The Great Rebellion: A History of the Civil War in the United States, Volume 2 |
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... Carry the Heights by Assault - Terrific Bombardment of the Place A Striking Scene - Gallantry of the Seventh Michigan - The Sharp- shooters - Crossing of the River - The Battle - The Defeat - The Army Recrosses the River -- Feeling of ...
... Carry the Heights by Assault - Terrific Bombardment of the Place A Striking Scene - Gallantry of the Seventh Michigan - The Sharp- shooters - Crossing of the River - The Battle - The Defeat - The Army Recrosses the River -- Feeling of ...
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... Carried by Sedgwick - Attacked by Lee , and com- pelled to Re - cross the River - Hooker Withdraws his Army - Disappoint- ment of the Country - Feint on the Rebel Capital from West Point - Kil- patrick's Ride to the Suburbs of Richmond ...
... Carried by Sedgwick - Attacked by Lee , and com- pelled to Re - cross the River - Hooker Withdraws his Army - Disappoint- ment of the Country - Feint on the Rebel Capital from West Point - Kil- patrick's Ride to the Suburbs of Richmond ...
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... carry up supplies to Harrison's Landing on James River , to be ready for his exhausted troops when they should arrive there , and with them gunboats , to co - operate with his land forces as circumstances might direct . These ...
... carry up supplies to Harrison's Landing on James River , to be ready for his exhausted troops when they should arrive there , and with them gunboats , to co - operate with his land forces as circumstances might direct . These ...
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... carry it into successful execution . Nothing but the most consummate generalship , and the steadi- est troops , could extricate the American commander from the terrible position in which it would inevitably place him . The main Union ...
... carry it into successful execution . Nothing but the most consummate generalship , and the steadi- est troops , could extricate the American commander from the terrible position in which it would inevitably place him . The main Union ...
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... carry the position at whatever cost , the rebel leaders , under a fierce 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 ...
... carry the position at whatever cost , the rebel leaders , under a fierce 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 ...
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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