The Great Rebellion: A History of the Civil War in the United States, Volume 2 |
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Page 43
... followed through the swamp from Savage Station , a fierce battle was raging farther on towards the James River , with a rebel army under A. P. Hill which had moved dowr 44 BATTLE OF GLENDALE . from Richmond , between the.
... followed through the swamp from Savage Station , a fierce battle was raging farther on towards the James River , with a rebel army under A. P. Hill which had moved dowr 44 BATTLE OF GLENDALE . from Richmond , between the.
Page 47
... followed by the deafening cheers of his devoted battalions , who felt that they were to fight once more under his immediate eye . See- ing , at a glance , that the fury of the storm , as he had con- jectured , was to burst on his left ...
... followed by the deafening cheers of his devoted battalions , who felt that they were to fight once more under his immediate eye . See- ing , at a glance , that the fury of the storm , as he had con- jectured , was to burst on his left ...
Page 49
... of the volleys of the infantry . In the midst of the horrible din and uproar , and this terrible slaughter , ever and anon came the deep boom of the one hundred pounders on 50 APPEARANCE OF THE FIELD board the gunboats , followed.
... of the volleys of the infantry . In the midst of the horrible din and uproar , and this terrible slaughter , ever and anon came the deep boom of the one hundred pounders on 50 APPEARANCE OF THE FIELD board the gunboats , followed.
Page 50
... followed by a shrieking mass rushing through the clouds of smoke - the next second to explode , like a clap of thunder , amid the ranks of the astonished foe . The fiery sun went down on this strange scene , —his beams struggling dimly ...
... followed by a shrieking mass rushing through the clouds of smoke - the next second to explode , like a clap of thunder , amid the ranks of the astonished foe . The fiery sun went down on this strange scene , —his beams struggling dimly ...
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... followed . It was a bloody action , and at first , seemed doubtful , but the arrival of Hooker and Kearney soon changed the aspect of affairs . The battle raged all day , and the fields and woods were thickly strewn with the dead ; but ...
... followed . It was a bloody action , and at first , seemed doubtful , but the arrival of Hooker and Kearney soon changed the aspect of affairs . The battle raged all day , and the fields and woods were thickly strewn with the dead ; but ...
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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