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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... fire . At last the firing ceased . During it , the balls struck among the reserves , who were ordered to fall back and lie down . The loss on our side was very small . General Banks unexpectedly found himself beyond his extreme advance ...
... fire . At last the firing ceased . During it , the balls struck among the reserves , who were ordered to fall back and lie down . The loss on our side was very small . General Banks unexpectedly found himself beyond his extreme advance ...
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... fire . he rode up until almost at the woods , when suddenly a sheet of fire opened upon him . He coolly turned his horse and rode back unharmed . Colonel Sharpe now advanced very close to the woods under a terrible fire . So heavy was ...
... fire . he rode up until almost at the woods , when suddenly a sheet of fire opened upon him . He coolly turned his horse and rode back unharmed . Colonel Sharpe now advanced very close to the woods under a terrible fire . So heavy was ...
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... fire had been very effective here . The dead were lying all about the woods . Their wounded were gen- erally carried off . Where the artillery had been , we found a heap of dead horses . Our howitzers had given them a good dose of grape ...
... fire had been very effective here . The dead were lying all about the woods . Their wounded were gen- erally carried off . Where the artillery had been , we found a heap of dead horses . Our howitzers had given them a good dose of grape ...
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... fire by the Hartford was promptly followed up by a hot fire from the artillery pieces of the rebels , and quite a brisk action ensued between them . The scene , as viewed from the Richmond , was both brilliant and spirited . The flashes ...
... fire by the Hartford was promptly followed up by a hot fire from the artillery pieces of the rebels , and quite a brisk action ensued between them . The scene , as viewed from the Richmond , was both brilliant and spirited . The flashes ...
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... fire on her . I had all Upward and upward rolled the smoke , along thought that we would open fire shutting out of view the beautiful stars from our bow guns , on the topgallant and obscuring the vision on every side . forecastle , and ...
... fire on her . I had all Upward and upward rolled the smoke , along thought that we would open fire shutting out of view the beautiful stars from our bow guns , on the topgallant and obscuring the vision on every side . forecastle , and ...
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