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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... 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- ing the woods , and Captain McCarthy ...
... 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- ing the woods , and Captain McCarthy ...
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... it could be withdrawn . The remainder of the division came up , and a cannonading was kept up for four hours . The ene- my sent off his infantry by a cross road through them , used his artillery until the last , MARCH TO FRANKLIN . 13.
... it could be withdrawn . The remainder of the division came up , and a cannonading was kept up for four hours . The ene- my sent off his infantry by a cross road through them , used his artillery until the last , MARCH TO FRANKLIN . 13.
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... infantry . We captured here the garrison of sixty men and its commander , two heavy guns in four miles below Barre's Landing , and that the expedition. through them , used his artillery until the last , then sent the mass of it by the ...
... infantry . We captured here the garrison of sixty men and its commander , two heavy guns in four miles below Barre's Landing , and that the expedition. through them , used his artillery until the last , then sent the mass of it by the ...
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... infantry , and six pieces of artillery , masked in a strong position on the opposite bank , with which we were unacquainted . The enemy was driven from his position , but not until he had succeeded in destroying the bridge over the ...
... infantry , and six pieces of artillery , masked in a strong position on the opposite bank , with which we were unacquainted . The enemy was driven from his position , but not until he had succeeded in destroying the bridge over the ...
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... infantry and artillery - making a total of 30,000 of these arms , and probably 8,000 effective cavalry . " " The position of Bragg's infantry was covered by a range of high , rough , rocky hills , the principal routes passing southward ...
... infantry and artillery - making a total of 30,000 of these arms , and probably 8,000 effective cavalry . " " The position of Bragg's infantry was covered by a range of high , rough , rocky hills , the principal routes passing southward ...
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