A Short History of the War of Secession, 1861-1865 |
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... defeated , made a magnificent canvass , carrying New York by 80,000 . Had he been elected , the war would probably have broken out then , instead of four years later . The men that were bent upon the perpetuation and extension of ...
... defeated , made a magnificent canvass , carrying New York by 80,000 . Had he been elected , the war would probably have broken out then , instead of four years later . The men that were bent upon the perpetuation and extension of ...
Page 77
... that followed . His hilarious popularity was expressed in the common greeting , " You fights mit Sigel ? Den you trinks mit me ! " Lyon , marching from Springfield , Mo. , defeated 78 DEATH OF LYON . [ 1861 . McCulloch at.
... that followed . His hilarious popularity was expressed in the common greeting , " You fights mit Sigel ? Den you trinks mit me ! " Lyon , marching from Springfield , Mo. , defeated 78 DEATH OF LYON . [ 1861 . McCulloch at.
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... defeated ; and Lyon , who had been twice wounded early in the action , was shot dead while leading a regiment in a desperate charge . Major S. D. Sturgis conducted the retreat , and this ended the campaign . It was found that General ...
... defeated ; and Lyon , who had been twice wounded early in the action , was shot dead while leading a regiment in a desperate charge . Major S. D. Sturgis conducted the retreat , and this ended the campaign . It was found that General ...
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... defeated for want of powder . A very large part of the bullets that destroyed the lives and limbs of National troops were cast in England and brought over the sea in blockade - runners . Clothing and equipments , too , for the ...
... defeated for want of powder . A very large part of the bullets that destroyed the lives and limbs of National troops were cast in England and brought over the sea in blockade - runners . Clothing and equipments , too , for the ...
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... In the autumn of 1861 a Confederate force , under General Feiix K. Zollicoffer , had been pushed forward by way of Knoxville to eastern Kentucky , but was defeated at Camp Wildcat , 98 BATTLE OF MILL SPRINGS . [ 1862 . October.
... In the autumn of 1861 a Confederate force , under General Feiix K. Zollicoffer , had been pushed forward by way of Knoxville to eastern Kentucky , but was defeated at Camp Wildcat , 98 BATTLE OF MILL SPRINGS . [ 1862 . October.
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