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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... followed them up through the woods for a mile , when we found the road crossed the bayou . Here the enemy had crossed over , and burned the bridge after crossing , which com- pletely checked our course . We made a temporary bridge for ...
... followed them up through the woods for a mile , when we found the road crossed the bayou . Here the enemy had crossed over , and burned the bridge after crossing , which com- pletely checked our course . We made a temporary bridge for ...
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... followed by the Mississippi and the Sachem . The iron - clad Essex and a fleet of mortar boats had been sent in advance , and were already moored with- in range of the enemy's batteries . 46 " Our progress was necessarily slow , " wrote ...
... followed by the Mississippi and the Sachem . The iron - clad Essex and a fleet of mortar boats had been sent in advance , and were already moored with- in range of the enemy's batteries . 46 " Our progress was necessarily slow , " wrote ...
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... followed by the battery of in Kentucky in close pursuit , Morgan six pieces which Morgan brought with and his men had little chance of escape . him . As soon as the rebels approached A cavalry force , under General Hobson , the river ...
... followed by the battery of in Kentucky in close pursuit , Morgan six pieces which Morgan brought with and his men had little chance of escape . him . As soon as the rebels approached A cavalry force , under General Hobson , the river ...
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... followed the noted chief and his thus graciously disclosed by an obliging chaplain of the Ohio Penitentiary at Columbus , in a communication to the Christian Advocate : " There are sixty - eight of Morgan's officers in the prison . They ...
... followed the noted chief and his thus graciously disclosed by an obliging chaplain of the Ohio Penitentiary at Columbus , in a communication to the Christian Advocate : " There are sixty - eight of Morgan's officers in the prison . They ...
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... followed by the Union cavalry , until they were forced back across the Cumberland River into Tennessee , leaving a large number of prisoners in the hands of their pursuers . A portion of the raiders , however , in their transit , made a ...
... followed by the Union cavalry , until they were forced back across the Cumberland River into Tennessee , leaving a large number of prisoners in the hands of their pursuers . A portion of the raiders , however , in their transit , made a ...
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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