The Great Rebellion: A History of the Civil War in the United States, Volume 2 |
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Page 34
... rolled in heavy thunder peals over the city of Richmond . But our troops were in a strong posi tion along the left bank of Beaver Dam Creek , the left rest- ing on the Chickahominy , and the right on a thick piece of woods . Seymour's ...
... rolled in heavy thunder peals over the city of Richmond . But our troops were in a strong posi tion along the left bank of Beaver Dam Creek , the left rest- ing on the Chickahominy , and the right on a thick piece of woods . Seymour's ...
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... rolled along the Union lines . But what a field it was ! The ploughed and trampled earth , the shattered trees and buildings , and the fields strewn with dead horses , broken artillery wagons , muskets and men , locked as if ali the ...
... rolled along the Union lines . But what a field it was ! The ploughed and trampled earth , the shattered trees and buildings , and the fields strewn with dead horses , broken artillery wagons , muskets and men , locked as if ali the ...
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... rolled back the overwhelming numbers of the enemy , even in defeat - its last blow , the greatest and most fearful of all . Murmurs and complaints were in every body's mouth , and rage and disappointment filled the land , while Richmond ...
... rolled back the overwhelming numbers of the enemy , even in defeat - its last blow , the greatest and most fearful of all . Murmurs and complaints were in every body's mouth , and rage and disappointment filled the land , while Richmond ...
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... rolled down the farther side , after the fleeing enemy . Our total loss , in killed and wounded , was two thousand three hundred and twenty - five —that of the enemy was unknown . Among our dead was the gallant Reno . The next day , the ...
... rolled down the farther side , after the fleeing enemy . Our total loss , in killed and wounded , was two thousand three hundred and twenty - five —that of the enemy was unknown . Among our dead was the gallant Reno . The next day , the ...
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... rolled down the line , and Van Dorn , on the left , heard it with a sinking heart . Struggling through a ravine and thickets and abattis , he was a moment too late , to have his blow fall simultaneously with that of Price , else the ...
... rolled down the line , and Van Dorn , on the left , heard it with a sinking heart . Struggling through a ravine and thickets and abattis , he was a moment too late , to have his blow fall simultaneously with that of Price , else the ...
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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