The Great Rebellion: A History of the Civil War in the United States, Volume 2 |
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... McClellan's Letter to the President on the Policy that should be Adopted in Prosecuting the War - Effect of it on Himself ... ..... 31 CHAPTER II . JULY - AUGUST , 1862 . Pope's Campaign - Pope Called to the Army of Virginia - His ...
... McClellan's Letter to the President on the Policy that should be Adopted in Prosecuting the War - Effect of it on Himself ... ..... 31 CHAPTER II . JULY - AUGUST , 1862 . Pope's Campaign - Pope Called to the Army of Virginia - His ...
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... McClellan Delays to Move Correspondence Between Him and Halleck - Raid of Stuart— McClellan Ordered by the President to Move - His Advance - Superseded by Burnside - Parting with the Army - Review of McClellan's Cam- paign Against ...
... McClellan Delays to Move Correspondence Between Him and Halleck - Raid of Stuart— McClellan Ordered by the President to Move - His Advance - Superseded by Burnside - Parting with the Army - Review of McClellan's Cam- paign Against ...
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... McClellan had fully determined that retreat would be necessary , he had decided in what direc tion it should be , when it became inevitable , viz . , to James River , and not back to the base of his supplies at the White House . With a ...
... McClellan had fully determined that retreat would be necessary , he had decided in what direc tion it should be , when it became inevitable , viz . , to James River , and not back to the base of his supplies at the White House . With a ...
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... McClellan's position ; and in case of retreat , two courses lay open to him- either to fall back along the route by which he had advanced , to the White House on York River , or cross the White Oak Swamp southward , and reach the James ...
... McClellan's position ; and in case of retreat , two courses lay open to him- either to fall back along the route by which he had advanced , to the White House on York River , or cross the White Oak Swamp southward , and reach the James ...
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... McClellan attempt to retreat towards the James River . As soon as Lee ascertained that McDowell was not to advance to the aid of McClellan , and the country was clear around the right flank of the latter , he called in all his troops ...
... McClellan attempt to retreat towards the James River . As soon as Lee ascertained that McDowell was not to advance to the aid of McClellan , and the country was clear around the right flank of the latter , he called in all his troops ...
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A. P. Hill advance army artillery assault attack Banks batteries BATTLE OF ANTIETAM BATTLE OF GAINES Bragg brave bridge brigade Buell Burnside campaign cannon captured cavalry charge Chattanooga close Colonel columns command commenced compelled Corinth Corps crossed Cumberland Gap dark dashed desperate division enemy enemy's fall back fell field fierce fight fire flank Fort Wagner forward Fredericksburg front gallant Grant gunboats guns Halleck heavy heights hill Hooker horses hundred Jackson James River latter Lee's line of battle McClellan McClernand meantime miles military Mississippi Morgan morning mountain moved movement Murfreesboro night numbers o'clock opened Porter position Potomac pressed prisoners pushed railroad Rappahannock reached rear rebellion regiment retreat Richmond road Rosecrans Savage Station sent Sherman shot and shell shout side siege soldiers stood storm stream struggle swept Tennessee thousand thunder troops Valley Vicksburg victory White Oak Swamp whole woods wounded