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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... effect . The Queen of the West , whose capture by the enemy has been already recorded , was overtaken in the Atchafalaya by the ram Arizona , and after a broadside set on fire . Burning to her magazine , she finally exploded . An ...
... effect . The Queen of the West , whose capture by the enemy has been already recorded , was overtaken in the Atchafalaya by the ram Arizona , and after a broadside set on fire . Burning to her magazine , she finally exploded . An ...
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... effect , however , was produced , beyond dividing the attention of the enemy . General Banks estimated his loss in killed , wounded , and missing at nearly one thousand . His testimony in regard to the conduct of the negro troops dif ...
... effect , however , was produced , beyond dividing the attention of the enemy . General Banks estimated his loss in killed , wounded , and missing at nearly one thousand . His testimony in regard to the conduct of the negro troops dif ...
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... effect upon the enemy's stronghold , when an event oc- curred which at once brought the com- mander of Port Hudson to terms . This was the surrender of Vicksburg on the 4th of July . The endurance of the garrison whose resistance had ...
... effect upon the enemy's stronghold , when an event oc- curred which at once brought the com- mander of Port Hudson to terms . This was the surrender of Vicksburg on the 4th of July . The endurance of the garrison whose resistance had ...
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... effect while we were running down rapidly with the current . It was a melancholy affair , for we did not know but what the whole expedition was a failure ; neither could we tell whether any of our vessels had been destroyed , nor how ...
... effect while we were running down rapidly with the current . It was a melancholy affair , for we did not know but what the whole expedition was a failure ; neither could we tell whether any of our vessels had been destroyed , nor how ...
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... effect in different parts of her works . The action con- tinued about forty minutes , without interruption of firing on either side . The Grand Duke then finding it too hot for them , backed up stream under cover of the woods , leaving ...
... effect in different parts of her works . The action con- tinued about forty minutes , without interruption of firing on either side . The Grand Duke then finding it too hot for them , backed up stream under cover of the woods , leaving ...
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