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Page 71
... skirmishers at the head of the column became engaged . Gregg's brigade of the Confederate force deployed under fire , with a small loss ; McNair's and Johnson's brigades faced southwest ; one regiment of Robertson's brigade protected ...
... skirmishers at the head of the column became engaged . Gregg's brigade of the Confederate force deployed under fire , with a small loss ; McNair's and Johnson's brigades faced southwest ; one regiment of Robertson's brigade protected ...
Page 169
... skirmishers . General Early , riding in advance of the infantry , came in sight of Fort Stevens , on the north of Washington , from Seventh Street , a little past noon . It was , he discovered , very poorly defended . Rodes , with his ...
... skirmishers . General Early , riding in advance of the infantry , came in sight of Fort Stevens , on the north of Washington , from Seventh Street , a little past noon . It was , he discovered , very poorly defended . Rodes , with his ...
Page 340
... skirmishers slowly falling back before Hum- phreys's men ; now and again they halted doggedly to fire . The Confederates had two or three light guns , and they were discharged every few minutes ; but they had no more effect than the ...
... skirmishers slowly falling back before Hum- phreys's men ; now and again they halted doggedly to fire . The Confederates had two or three light guns , and they were discharged every few minutes ; but they had no more effect than the ...
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advance Appomattox Appomattox Court House Appomattox River arrived artillery assault attack battery battle Bragg Brannan bridge brigade captured cavalry Cedar Creek Chattanooga Colonel column command Confederate Crook crossed Custer Davis directed dispatch division drove Early Early's enemy enemy's engaged fall back Federal Fifth Corps fire Fisher's Hill Five Forks followed Ford front Getty Getty's Gordon Gordon Granger Gordon's Mill Grant guns Halleck halted headquarters heavy Hill horses hundred infantry Jetersville joined Kershaw Lee and Gordon's Lee's left flank Lookout Mountain Major-General Massanutten Mountain McCook Meade Merritt miles military Missionary Ridge morning moved night Nineteenth Corps occupied officers ordered Petersburg Philip Henry Sheridan piquet position Potomac Railroad reached rear reënforce regiments reported retreat Richmond rode Rosecrans sent Shenandoah Valley Sheri Sherman Sigel Sixth Corps skirmishers soldiers staff Tennessee River Thomas thousand turnpike Union army Union line Union troops wagons Warren White Oak road Winchester woods