The war with the south: a history of the late rebellion with biographical sketches of leading statesmen and distinguished naval and military commanders, etc, Volume 3Virtue & Yorston, 1867 - 738 pages |
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... Sherman in Pursuit . Jackson evacuated . - Sherman occupies Jackson . -Destruction of Railroad Property .- " Nothing goes well in the Southwest . " - Mississippi abandoned by Johnston . - Sherman's return to Vicksburg . - Surrender of ...
... Sherman in Pursuit . Jackson evacuated . - Sherman occupies Jackson . -Destruction of Railroad Property .- " Nothing goes well in the Southwest . " - Mississippi abandoned by Johnston . - Sherman's return to Vicksburg . - Surrender of ...
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... Sherman coming up and attacking him briskly , he was forced to evacuate during the night . On the next morning , July 16th , General Sherman occupied Jackson , and thus obtained , although much had been destroyed by Johnston before his ...
... Sherman coming up and attacking him briskly , he was forced to evacuate during the night . On the next morning , July 16th , General Sherman occupied Jackson , and thus obtained , although much had been destroyed by Johnston before his ...
Page 235
... Sherman , with a large force , from the west , to re- establish the communications of the Army of the Cumberland and increase its strength . Notwithstanding the ef- forts of the enemy to obstruct their march , both Hooker and Sherman ...
... Sherman , with a large force , from the west , to re- establish the communications of the Army of the Cumberland and increase its strength . Notwithstanding the ef- forts of the enemy to obstruct their march , both Hooker and Sherman ...
Page 237
... Sherman's troops was to be sent to Trenton , threatening the enemy's left flank . Under cover of this movement , Sherman's main body was to march up by Hooker's lines , crossing the Brown's Ferry bridge mostly at night , thence into a ...
... Sherman's troops was to be sent to Trenton , threatening the enemy's left flank . Under cover of this movement , Sherman's main body was to march up by Hooker's lines , crossing the Brown's Ferry bridge mostly at night , thence into a ...
Page 238
... Sherman's troops crossed and his artillery was over . He then pushed out to the ridge and took up his position , and ... Sherman . The amount of Hooker's force he could dis- tinctly see . He reinforced his right very heavily , leaving ...
... Sherman's troops crossed and his artillery was over . He then pushed out to the ridge and took up his position , and ... Sherman . The amount of Hooker's force he could dis- tinctly see . He reinforced his right very heavily , leaving ...
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