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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... engaged all day with the Eighteenth Louisiana Infantry . In the afternoon he was so hotly pressed , that Lieutenant Geisse , with half of his com- pany , took the bayou side , and Captain Ellis with the other half , the right , skirt ...
... engaged all day with the Eighteenth Louisiana Infantry . In the afternoon he was so hotly pressed , that Lieutenant Geisse , with half of his com- pany , took the bayou side , and Captain Ellis with the other half , the right , skirt ...
Page 10
... engaged in skirmishing , and on the ex- treme left , as the enemy's fire seemed very severe , an attempt was made to turn their flank by Colonel Ingraham's brigade , which drew upon them so severe a fire from the masked battery behind ...
... engaged in skirmishing , and on the ex- treme left , as the enemy's fire seemed very severe , an attempt was made to turn their flank by Colonel Ingraham's brigade , which drew upon them so severe a fire from the masked battery behind ...
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... engaged as to be in no hurry to pass by . Once or twice , in consequence of the dense column of smoke that now rolled over the river , our bowsprit was almost over the taff rail of the Hartford , and there was an incessant call on the ...
... engaged as to be in no hurry to pass by . Once or twice , in consequence of the dense column of smoke that now rolled over the river , our bowsprit was almost over the taff rail of the Hartford , and there was an incessant call on the ...
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... engaged the batteries at Grand Gulf . " This battery , " reported Admiral The Switzerland having been repair- ed , joined the Hartford and Albatross , and , all three now fully supplied , pre- pared for a cruise down the Missis- sippi ...
... engaged the batteries at Grand Gulf . " This battery , " reported Admiral The Switzerland having been repair- ed , joined the Hartford and Albatross , and , all three now fully supplied , pre- pared for a cruise down the Missis- sippi ...
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... engaged the enemy only at long range , since they had been ordered not to advance . The Albatross moved up to " Almost the first shots from the rebel steamers , " says an eye - witness , * " demolished the pilot - house of the Al ...
... engaged the enemy only at long range , since they had been ordered not to advance . The Albatross moved up to " Almost the first shots from the rebel steamers , " says an eye - witness , * " demolished the pilot - house of the Al ...
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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