The Great Rebellion: A History of the Civil War in the United States, Volume 2 |
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... guns and wagons were sent across the river . BATTLE OF GAINES ' MILL . At Gaines ' Mill a second position was taken , so as to cover the bridges , while Stoneman , who had been in command of a flying column to protect Porter's flank ...
... guns and wagons were sent across the river . BATTLE OF GAINES ' MILL . At Gaines ' Mill a second position was taken , so as to cover the bridges , while Stoneman , who had been in command of a flying column to protect Porter's flank ...
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... guns were left in the enemy's hands as trophies , and many prisoners , among them the gallant General Reynolds . It was while smarting under this defeat and slaughter of his brave troops , that McClellan used the following strong and ...
... guns were left in the enemy's hands as trophies , and many prisoners , among them the gallant General Reynolds . It was while smarting under this defeat and slaughter of his brave troops , that McClellan used the following strong and ...
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... guns breaking in successive crashes over the forest , and sending consterna- tion through the struggling trains far ahead , and urging them on to still greater speed . As soon as the battle was over , Sumner received orders to fall back ...
... guns breaking in successive crashes over the forest , and sending consterna- tion through the struggling trains far ahead , and urging them on to still greater speed . As soon as the battle was over , Sumner received orders to fall back ...
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... guns , sending their awful missiles of death through the astonished hostile lines . The latter , maddened that the foe was about to escape them , resolved at whatever sacrifice of life to break through our long line at some point , and ...
... guns , sending their awful missiles of death through the astonished hostile lines . The latter , maddened that the foe was about to escape them , resolved at whatever sacrifice of life to break through our long line at some point , and ...
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... guns , frowning , like a brow of wrath , on the plain below , while on the highest point , dominating all , Col. Tyler had planted ten of his heavy siege guns . This officer had made almost superhuman efforts to save his unwieldy siege ...
... guns , frowning , like a brow of wrath , on the plain below , while on the highest point , dominating all , Col. Tyler had planted ten of his heavy siege guns . This officer had made almost superhuman efforts to save his unwieldy siege ...
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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