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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... advance of the main army , having fallen back to Brashear City , there awaited the arrival of Gene- Richmond Whig , July 23 . ral Banks . In the mean time , a “ recon- noitring " expedition was sent out , which resulted in the loss of ...
... advance of the main army , having fallen back to Brashear City , there awaited the arrival of Gene- Richmond Whig , July 23 . ral Banks . In the mean time , a “ recon- noitring " expedition was sent out , which resulted in the loss of ...
Page 12
... advance slowly but surely , the skirmishers in advance , the main body running from plantation ditch to ditch , so as not to be more ex- posed than necessary . Thus we passed the cane - field . The One Hundred and Fifty - sixth New York ...
... advance slowly but surely , the skirmishers in advance , the main body running from plantation ditch to ditch , so as not to be more ex- posed than necessary . Thus we passed the cane - field . The One Hundred and Fifty - sixth New York ...
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... Advance Checked . - Delay in establishing a Basis of Opera tions and securing Communications -Rosecrans prepared to Advance . - Rosecrans ' Movements in Middle Tennes- see . His Report . - The Operations of the Enemy's Cavalry and ...
... Advance Checked . - Delay in establishing a Basis of Opera tions and securing Communications -Rosecrans prepared to Advance . - Rosecrans ' Movements in Middle Tennes- see . His Report . - The Operations of the Enemy's Cavalry and ...
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... advance by that route , and that he would be in good position to retreat if beaten , and so re- tard our pursuit through the narrow winding roads from that place which lead up to the ' barrens , ' and thus inflict severe loss without ...
... advance by that route , and that he would be in good position to retreat if beaten , and so re- tard our pursuit through the narrow winding roads from that place which lead up to the ' barrens , ' and thus inflict severe loss without ...
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... advance on them by the to march with twelve days ' rations of Shelbyville and Triune pikes , while bread , coffee , sugar , and salt ; six days ' cavalry movements and an infantry meat on hoof , and six days ' pork or advance toward ...
... advance on them by the to march with twelve days ' rations of Shelbyville and Triune pikes , while bread , coffee , sugar , and salt ; six days ' cavalry movements and an infantry meat on hoof , and six days ' pork or advance toward ...
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advance army arrived artillery assault Atlanta attack bank batteries bridge brigade Burnside Captain captured cavalry centre Chattanooga Colonel column command Confederate Court House Creek crossed defence dépôt destroyed direction division driven east enemy enemy's eral expedition Federal fifth corps fight fire five flank fleet followed force Fort Fisher Fort Morgan Fort Sumter Fort Wagner four Fredericksburg front garrison Government gun-boats guns heavy Hill hundred infantry intrenchments iron-clads killed and wounded loss Major-General ment miles military morning Morris Island moved movement musketry night o'clock occupied officers passed Petersburg pickets pontoon bridge port Port Hudson position Potomac prisoners railroad rear rebel regiments retreat Richmond river road Schofield second corps sent shell Sheridan Sherman shot side sixth corps skirmishers soon Spottsylvania Court House Station steamer surrender Tennessee thousand tion took town troops Union vessels wagon trains wagons