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A. P. Hill adversary arms army of Northern arrived artillery assault attack bank batteries battle bridge brigades campaign cannon cavalry centre Chancellorsville CHATTO & WINDUS Chickahominy cloth extra Colonel columns command Confederate army Confederate line corps Court House crossed Crown 8vo D. H. Hill defeat defence defile division Edition enemy enemy's Ewell Federal army fire flank forces Ford Fortress Monroe Fredericksburg Gettysburg gilt Gordonsville Grant Hagerstown Harper's Ferry heights Hooker hostile infantry Jackson James River Johnston latter Lee's Longstreet MacClellan MacDowell Manassas Maryland Meade Mechanicsville miles military morning movement night North Northern army o'clock obliged occupied officers Pamunkey passed Petersburg PICCADILLY Pope position Potomac President prisoners PUBLISHED BY CHATTO R. E. LEE railway Rapidan Rappahannock regiments remained rendered retired retreat Richmond road Shenandoah Valley side slavery soldiers South Southern square miles struggle Stuart took troops United Valley victory Warrenton Washington wounded
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