The Great Rebellion: A History of the Civil War in the United States, Volume 2 |
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... artillery action commenced , which shook the shores . of the stream , and rolled in heavy thunder peals over the city of Richmond . But our troops were in a strong posi tion along the left bank of Beaver Dam Creek , the left rest- ing ...
... artillery action commenced , which shook the shores . of the stream , and rolled in heavy thunder peals over the city of Richmond . But our troops were in a strong posi tion along the left bank of Beaver Dam Creek , the left rest- ing ...
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... artillery fire along their whole line , massed their troops for another attack . With shouts and yells that rose over the roar of cannon , they again advanced , only to be mowed down with terrible slaughter from the steady murderous ...
... artillery fire along their whole line , massed their troops for another attack . With shouts and yells that rose over the roar of cannon , they again advanced , only to be mowed down with terrible slaughter from the steady murderous ...
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... artillery and flying infantry , sending up a cloud of dust in their headlong passage , and increasing tenfold the hopeless disorder . Borne back for a mile , the shattered army came upon the fresh brigades of Meagher and French ...
... artillery and flying infantry , sending up a cloud of dust in their headlong passage , and increasing tenfold the hopeless disorder . Borne back for a mile , the shattered army came upon the fresh brigades of Meagher and French ...
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... artillery fire on Franklin , who with his division had been left to defend the crossing . But Keyes handled his artillery with a skill that baffled all his efforts . BATTLE OF NELSON'S FARM AND GLENDALE . But while Franklin was thus ...
... artillery fire on Franklin , who with his division had been left to defend the crossing . But Keyes handled his artillery with a skill that baffled all his efforts . BATTLE OF NELSON'S FARM AND GLENDALE . But while Franklin was thus ...
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... artillery . About three o'clock the enemy was seen moving in heavy force upon this position , and at the same time coming down the Charles City road on Slocum . Checked here by the artillery , they , a little later , fell with desperate ...
... artillery . About three o'clock the enemy was seen moving in heavy force upon this position , and at the same time coming down the Charles City road on Slocum . Checked here by the artillery , they , a little later , fell with desperate ...
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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