The Great Rebellion: A History of the Civil War in the United States, Volume 2 |
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... Number of the Troops Co - operating directly with Grant - Cu Entire Military Force - Grant's Plan of Campaign - Advance of the Army of the Potomac - Crossing the Rapidan - Commencement of the " Eat- tles of the Wilderness " -First Day ...
... Number of the Troops Co - operating directly with Grant - Cu Entire Military Force - Grant's Plan of Campaign - Advance of the Army of the Potomac - Crossing the Rapidan - Commencement of the " Eat- tles of the Wilderness " -First Day ...
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... numbers , ad- vanced with such determination upon our line of battle , that by two o'clock , Porter sent to McClellan for reinforcements and more axes , to complete his defences . General Barnard , by whom the order was sent , never ...
... numbers , ad- vanced with such determination upon our line of battle , that by two o'clock , Porter sent to McClellan for reinforcements and more axes , to complete his defences . General Barnard , by whom the order was sent , never ...
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... numbers . There was fighting everywhere to - day . The rebel artillery was thundering on our rear guard at White Oak Swamp bridge ; where the roads crossed at right angles our line of march , a fierce battle was raging ; while , at the ...
... numbers . There was fighting everywhere to - day . The rebel artillery was thundering on our rear guard at White Oak Swamp bridge ; where the roads crossed at right angles our line of march , a fierce battle was raging ; while , at the ...
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... numbers , and made that last day of June one long to be remembered . The bur- dened earth turned red with the blood of the slain , but still our flag floated triumphantly over the field . McCall fell into the hands of the enemy , and ...
... numbers , and made that last day of June one long to be remembered . The bur- dened earth turned red with the blood of the slain , but still our flag floated triumphantly over the field . McCall fell into the hands of the enemy , and ...
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... numbers at any given point , the wearied troops guarding it were compelled to hold it till reinforcements could be hurried up from some other point . But now all this was changed . He had his noble army once more well in hand , and ...
... numbers at any given point , the wearied troops guarding it were compelled to hold it till reinforcements could be hurried up from some other point . But now all this was changed . He had his noble army once more well in hand , and ...
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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