The Great Rebellion: A History of the Civil War in the United States, Volume 2 |
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Page 41
... turned to catch the thunder of cannon from the pursuing foe . It was oppressively hot , yet all day and night the vast throng of wagons kept hurrying forward to give room for the army , for the peril to which it was exposed increased ...
... turned to catch the thunder of cannon from the pursuing foe . It was oppressively hot , yet all day and night the vast throng of wagons kept hurrying forward to give room for the army , for the peril to which it was exposed increased ...
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... turned red with the blood of the slain , but still our flag floated triumphantly over the field . McCall fell into the hands of the enemy , and Heintzelman , who was in chief command of the troops , began at midnight to fall back ...
... turned red with the blood of the slain , but still our flag floated triumphantly over the field . McCall fell into the hands of the enemy , and Heintzelman , who was in chief command of the troops , began at midnight to fall back ...
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... successful one , but , as it was , it turned out.a miserable failure , the blame of which fell wholly on him , while it should be divided between him and General Halleck to L CHAPTER III . SEPTEMBER - 1862 , ALARM AT WASHINGTON.
... successful one , but , as it was , it turned out.a miserable failure , the blame of which fell wholly on him , while it should be divided between him and General Halleck to L CHAPTER III . SEPTEMBER - 1862 , ALARM AT WASHINGTON.
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... turned to the right , it steadily approached the foot of the mountain , amid the pro- longed cheers of Reno's troops . An hour later , the line of battle was formed at the base of the ridge - Rickett's brigade on the extreme right , and ...
... turned to the right , it steadily approached the foot of the mountain , amid the pro- longed cheers of Reno's troops . An hour later , the line of battle was formed at the base of the ridge - Rickett's brigade on the extreme right , and ...
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... turned the scale against Burnside , and compelled him to fall back . Seeing himself suddenly threatened with overthrow , he sent to McClellan for help . " McClel- lan's glass , for the last half - hour , has seldom been turned CLOSE OF ...
... turned the scale against Burnside , and compelled him to fall back . Seeing himself suddenly threatened with overthrow , he sent to McClellan for help . " McClel- lan's glass , for the last half - hour , has seldom been turned CLOSE OF ...
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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