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... opened a vigorous and well - directed fire on the enemy's works and guns . They responded with considerable spirit . Then Hay's Lousianians moved forward to the music of our cannon , which were still playing upon the works of the enemy ...
... opened a vigorous and well - directed fire on the enemy's works and guns . They responded with considerable spirit . Then Hay's Lousianians moved forward to the music of our cannon , which were still playing upon the works of the enemy ...
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... select a position for his line of battle . The Confederates , distinguishing him from his uniform to be an officer of high rank , opened upon him with heavy volleys of infantry fire . He was struck by 24 THE THIRD YEAR OF THE WAR .
... select a position for his line of battle . The Confederates , distinguishing him from his uniform to be an officer of high rank , opened upon him with heavy volleys of infantry fire . He was struck by 24 THE THIRD YEAR OF THE WAR .
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... opened on our men in three or four directions besides that which they were attacking . Hayes ' and Hoke's brigades pressed on and captured two or three lines of breastworks and three or four of their batteries of artillery . For a few ...
... opened on our men in three or four directions besides that which they were attacking . Hayes ' and Hoke's brigades pressed on and captured two or three lines of breastworks and three or four of their batteries of artillery . For a few ...
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... opened his chapter of disasters . On the 28th of April he ascertained that the enemy was landing troops at Hard Times , on the west bank of the river ; he became satisfied that neither the front nor right ( north ) of Vicksburg would be ...
... opened his chapter of disasters . On the 28th of April he ascertained that the enemy was landing troops at Hard Times , on the west bank of the river ; he became satisfied that neither the front nor right ( north ) of Vicksburg would be ...
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... opened the way to Vicksburg . The occupation of Jackson was the occasion of the usual scenes of Yankee outrage . The watchword of McPherson's corps , which first entered it , was plunder . The negroes were învited to assist and share in ...
... opened the way to Vicksburg . The occupation of Jackson was the occasion of the usual scenes of Yankee outrage . The watchword of McPherson's corps , which first entered it , was plunder . The negroes were învited to assist and share in ...
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A. P. Hill advance arms army artillery assault attack batteries battle of Murfreesboro Bragg brave bridge brigade Brigadier-general campaign captured cavalry Charleston Chattanooga Chickamauga Colonel column command Confederacy Confederate corps creek crossed division enemy enemy's engaged Ewell Ewell's expedition federacy Federal fight fire flag flank force Fort Sumter Fort Warren front gallant garrison Gordon's Mills Grant gunboats guns heavy Hill Hill's Hindman hundred infantry Jackson Johnston Kentucky killed and wounded Lafayette Lee and Gordon's Lee's Lieutenant-general line of battle Longstreet loss Major-general ment miles military Missionary Ridge Mississippi Morgan morning Morris Island mountain moved movement negro night North o'clock officers ordered Pemberton pieces of artillery Polk Port Hudson position prisoners railroad rear regiments reinforcements repulsed retreat Richmond Ridge river road Rodes Rosecrans side siege soldiers South Sumter surrender Tennessee thousand tion troops valley vessels Vicksburg victory Virginia Washington whole Yankee
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Page 162 - And I do further proclaim, declare, and make known, that whenever, in any of the States of Arkansas, Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Tennessee, Alabama, Georgia, Florida, South Carolina, and North Carolina, a number of persons not less than one-tenth in number of the votes cast in such State at the Presidential election...
Page 161 - ... and thenceforward keep and maintain said oath inviolate, and which oath shall be registered for permanent preservation and shall be of the tenor and effect following, to wit...
Page 204 - The privilege of the writ of habeas corpus shall not be suspended, unless when in case of rebellion or invasion the public safety may require it.
Page 161 - States, do proclaim, declare, and make known to all persons who have, directly or by implication, participated in the existing rebellion, except as hereinafter excepted, that a fall pardon is hereby granted to them and each of them, with restoration of all rights of property, except as to slaves, and in property cases where rights of third parties shall have intervened, and upon the condition that every such person shall take and subscribe an oath...
Page 162 - Union a republican form of government, and shall protect each of them against invasion, and, on application of the legislature, or the executive, (when the legislature cannot be convened,) against domestic violence.
Page 161 - ... slaves, so long and so far as not repealed, modified, or held void by congress, or by decision of the supreme court ; and that I will, in like manner, abide by and faithfully support all proclamations of the President made during the existing rebellion having reference to slaves, so long and so far as not modified or declared void by decision of the supreme court. So help me God.
Page 161 - I will, in like manner, abide by and faithfully support all acts of Congress passed during the existing rebellion with reference to slaves, so long and so far as not repealed, modified, or held void by Congress, or by decision of the Supreme Court...
Page 25 - It is difficult to exaggerate the critical state of affairs as they appeared about this time. If the enemy or their general had shown any enterprise, there is no saying what might have happened. General Lee and his officers were evidently fully impressed with a sense of the situation...
Page 6 - No report had been received that the Federal army had crossed the Potomac, and the absence of the cavalry rendered it impossible to obtain accurate information. In order, however, to retain it on the east side of the mountains after it should enter Maryland, and thus leave open our...
Page 161 - President was thereby authorized at any time thereafter, by proclamation, to extend to persons who may have participated in the existing rebellion, in any State or part thereof, pardon and amnesty, with such exceptions and at such times and on such conditions as he may deem expedient for the public welfare; and Whereas the congressional declaration for limited and conditional pardon accords with well-established judicial exposition of the pardoning power...