The Great Rebellion: A History of the Civil War in the United States, Volume 2 |
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Page 57
... immediately poured in a destructive fire on our advancing columns . Banks did not believe the enemy was in any considerable force , so , after suffering severely for a while , from the rebel batteries , he determined to charge those ...
... immediately poured in a destructive fire on our advancing columns . Banks did not believe the enemy was in any considerable force , so , after suffering severely for a while , from the rebel batteries , he determined to charge those ...
Page 67
... immediately gave orders for the entire army to move rapidly 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 ...
... immediately gave orders for the entire army to move rapidly 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 ...
Page 72
... immediately took command , and the advance commenced , the gallant Sedgwick leading ; Crawford and Gordon stoutly battling in the woods ; but the former , however , was compelled to give way , and his dis- ordered troops poured like a ...
... immediately took command , and the advance commenced , the gallant Sedgwick leading ; Crawford and Gordon stoutly battling in the woods ; but the former , however , was compelled to give way , and his dis- ordered troops poured like a ...
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... nessee and Kentucky . He immediately concentrated his troops at Murfreesboro ' . It was now September , and he at once marched out in search of the enemy , who retired as nessee . 90 BUELL'S RETREAT . he advanced , first from Glasgow.
... nessee and Kentucky . He immediately concentrated his troops at Murfreesboro ' . It was now September , and he at once marched out in search of the enemy , who retired as nessee . 90 BUELL'S RETREAT . he advanced , first from Glasgow.
Page 90
... immediately reorganized his army , and prepared to march forth against the enemy , but an order was received from Washington suspending him from chief command , and appointing Thomas in his place . All this time , General George Morgan ...
... immediately reorganized his army , and prepared to march forth against the enemy , but an order was received from Washington suspending him from chief command , and appointing Thomas in his place . All this time , General George Morgan ...
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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