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 HistoryThis book recounts the Civil War as a battle between "two nations of opposite civilizations" and that slavery enriched the South. |
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... artillery . - The Battle of Shiloh . - Concen- tration of Confederate forces at Corinth . - Grant's lines at Pittsburg . — Buell advancing from Nashville . - Design of the Confederates to attack before the junction of these forces ...
... artillery . - The Battle of Shiloh . - Concen- tration of Confederate forces at Corinth . - Grant's lines at Pittsburg . — Buell advancing from Nashville . - Design of the Confederates to attack before the junction of these forces ...
Page xv
... artillery . - The attack of the Confederate left not supported.— Magruder's impetuous and desperate charge . - The sublime scenery of the contest . -Failure of the attack . - McClellan continues his retreat to Harrison's Landing ...
... artillery . - The attack of the Confederate left not supported.— Magruder's impetuous and desperate charge . - The sublime scenery of the contest . -Failure of the attack . - McClellan continues his retreat to Harrison's Landing ...
Page 141
... artillery , and four companies of cavalry . The disposition of these forces was in the immediate vicinity of Rich Mountain . Col. Pegram occupied the mountain with a force of about sixteen hundred men and some pieces of artillery . On ...
... artillery , and four companies of cavalry . The disposition of these forces was in the immediate vicinity of Rich Mountain . Col. Pegram occupied the mountain with a force of about sixteen hundred men and some pieces of artillery . On ...
Page 142
... artillery . On the 11th of July , before daybreak , Rosecrans ' column was in motion . The path up the mountain was rugged and per- plexed beyond all expectation ; the weather was uncertain ; often heavy showers of rain poured down for ...
... artillery . On the 11th of July , before daybreak , Rosecrans ' column was in motion . The path up the mountain was rugged and per- plexed beyond all expectation ; the weather was uncertain ; often heavy showers of rain poured down for ...
Page 143
... artillery in front of Gen. Bonham's brigade , which held the approaches to Mitchell's Ford . Meanwhile , he was advancing in strong columns of infantry , with artillery and cavalry on Blackburn's Ford , which was covered by Gen ...
... artillery in front of Gen. Bonham's brigade , which held the approaches to Mitchell's Ford . Meanwhile , he was advancing in strong columns of infantry , with artillery and cavalry on Blackburn's Ford , which was covered by Gen ...
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A. P. Hill advance arms army arrest artillery assault attack bank batteries battle Beauregard Bragg brigade campaign captured Carolina cavalry Charleston column command commenced Confederacy Confederate forces Congress Constitution contest corps crossed D. H. Hill declared defence division early enemy enemy's evacuation Federal field fire flank fleet Fort Sumter Fort Wagner Fredericksburg front garrison Government Grant gunboats guns held Hill hundred infantry Jackson James River Johnston Kentucky Lee's Lincoln Longstreet loss Manassas McClellan ment miles military Mississippi Missouri morning moved movement night North Northern officers operations Orleans party pieces of artillery political position Potomac President Davis prisoners railroad rear regiments reinforcements retreat Richmond river road Shenandoah Valley Sherman side slavery soldiers South South Carolina Southern success Sumter superiour surrender Tennessee thousand tion troops Union United Valley vessels Vicksburg victory Virginia Washington whole wounded