A Complete History of the Great Rebellion: Or, the Civil War in the United States, 1861-186 ..., Also, Biographical Sketches of the Principal Actors in the Great Drama |
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... vessels there , and gave orders to Commodore McCauley to that effect . Finding that the design was not carried out , he sent Commodore Paulding to supersede him , who , on arriving , found the Merrimac and other ships scuttled , and the ...
... vessels there , and gave orders to Commodore McCauley to that effect . Finding that the design was not carried out , he sent Commodore Paulding to supersede him , who , on arriving , found the Merrimac and other ships scuttled , and the ...
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... vessels were sent to Savannah , Mobile , and New Orleans . While the people were bent on saving the country , and pouring forth regiments in its defence , the troops sent out were generally unfurnished with arms and equip- ments , which ...
... vessels were sent to Savannah , Mobile , and New Orleans . While the people were bent on saving the country , and pouring forth regiments in its defence , the troops sent out were generally unfurnished with arms and equip- ments , which ...
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... vessels in Southern ports were seized , and the Star of the West , captured at Galveston , was turned into a rebel vessel . In Arkansas and Texas , forts , arsenals , and troops were captured , and Northern property confis cated . By a ...
... vessels in Southern ports were seized , and the Star of the West , captured at Galveston , was turned into a rebel vessel . In Arkansas and Texas , forts , arsenals , and troops were captured , and Northern property confis cated . By a ...
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... vessels and transports , with nine hundred men . Three hundred and fifteen men landed with a twelve pound gun and howitzer . Fort Henry being attacked , the rebels surrendered , with twenty five pieces of artillery , a thousand stand of ...
... vessels and transports , with nine hundred men . Three hundred and fifteen men landed with a twelve pound gun and howitzer . Fort Henry being attacked , the rebels surrendered , with twenty five pieces of artillery , a thousand stand of ...
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... vessels were then shelled , and many rebels jumped into the water , while some of the boats , with their freight ... vessel with a terrible iron prow , called the ram Manassas , and two small steamers , attempted the destruction of the ...
... vessels were then shelled , and many rebels jumped into the water , while some of the boats , with their freight ... vessel with a terrible iron prow , called the ram Manassas , and two small steamers , attempted the destruction of the ...
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advance ammunition army arrived artillery attack Banks batteries battle of Antietam bayonet boats brave bridge brigade Burnside camp Captain captured cavalry centre charge Colonel columns command Confederates contest creek crossed deadly defeat desperate destroyed division enemy enemy's expedition fall back Federal forces Federal loss Federal troops fell field fight fire Fitz John Porter flag flank fled fleet Fort Pickens Fort Walker Fortress Monroe fought Fremont front gallant gunboats guns Harper's Ferry heavy Heintzelman hill hour hundred infantry intrenchments Jackson Kentucky killed and wounded land latter line of battle Manassas McClellan McClernand McDowell miles Mississippi Missouri morning mountain moved movement night o'clock Ohio ordered Parrott guns pickets Pope position Potomac prisoners railroad reached rear regiment reinforcements retired retreat Richmond river road rushed sent shell shot Sigel skirmishers soldiers soon stream surrendered Tennessee thousand Union army Union troops vessels victory volley wagons Western Virginia woods