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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... 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 it , that the Thirty - first was ordered to support and press it on . They ...
... 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 it , that the Thirty - first was ordered to support and press it on . They ...
Page 13
... opened on them in the front and flank , both of musketry and cannon . So hot was it , that the loss was between two and three hundred before they could form and fall back . A section of one of our batteries came very near being taken ...
... opened on them in the front and flank , both of musketry and cannon . So hot was it , that the loss was between two and three hundred before they could form and fall back . A section of one of our batteries came very near being taken ...
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... opened , General Banks moved rapidly on , easily overcoming the feeble opposition of a retreating and demoralized enemy . General Banks thus briefly reports his progress to Opelousas : " On the evening of the 17th of April , General ...
... opened , General Banks moved rapidly on , easily overcoming the feeble opposition of a retreating and demoralized enemy . General Banks thus briefly reports his progress to Opelousas : " On the evening of the 17th of April , General ...
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... opened by the enemy with General Banks , which resulted in the uncon- ditional surrender of Port Hudson . July The capture and its results were 8 . thus announced by General Banks to the commander - in - chief , General Hal- leck ...
... opened by the enemy with General Banks , which resulted in the uncon- ditional surrender of Port Hudson . July The capture and its results were 8 . thus announced by General Banks to the commander - in - chief , General Hal- leck ...
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... opened fire . But while the mortar boats were at work , the Essex was not idle . Unman- ageable as she is , especially in so strong a current , she did not follow the rest of the fleet , but remained at the head of the bummers , ' doing ...
... opened fire . But while the mortar boats were at work , the Essex was not idle . Unman- ageable as she is , especially in so strong a current , she did not follow the rest of the fleet , but remained at the head of the bummers , ' doing ...
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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