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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... thousand . That our men were not discouraged by the ill - success of the assault upon the enemy's strong- hold is apparent from the readiness with which they responded to an appeal of their general on the next day after the last repulse ...
... thousand . That our men were not discouraged by the ill - success of the assault upon the enemy's strong- hold is apparent from the readiness with which they responded to an appeal of their general on the next day after the last repulse ...
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... thousand shot and shell , yet not more than twenty - five men were killed by these projectiles . " The enemy without was less formi- dable than the foe within . The garrison had worse dangers than shot and shell to contend with , but ...
... thousand shot and shell , yet not more than twenty - five men were killed by these projectiles . " The enemy without was less formi- dable than the foe within . The garrison had worse dangers than shot and shell to contend with , but ...
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... moved down to Bayou Sara , and seizing some ten thousand sacks of corn , threw them into the river . They then sailed down to within five miles of the As Admiral Farragut was thus , by his position between 28 THE WAR WITH THE SOUTH .
... moved down to Bayou Sara , and seizing some ten thousand sacks of corn , threw them into the river . They then sailed down to within five miles of the As Admiral Farragut was thus , by his position between 28 THE WAR WITH THE SOUTH .
Page 57
... thousand dollars . General Blunt , stationed at Leaven- worth , in Kansas , however , was on the alert , and was soon able to report that Major Raum , of the Sixth Kansas , had destroyed Hicks ' band of guerrillas in Jackson County , Mo ...
... thousand dollars . General Blunt , stationed at Leaven- worth , in Kansas , however , was on the alert , and was soon able to report that Major Raum , of the Sixth Kansas , had destroyed Hicks ' band of guerrillas in Jackson County , Mo ...
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... thousand men under General Cooper , in a strong position on Elk Creek , a branch of the Canadian River . He attacked them at once , and totally routed July them , capturing sixty prisoners , 16 . three stand of colors , two pieces of ...
... thousand men under General Cooper , in a strong position on Elk Creek , a branch of the Canadian River . He attacked them at once , and totally routed July them , capturing sixty prisoners , 16 . three stand of colors , two pieces of ...
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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