The Great Rebellion: A History of the Civil War in the United States, Volume 2 |
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Page 34
... swept all obstacles , and A. P. Hill , on the other side , crossed over and joined Branch . The three columns now moved down towards Mechanicsville Jackson in advance , stretching off towards the Pamunkey to get in flank and rear ...
... swept all obstacles , and A. P. Hill , on the other side , crossed over and joined Branch . The three columns now moved down towards Mechanicsville Jackson in advance , stretching off towards the Pamunkey to get in flank and rear ...
Page 35
... swept the ground beyond the creek , yet in face of their murderous fire the enemy advanced intrepidly towards the stream , making his most desperate effort along the upper road , where Reynolds was posted . The struggle was fierce but ...
... swept the ground beyond the creek , yet in face of their murderous fire the enemy advanced intrepidly towards the stream , making his most desperate effort along the upper road , where Reynolds was posted . The struggle was fierce but ...
Page 44
... swept by the storm of grape and canister , closed up their rent columns and still faced the fiery sleet without flinching . The slaughter was frightful , but making good the losses with fresh troops , the rebel leaders pressed this de ...
... swept by the storm of grape and canister , closed up their rent columns and still faced the fiery sleet without flinching . The slaughter was frightful , but making good the losses with fresh troops , the rebel leaders pressed this de ...
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... swept the hostile column , till within close musket range , when at the word of command , the division sprung to its feet and poured in one deadly volley . Before it , that compact mass was rent like a cloud , torn with an explosion in ...
... swept the hostile column , till within close musket range , when at the word of command , the division sprung to its feet and poured in one deadly volley . Before it , that compact mass was rent like a cloud , torn with an explosion in ...
Page 49
... swept up , in one black overwhelming tide , towards the batteries . But when they came within reach of the musketry , the volleys were too murderous for flesh and blood to withstand . The reeling lines shrivelled up before it and ...
... swept up , in one black overwhelming tide , towards the batteries . But when they came within reach of the musketry , the volleys were too murderous for flesh and blood to withstand . The reeling lines shrivelled up before it 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