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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Page 11
... sent very heavy shot from a pivot thirty - two pound rifled gun . In fact , at dark , but little progress had been made but to drive them up to their intrenchments , and we were ready to attempt to storm them in the morning . such ...
... sent very heavy shot from a pivot thirty - two pound rifled gun . In fact , at dark , but little progress had been made but to drive them up to their intrenchments , and we were ready to attempt to storm them in the morning . such ...
Page 14
... sent the mass of it by the same cross road , and the cavalry kept up the fight until their army was safe , and then galloped off . In the afternoon General Banks joined General Grover , and in the evening , after building his bridge and ...
... sent the mass of it by the same cross road , and the cavalry kept up the fight until their army was safe , and then galloped off . In the afternoon General Banks joined General Grover , and in the evening , after building his bridge and ...
Page 15
... sent out Brigadier - General Dwight with his brigade of Grover's division , and detachments of artillery and cavalry , to push forward through Washington toward Alexandria . He found the bridges over bayous Cocodue and Bocuff destroyed ...
... sent out Brigadier - General Dwight with his brigade of Grover's division , and detachments of artillery and cavalry , to push forward through Washington toward Alexandria . He found the bridges over bayous Cocodue and Bocuff destroyed ...
Page 28
... sent down from towed her to a safe position , while the Vicksburg . One of these guns was coal barges fortunately floated down the mounted upon a steamer , which had stream without damage . been concealed up the Big Black River . The ...
... sent down from towed her to a safe position , while the Vicksburg . One of these guns was coal barges fortunately floated down the mounted upon a steamer , which had stream without damage . been concealed up the Big Black River . The ...
Page 36
... sent Steadman's brigade of Brannan's di- vision , two regiments of Reynolds ' di- vision , and two regiments of Negley's division on separate roads to reconnoitre the enemy's position , while General Sheridan sent Bradley's brigade of ...
... sent Steadman's brigade of Brannan's di- vision , two regiments of Reynolds ' di- vision , and two regiments of Negley's division on separate roads to reconnoitre the enemy's position , while General Sheridan sent Bradley's brigade of ...
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