Life of Abraham Lincoln, Presenting His Early History, Political Career, and Speeches in and Out of Congress: Also a General View of His Policy as President of the United States; with His Messages, Proclamations, Letters, Etc., and a Concise History of the WarMoore, Wilstach & Baldwin, 1865 - 510 pages |
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... Cavalry expeditions under Stone- man and McCook . - Their Failure . - Operations around Atlanta . - Kilpatrick's Raid . Sherman's Army on the Macon Railroad . - Battle of Jonesboro . - Cap- ture of Atlanta . - Rebel Raids . - Hood's ...
... Cavalry expeditions under Stone- man and McCook . - Their Failure . - Operations around Atlanta . - Kilpatrick's Raid . Sherman's Army on the Macon Railroad . - Battle of Jonesboro . - Cap- ture of Atlanta . - Rebel Raids . - Hood's ...
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... cavalry and artillery , and with so large a number within ready to rise and give active welcome to the assailing force they so eagerly expected , need not here be dis- cussed . From one extremity of the country to the other , the danger ...
... cavalry and artillery , and with so large a number within ready to rise and give active welcome to the assailing force they so eagerly expected , need not here be dis- cussed . From one extremity of the country to the other , the danger ...
Page 239
... cavalry , and one of artillery , numbering 22,714 in the aggregate , to be added to the regular army . A call was also made , in the same proclamation , for 18,000 additional seamen for the naval service . This action , clearly ...
... cavalry , and one of artillery , numbering 22,714 in the aggregate , to be added to the regular army . A call was also made , in the same proclamation , for 18,000 additional seamen for the naval service . This action , clearly ...
Page 248
... cavalry , under Lieut . Tompkins , dashed into the village of Fairfax Court House , where several hundred Rebel cavalry were stationed , killing a number of the enemy and capturing five prisoners . His own loss was one killed and five ...
... cavalry , under Lieut . Tompkins , dashed into the village of Fairfax Court House , where several hundred Rebel cavalry were stationed , killing a number of the enemy and capturing five prisoners . His own loss was one killed and five ...
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... cavalry charge of the enemy was met and repulsed . Another attack , about nine o'clock , somewhat stag- gered our forces , and in placing himself at the head of the Iowa regiment , to lead a bayonet charge , Gen. Lyon , who had already ...
... cavalry charge of the enemy was met and repulsed . Another attack , about nine o'clock , somewhat stag- gered our forces , and in placing himself at the head of the Iowa regiment , to lead a bayonet charge , Gen. Lyon , who had already ...
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