The Great Rebellion: A History of the Civil War in the United States, Volume 2 |
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... Determination not to Interfere any more with the Army of the Potomac - The two Armies Move - The Atlanta Campaign - Its Difficulties - Composition and Strength of Sherman's Army - Dalton Flanked - Battle of Resaca - A Fierce Strug- gle ...
... Determination not to Interfere any more with the Army of the Potomac - The two Armies Move - The Atlanta Campaign - Its Difficulties - Composition and Strength of Sherman's Army - Dalton Flanked - Battle of Resaca - A Fierce Strug- gle ...
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... 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 foresight that seems ...
... 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 foresight that seems ...
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... determination upon our line of battle , that by two o'clock , Porter sent to McClellan for reinforcements and more axes , to complete his defences . General Barnard , by whom the order was sent , never delivered it , an act of ...
... determination upon our line of battle , that by two o'clock , Porter sent to McClellan for reinforcements and more axes , to complete his defences . General Barnard , by whom the order was sent , never delivered it , an act of ...
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... determined to break through to the trains beyond . It knew the mighty trust which had been reposed in it , and that it held the destiny of the army in its hands . Sumner and Franklin's commands were drawn up in line of battle , in an ...
... determined to break through to the trains beyond . It knew the mighty trust which had been reposed in it , and that it held the destiny of the army in its hands . Sumner and Franklin's commands were drawn up in line of battle , in an ...
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... determined they should no longer remain useless burdens , and dragged these ten pieces to the top of the hill , that their voices should first speak in the coming conflict . McClellan had not enough men to make his whole line of battle ...
... determined they should no longer remain useless burdens , and dragged these ten pieces to the top of the hill , that their voices should first speak in the coming conflict . McClellan had not enough men to make his whole line of battle ...
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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