The Great Rebellion: A History of the Civil War in the United States, Volume 2 |
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... bridge being at the point . The right arm of the V looking north is the river , which our forces occupied up to Mechanicsville north of Rich mond , and the left arm is the railroad , running directly towards Richmond . The Williamsburg ...
... bridge being at the point . The right arm of the V looking north is the river , which our forces occupied up to Mechanicsville north of Rich mond , and the left arm is the railroad , running directly towards Richmond . The Williamsburg ...
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... bridge at Brook turnpike , and General Branch , who was on the opposite side , crossed over , and wheeling to the right , kept down the north bank a little in the rear of Jackson , who gradually worked off towards the Pamunkey . The two ...
... bridge at Brook turnpike , and General Branch , who was on the opposite side , crossed over , and wheeling to the right , kept down the north bank a little in the rear of Jackson , who gradually worked off towards the Pamunkey . The two ...
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... bridges , while Stoneman , who had been in command of a flying column to protect Porter's flank , was sent off to- wards the White House , to prevent its being cut off by Jackson . The new position was the arc of a circle , and opposite ...
... bridges , while Stoneman , who had been in command of a flying column to protect Porter's flank , was sent off to- wards the White House , to prevent its being cut off by Jackson . The new position was the arc of a circle , and opposite ...
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... bridges by McClellan as soon as he heard of Porter's sore need . When it came into action , Porter's whole force numbered about thirty - five thousand men , while that of the enemy was full sixty thousand , if not more . With his ...
... bridges by McClellan as soon as he heard of Porter's sore need . When it came into action , Porter's whole force numbered about thirty - five thousand men , while that of the enemy was full sixty thousand , if not more . With his ...
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... bridge over it having been destroyed . Huge fires , caused by the burning ma- terial collected on the route to the ... bridges over which our troops had passed were also destroyed , so that when morning dawned , the Army of the Potomac ...
... bridge over it having been destroyed . Huge fires , caused by the burning ma- terial collected on the route to the ... bridges over which our troops had passed were also destroyed , so that when morning dawned , the Army of the Potomac ...
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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