The Great Rebellion: A History of the Civil War in the United States, Volume 2 |
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... troops from the northern part of Virginia , including Stone- wall Jackson , till he had a force in hand nearly double that of the Union army . With this , he resolved at once to fall on McClellan , and utterly destroy his whole army ...
... troops from the northern part of Virginia , including Stone- wall Jackson , till he had a force in hand nearly double that of the Union army . With this , he resolved at once to fall on McClellan , and utterly destroy his whole army ...
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... troops , and shout to them to stand by the flag — in vain they offer to lead them back on the foe . On foot , his ... troops were on the field . Advancing boldly to the front , they arrested the confident and on - rush- ing enemy , and ...
... troops , and shout to them to stand by the flag — in vain they offer to lead them back on the foe . On foot , his ... troops were on the field . Advancing boldly to the front , they arrested the confident and on - rush- ing enemy , and ...
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... troops , that McClellan used the following strong and stinging language to the Secretary of War : — " I know that a few thousand more men would have changed this battle from a defeat to a victory . As it is , the government must not ...
... troops , that McClellan used the following strong and stinging language to the Secretary of War : — " I know that a few thousand more men would have changed this battle from a defeat to a victory . As it is , the government must not ...
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... troops , the rebel leaders pressed this de- voted division with such fury that at length it was com- pelled to fall back . The gallant , fiery leaders , Hooker and Kearney , were hurried to the rescue , and falling with their weary ...
... troops , the rebel leaders pressed this de- voted division with such fury that at length it was com- pelled to fall back . The gallant , fiery leaders , Hooker and Kearney , were hurried to the rescue , and falling with their weary ...
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... troops moved amid this carnival of death with a heroism that mocked at 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 ...
... troops moved amid this carnival of death with a heroism that mocked at 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 ...
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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