed the ocean , or for the " free homesteads " which were to be the rewards of the war ; and all conceivable and reckless artifices were resorted to to swell the tide of numbers against the South . New England , which had been too ...
... crossed the ocean , or for the " free homesteads " which were to be the rewards of the war ; and all conceivable and reckless artifices were resorted to to swell the tide of numbers against the South . New England , which had been too ...
Page 78
... crossed the creek , they began to cheer most lustily , thinking that our work was open at the gorge , and that they might get in by a sudden rush . The North Carolina infantry , however , dispelled this illusion . Their firing was as ...
... crossed the creek , they began to cheer most lustily , thinking that our work was open at the gorge , and that they might get in by a sudden rush . The North Carolina infantry , however , dispelled this illusion . Their firing was as ...
Page 82
... crossed the Potomac at Williamsport ; also that the Fed- eral force at Romney had fallen back . The Confederate army was ordered to gain the Martinsburg turnpike by a flank movement to Bunker's Hill , in order to place itself between ...
... crossed the Potomac at Williamsport ; also that the Fed- eral force at Romney had fallen back . The Confederate army was ordered to gain the Martinsburg turnpike by a flank movement to Bunker's Hill , in order to place itself between ...
Page 86
... crossed , Colonel Taliaferro commanding the 23d was ordered to occupy the high bank on the right of the ford with his regiment and artillery . On the right , this posi- tion was protected by a fence ; on the left , only by low bushes ...
... crossed , Colonel Taliaferro commanding the 23d was ordered to occupy the high bank on the right of the ford with his regiment and artillery . On the right , this posi- tion was protected by a fence ; on the left , only by low bushes ...
Page 87
... crossing the river , and twice the enemy was driven back some distance from the ford . They again , however , came up with a heavy force and renewed the fight . The fire of their artillery was entirely ineffective , although their shot ...
... crossing the river , and twice the enemy was driven back some distance from the ford . They again , however , came up with a heavy force and renewed the fight . The fire of their artillery was entirely ineffective , although their shot ...
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