The American Conflict: A History of the Great Rebellion in the United States of America, 1860-'64: Its Causes, Incidents, and Results: Intended to Exhibit Especially Its Moral and Political Phases, with the Drift and Progress of American Opinion Respecting Human Slavery from 1776 to the Close of the War for the Union, Volume 2O.D. Case, 1866 - Slavery |
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Page 10
... held subject to modification upon further and clearer presentments of facts . It is my pur- pose to revise and correct the following pages from day to day as new light shall be afforded ; and I ask those who may feel aggrieved by any ...
... held subject to modification upon further and clearer presentments of facts . It is my pur- pose to revise and correct the following pages from day to day as new light shall be afforded ; and I ask those who may feel aggrieved by any ...
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... held by detachments of from 50 to 150 of the regular army . San Anto- nio , 150 miles inland from Indianola , on Matagorda Bay , was the head - til this ungracious duty - if duty it quarters of the department , whence the most remote ...
... held by detachments of from 50 to 150 of the regular army . San Anto- nio , 150 miles inland from Indianola , on Matagorda Bay , was the head - til this ungracious duty - if duty it quarters of the department , whence the most remote ...
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... held Fort Craig , and quainted with the loyal or disloyal other loyal officers , of the treachery proclivities of the Federal officers ; of their superiors , and the duty in- and , wherever an important position cumbent on them of ...
... held Fort Craig , and quainted with the loyal or disloyal other loyal officers , of the treachery proclivities of the Federal officers ; of their superiors , and the duty in- and , wherever an important position cumbent on them of ...
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... held a long council of war . Many privates of the command likewise took counsel , and decided to fight . Just then , Capt . Gibbs appeared from the officers ' council , and ordered a retreat upon the camp , saying , " We will fight them ...
... held a long council of war . Many privates of the command likewise took counsel , and decided to fight . Just then , Capt . Gibbs appeared from the officers ' council , and ordered a retreat upon the camp , saying , " We will fight them ...
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... held a position on the Cumber- land , near the head of steamboat nav- igation on that sinuous stream , which may be regarded as the right of the Rebel army covering Tennessee and holding a small part of southern Ken- tucky . His force ...
... held a position on the Cumber- land , near the head of steamboat nav- igation on that sinuous stream , which may be regarded as the right of the Rebel army covering Tennessee and holding a small part of southern Ken- tucky . His force ...
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A. P. Hill abatis advance April arms artillery assailed assault attack Banks battle Bragg bridge Brig.-Gen brigade burned Capt captured cavalry charge Chattanooga command Confederate Corinth corps creek crossed D. H. Hill defenses dispatched division enemy enemy's fell fight fire flank fleet Fort Sumter Fortress Monroe Fredericksburg front Grant gunboats guns Harper's Ferry heavy Heintzelman held Hill Hooker horses infantry intrenchments Jackson Lee's loss Maj.-Gen mand March McClellan ment miles military Mississippi morning moved movement nearly negroes night officers Ohio passed Port Port Hudson position Potomac prisoners pushed raid railroad reached rear Rebel army Rebel force Rebellion rëenforced regiments repulsed retreat Richmond ridge river road Rosecrans routed says sent Sept shell Sherman shot side sion skirmishers Slavery slaves Smith soldiers soon South Carolina strong surrender Tennessee thence tion troops Union vance Vicksburg Virginia woods