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... field . The Council of the Southern Commanders . - Agreement to surrender . -Escape of Generals Floyd and Pillow . - The Fall of Fort Donelson develops the Crisis in the West . - The Evacuation of Nashville . - The Panic ...
... field . The Council of the Southern Commanders . - Agreement to surrender . -Escape of Generals Floyd and Pillow . - The Fall of Fort Donelson develops the Crisis in the West . - The Evacuation of Nashville . - The Panic ...
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... field of combat . " Billy Wilson's " regiment was held up for a long time in New York as an inimitable scarecrow to the South . The regiment was displayed on every occasion ; it was frequently marched up Broadway to pay visits to the ...
... field of combat . " Billy Wilson's " regiment was held up for a long time in New York as an inimitable scarecrow to the South . The regiment was displayed on every occasion ; it was frequently marched up Broadway to pay visits to the ...
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... field . " He was , " says Colonel Hill , of the North Carolina regiment , in his official report of the action , " the only one of the enemy who exhibited even an approximation to courage during the whole day . " The fact was , that he ...
... field . " He was , " says Colonel Hill , of the North Carolina regiment , in his official report of the action , " the only one of the enemy who exhibited even an approximation to courage during the whole day . " The fact was , that he ...
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... field against an inva- ding army . After a complete reconnoissance of the place and environs , General Johnston decided that it was untenable , but determined to hold it until the great objects of the govern- ment required its ...
... field against an inva- ding army . After a complete reconnoissance of the place and environs , General Johnston decided that it was untenable , but determined to hold it until the great objects of the govern- ment required its ...
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The First Year of the War Edward Alfred Pollard. ment and Pendleton's Battery of Field Artillery , he engaged the enemy's advance . Skilfully taking a position where the smallness of his force was concealed , he engaged them for a ...
The First Year of the War Edward Alfred Pollard. ment and Pendleton's Battery of Field Artillery , he engaged the enemy's advance . Skilfully taking a position where the smallness of his force was concealed , he engaged them for a ...
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