The Great Rebellion: A History of the Civil War in the United States, Volume 2 |
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... Forward to Select a Battle - field - The Selection of Cemetery Hill- Rapid Concentration of the Army - The Preparation - First Day's Battle- Gloomy Prospect for the Union Army - Second Day's Battle - The Great , Decisive Charge ...
... Forward to Select a Battle - field - The Selection of Cemetery Hill- Rapid Concentration of the Army - The Preparation - First Day's Battle- Gloomy Prospect for the Union Army - Second Day's Battle - The Great , Decisive Charge ...
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... forward on Couch's division . The artil- lery opened on both sides , and though ugly rents were made at every step in the enemy's ranks , they closed firmly up , and kept unfalteringly on . An ominous silence rested on Couch's division ...
... forward on Couch's division . The artil- lery opened on both sides , and though ugly rents were made at every step in the enemy's ranks , they closed firmly up , and kept unfalteringly on . An ominous silence rested on Couch's division ...
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... forward fresh troops , sent them forward with drums beating and banners flying , in the same all - engulfing fire . More desperate courage was never dis- played by any troops on any field than they evinced in these successive charges ...
... forward fresh troops , sent them forward with drums beating and banners flying , in the same all - engulfing fire . More desperate courage was never dis- played by any troops on any field than they evinced in these successive charges ...
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... forward towards Cedar Mountain , and take up a strong position , where he could resist the advance of Jackson , until the other corps could be brought up . Jackson , in the mean time , had already crossed the Rapidan , and occupied the ...
... forward towards Cedar Mountain , and take up a strong position , where he could resist the advance of Jackson , until the other corps could be brought up . Jackson , in the mean time , had already crossed the Rapidan , and occupied the ...
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... forward . Har- per's Ferry , on the Virginia side of the river , was , at this time , held by Colonel Miles , with a large garrison , which , for some unexplained reason , was not allowed , at the first , to be under McClellan's charge ...
... forward . Har- per's Ferry , on the Virginia side of the river , was , at this time , held by Colonel Miles , with a large garrison , which , for some unexplained reason , was not allowed , at the first , to be under McClellan's charge ...
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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