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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... body to Jackson , the capital of Missis- sippi . Here , within the intrenchments , he made a brief stand , but Sherman coming up and attacking him briskly , he was forced to evacuate during the night . On the next morning , July 16th ...
... body to Jackson , the capital of Missis- sippi . Here , within the intrenchments , he made a brief stand , but Sherman coming up and attacking him briskly , he was forced to evacuate during the night . On the next morning , July 16th ...
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... body of General Banks ' army having reached Brashear City , the campaign was begun by the advance of General Weitzel , on the 11th of April . Little resistance was met on the route through Brashear City to Pattersonville , which was ...
... body of General Banks ' army having reached Brashear City , the campaign was begun by the advance of General Weitzel , on the 11th of April . Little resistance was met on the route through Brashear City to Pattersonville , which was ...
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... 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 were pressing the left of the enemy , intending to turn it ; and ...
... 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 were pressing the left of the enemy , intending to turn it ; and ...
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... body sleeping on their arms , in the same position they were during the day , intending to renew it in the morning . * ** " The order to keep the men concealed in the plantation ditches made our loss very small . The skirmishers cleared ...
... body sleeping on their arms , in the same position they were during the day , intending to renew it in the morning . * ** " The order to keep the men concealed in the plantation ditches made our loss very small . The skirmishers cleared ...
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... body of the army , as this point must be reached over a single practicable road passing through Hoover's Gap , a narrow way three miles in length , between high hills , and then through Matt's Hollow , a gorge two miles long , with ...
... body of the army , as this point must be reached over a single practicable road passing through Hoover's Gap , a narrow way three miles in length , between high hills , and then through Matt's Hollow , a gorge two miles long , with ...
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