The Lost Cause: A New Southern History of the War of the Confederates. Comprising a Full and Authentic Account of the Rise and Progress of the Late Southern Confederacy--the Campaigns, Battles, Incidents, and Adventures of the Most Gigantic Struggle of the World's History. Drawn from Official Sources, and Approved by the Most Distinguished Confederate Leaders |
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... forward to relieve Harper's Ferry - Fight in Boonesboro ' Gap . - Gen . Lee retires to Sharpsbarg.- Meanwhile Jackson completes the reduction of Harper's Ferry . - Battle of Sharps- burg . Comparative strength of the two armies ...
... forward to relieve Harper's Ferry - Fight in Boonesboro ' Gap . - Gen . Lee retires to Sharpsbarg.- Meanwhile Jackson completes the reduction of Harper's Ferry . - Battle of Sharps- burg . Comparative strength of the two armies ...
Page 128
... forward in his State . Governor Curtin , of Pennsylvania , was equally liberal in his assurances to Washington . Massachusetts and New York were press- ing with offers of men and money for " the three months ' war . " But while the ...
... forward in his State . Governor Curtin , of Pennsylvania , was equally liberal in his assurances to Washington . Massachusetts and New York were press- ing with offers of men and money for " the three months ' war . " But while the ...
Page 140
... forward to reconnoitre , and Jackson was encountered in a position where he had formed his men in line of battle , with four guns directly on the turnpike along which the enemy was advancing . For half an hour Jackson suc- ceeded in ...
... forward to reconnoitre , and Jackson was encountered in a position where he had formed his men in line of battle , with four guns directly on the turnpike along which the enemy was advancing . For half an hour Jackson suc- ceeded in ...
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... forward , by country roads , from Wheeling and the Ohio River to Buckhannon , in Upshur County . The movements of McClellan were now directed towards Beverley , with the object of getting to the rear of Gen. Garnett , who had appointed ...
... forward , by country roads , from Wheeling and the Ohio River to Buckhannon , in Upshur County . The movements of McClellan were now directed towards Beverley , with the object of getting to the rear of Gen. Garnett , who had appointed ...
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... forward and plant the stars and stripes in the Capitol Square of Richmond , that men wondered why Gen. Scott , who directed the military movements from Washington , did not at once grasp the prize within his reach , complete his ...
... forward and plant the stars and stripes in the Capitol Square of Richmond , that men wondered why Gen. Scott , who directed the military movements from Washington , did not at once grasp the prize within his reach , complete his ...
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