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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... occupied by General Pem- berton as his headquarters , has a hole in the first room you enter on the left side of the hall , which a mule could crawl through without difficulty . The publisher of the Vicksburg Citizen invited me into his ...
... occupied by General Pem- berton as his headquarters , has a hole in the first room you enter on the left side of the hall , which a mule could crawl through without difficulty . The publisher of the Vicksburg Citizen invited me into his ...
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... occupied Jackson , and thus obtained , although much had been destroyed by Johnston before his re- treat , a large quantity of the enemy's property , consisting chiefly of the roll- ing stock of 8 THE WAR WITH THE SOUTHI .
... occupied Jackson , and thus obtained , although much had been destroyed by Johnston before his re- treat , a large quantity of the enemy's property , consisting chiefly of the roll- ing stock of 8 THE WAR WITH THE SOUTHI .
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... occupied by the troops on the night of the first day . On the next morning the army continued its march along the borders of the Bayou Teche , with " General Weitzel , " says the chron- icler whom we quote , * " having the ex- treme ...
... occupied by the troops on the night of the first day . On the next morning the army continued its march along the borders of the Bayou Teche , with " General Weitzel , " says the chron- icler whom we quote , * " having the ex- treme ...
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... occupied by the enemy . Beyond it , and also on the bayou , were the smoking ruins of some buildings which had been burned by the enemy the night before . At the farther end of the field were the enemy's field - works . Commencing at ...
... occupied by the enemy . Beyond it , and also on the bayou , were the smoking ruins of some buildings which had been burned by the enemy the night before . At the farther end of the field were the enemy's field - works . Commencing at ...
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... occupied in pushing with vigor the reconstruction of this bridge . " On the 19th the march was re- sumed , and continued to the vicinity of Grand Coteau , and on the following day our main force occupied Opelousas . The cavalry ...
... occupied in pushing with vigor the reconstruction of this bridge . " On the 19th the march was re- sumed , and continued to the vicinity of Grand Coteau , and on the following day our main force occupied Opelousas . The cavalry ...
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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