The Great Rebellion: A History of the Civil War in the United States, Volume 2 |
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... thousand men , while that of the enemy was full sixty thousand , if not more . With his overwhelming numbers , he dashed now on one portion of the line , and now on another , each time repulsed with terrible slaughter . But our troops ...
... thousand men , while that of the enemy was full sixty thousand , if not more . With his overwhelming numbers , he dashed now on one portion of the line , and now on another , each time repulsed with terrible slaughter . But our troops ...
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... thousand ex- hausted , beleagured men , enveloped in the smoke of their own guns , stood bravely battling against twice their num ber , that darkened all the surrounding country with their moving masses . The last of our reserves are in ...
... thousand ex- hausted , beleagured men , enveloped in the smoke of their own guns , stood bravely battling against twice their num ber , that darkened all the surrounding country with their moving masses . The last of our reserves are in ...
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... thousand men , the Pennsylvania reserves un- der Reynolds and Kearney's division , had reached him from the Army of the Potomac . But receiving word that thirty thousand more were on their way to join him , he determined to let go his ...
... thousand men , the Pennsylvania reserves un- der Reynolds and Kearney's division , had reached him from the Army of the Potomac . But receiving word that thirty thousand more were on their way to join him , he determined to let go his ...
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... thousand men , was between him and the Gap , while Kearney was pressing him so closely , that the latter alter ... thousand men — behind him , ready to fall on him in the morning , were twenty - five thousand A BAYONET CHARGE . 61 more ...
... thousand men , was between him and the Gap , while Kearney was pressing him so closely , that the latter alter ... thousand men — behind him , ready to fall on him in the morning , were twenty - five thousand A BAYONET CHARGE . 61 more ...
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... thousand men all told . But here again , " some one blundered . " Ricketts , according to Pope , made a false movement , causing King to withdraw his troops , leaving Thorough Fare Gap open , towards which Jackson was steadily falling ...
... thousand men all told . But here again , " some one blundered . " Ricketts , according to Pope , made a false movement , causing King to withdraw his troops , leaving Thorough Fare Gap open , towards which Jackson was steadily falling ...
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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