The Great Rebellion: A History of the Civil War in the United States, Volume 2 |
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Page 42
... four o'clock the rebels , in overpowering masses , came moy- ing down the Williamsburg road , and fell with savage fury on Burns ' brigade . They could not have selected a worse point of attack , for a more gallant and stubborn ...
... four o'clock the rebels , in overpowering masses , came moy- ing down the Williamsburg road , and fell with savage fury on Burns ' brigade . They could not have selected a worse point of attack , for a more gallant and stubborn ...
Page 48
... four o'clock the firing ceased all along the line , and the hill that for two hours had groaned on its firm foundations , under the heavy crack of artillery , lapsed into silence again . Two hours more passed by , but , about six o ...
... four o'clock the firing ceased all along the line , and the hill that for two hours had groaned on its firm foundations , under the heavy crack of artillery , lapsed into silence again . Two hours more passed by , but , about six o ...
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... four o'clock in the afternoon , heard de- sultory firing from Bayard's cavalry , which was disput- ing the progress of the enemy , and from Crawford , who was engaged with his artillery . It was a warm August day , and the green trees ...
... four o'clock in the afternoon , heard de- sultory firing from Bayard's cavalry , which was disput- ing the progress of the enemy , and from Crawford , who was engaged with his artillery . It was a warm August day , and the green trees ...
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... Four stone bridges crossed within the distance of about seven miles - the last one being near its mouth . The creek entering the Potomac at a sharp angle , brought the two streams so near together at Sharps burg , that Lee's position ...
... Four stone bridges crossed within the distance of about seven miles - the last one being near its mouth . The creek entering the Potomac at a sharp angle , brought the two streams so near together at Sharps burg , that Lee's position ...
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... four o'clock on the 22nd , by Farragut attacking the lower batteries and Davis the upper , while W. D. Porter , in the Essex ; should move boldly and swiftly down on the steamer and crush it with one deadly blow . Reckless of the fire ...
... four o'clock on the 22nd , by Farragut attacking the lower batteries and Davis the upper , while W. D. Porter , in the Essex ; should move boldly and swiftly down on the steamer and crush it with one deadly blow . Reckless of the fire ...
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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