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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... other half , the right , skirt- ing the woods , and Captain McCarthy , * Correspondent N. Y. Herald . with Company A , took the centre . Colonel Bryan 170 PURSUIT OF JOHNSTON . 9 property, consisting chiefly of the roll- ...
... other half , the right , skirt- ing the woods , and Captain McCarthy , * Correspondent N. Y. Herald . with Company A , took the centre . Colonel Bryan 170 PURSUIT OF JOHNSTON . 9 property, consisting chiefly of the roll- ...
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... woods , and entirely concealed by them was a work which was not dis- covered until late in the day . Behind this work was a line of rifle - pits , and still farther back was a second line , with a slight ditch . In the rear of this were ...
... woods , and entirely concealed by them was a work which was not dis- covered until late in the day . Behind this work was a line of rifle - pits , and still farther back was a second line , with a slight ditch . In the rear of this were ...
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... woods . Run- ing parallel with the woods was a plan- tation ditch , which was enlarged and deepened , and a breast - work , which was enfiladed by the fire from the corner fort . Across this was a small earth - work running into the ...
... woods . Run- ing parallel with the woods was a plan- tation ditch , which was enlarged and deepened , and a breast - work , which was enfiladed by the fire from the corner fort . Across this was a small earth - work running into the ...
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... woods , was unknown , when a cavalryman offered to advance and draw their fire . he rode up until almost at the woods , when suddenly a sheet of fire opened upon him . He coolly turned his horse and rode back unharmed . Colonel Sharpe ...
... woods , was unknown , when a cavalryman offered to advance and draw their fire . he rode up until almost at the woods , when suddenly a sheet of fire opened upon him . He coolly turned his horse and rode back unharmed . Colonel Sharpe ...
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... woods . Their wounded were gen- erally carried off . Where the artillery had been , we found a heap of dead horses . Our howitzers had given them a good dose of grape , and it is supposed that their guns must have been quite short of ...
... woods . Their wounded were gen- erally carried off . Where the artillery had been , we found a heap of dead horses . Our howitzers had given them a good dose of grape , and it is supposed that their guns must have been quite short of ...
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