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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... battery than they in fact had . The Star fort sent very heavy shot from a pivot thirty - two pound rifled gun . In fact , at dark , but little progress had been made but to drive them up to their intrenchments , and we were ready to ...
... battery than they in fact had . The Star fort sent very heavy shot from a pivot thirty - two pound rifled gun . In fact , at dark , but little progress had been made but to drive them up to their intrenchments , and we were ready to ...
Page 12
... battery was placed on a road leading to the enemy's works ; one section between the Fifty - third Massachusetts and One ... batteries , but how many pieces was not apparent . In the corner , the five - sided fort was plainly seen , but ...
... battery was placed on a road leading to the enemy's works ; one section between the Fifty - third Massachusetts and One ... batteries , but how many pieces was not apparent . In the corner , the five - sided fort was plainly seen , but ...
Page 13
... batteries came very near being taken , the enemy getting within sixty yards of it before it could be withdrawn . The remainder of the division came up , and a cannonading was kept up for four hours . The ene- my sent off his infantry by ...
... batteries came very near being taken , the enemy getting within sixty yards of it before it could be withdrawn . The remainder of the division came up , and a cannonading was kept up for four hours . The ene- my sent off his infantry by ...
Page 17
... batteries com- manded the bluffs on the river , and de- fended the approaches by land . The whole position was inclosed within suc- cessive lines of fortifications of the most formidable character . The enemy were so confident of its ...
... batteries com- manded the bluffs on the river , and de- fended the approaches by land . The whole position was inclosed within suc- cessive lines of fortifications of the most formidable character . The enemy were so confident of its ...
Page 18
... batteries of the enemy , suffering very heavy losses and holding their position at nightfall with the other troops on the right of our line . The highest commendation is bestowed upon them by all the officers in command on the right ...
... batteries of the enemy , suffering very heavy losses and holding their position at nightfall with the other troops on the right of our line . The highest commendation is bestowed upon them by all the officers in command on the right ...
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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