The Great Rebellion: A History of the Civil War in the United States, Volume 2 |
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Page 47
... were to fight once more under his immediate eye . See- ing , at a glance , that the fury of the storm , as he had con- jectured , was to burst on his left , he took his station there . 48 ADVANCE OF THE ENEMY . The infantry was posted.
... were to fight once more under his immediate eye . See- ing , at a glance , that the fury of the storm , as he had con- jectured , was to burst on his left , he took his station there . 48 ADVANCE OF THE ENEMY . The infantry was posted.
Page 57
... took the desolating fire with aston- ishing firmness , and , with their eyes bent on the deadly guns , kept grandly , devotedly on . But suddenly a heavy mass of infantry , till then concealed behind a low swell , rose before them and ...
... took the desolating fire with aston- ishing firmness , and , with their eyes bent on the deadly guns , kept grandly , devotedly on . But suddenly a heavy mass of infantry , till then concealed behind a low swell , rose before them and ...
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... took the field , moving cautiously up the Potomac , on the Maryland side . His gallant army , though foot sore and worn , were , however , full of spirit and courage , because their beloved Commander rode at their head , and were eager ...
... took the field , moving cautiously up the Potomac , on the Maryland side . His gallant army , though foot sore and worn , were , however , full of spirit and courage , because their beloved Commander rode at their head , and were eager ...
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... took up his head - quarters . He soon discovered that the enemy was concentrating on that place , or some other point , which would cut off his communications and compel him to evacuate it . Price , Van Dorn , and Lovell , bad in fact ...
... took up his head - quarters . He soon discovered that the enemy was concentrating on that place , or some other point , which would cut off his communications and compel him to evacuate it . Price , Van Dorn , and Lovell , bad in fact ...
Page 99
... took the place of courage , and , flinging away their useless arms , they broke wildly for the woods . And then such a shout of victory went up , as those who heard it , will never forget to their latest day . It rolled down the line ...
... took the place of courage , and , flinging away their useless arms , they broke wildly for the woods . And then such a shout of victory went up , as those who heard it , will never forget to their latest day . It rolled down the line ...
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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