The Rebellion Record: A Diary of American Events, Volume 6Frank Moore G. P. Putnam, 1863 - United States |
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... charge into the town most gallantly . Such of the rebels as could not crowd into the boats , swam the river . Col- onel Waring remounted his men from the country . | ty's subjects , but which have been borne by them -General Davidson's ...
... charge into the town most gallantly . Such of the rebels as could not crowd into the boats , swam the river . Col- onel Waring remounted his men from the country . | ty's subjects , but which have been borne by them -General Davidson's ...
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... charge . The cav- accompany their escort , which they did . At this alry wavered - their " horses had given out , " they place Gen. Stahel came very near being captured said . Calling them cowards - as they were - the by -- a garrulous ...
... charge . The cav- accompany their escort , which they did . At this alry wavered - their " horses had given out , " they place Gen. Stahel came very near being captured said . Calling them cowards - as they were - the by -- a garrulous ...
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... charge , driving in their cen- tre , capturing their artillery , and bringing it in triumph from the field ... charged the enemy's line and artillery , and drove them from the field . The battle was now won ; the enemy began flying in ...
... charge , driving in their cen- tre , capturing their artillery , and bringing it in triumph from the field ... charged the enemy's line and artillery , and drove them from the field . The battle was now won ; the enemy began flying in ...
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... charge the battery . Three of these companies , A , E , and F , under command of Capts . Barrett , Warren , and Flan- ders , respectively , had been out as skirmishers , and had ascertained that the battery had three pieces with an ...
... charge the battery . Three of these companies , A , E , and F , under command of Capts . Barrett , Warren , and Flan- ders , respectively , had been out as skirmishers , and had ascertained that the battery had three pieces with an ...
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... charge a battery placed near a farm - house on the edge of the hill . The charge was made in gallant style , the enemy driven back , and the battery taken , but the ground could not be held ; regiment after regiment of infantry was ...
... charge a battery placed near a farm - house on the edge of the hill . The charge was made in gallant style , the enemy driven back , and the battery taken , but the ground could not be held ; regiment after regiment of infantry was ...
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advance arms army arrived artillery attack battery bayou boats brave bridge brigade Brigadier-General camp Cane Hill Capt Captain captured charge Colonel column confederate corps Creek crossed December destroyed detachment division eight enemy enemy's engaged expedition field fifty fight fire five flank forward four Fredericksburgh front gallant guerrillas gunboats guns Harriet Lane HEADQUARTERS hill Holly Springs honor horses hundred Illinois Indiana infantry Iowa Kentucky killed and wounded large number Lieut Lieut.-Col Lieutenant line of battle loss Major Major-General mand ment miles Missouri morning moved Murfreesboro National New-York night Ninth o'clock P.M. officers Ohio opened ordered party passed pickets pike position prisoners railroad rear rebel cavalry rebel force reënforcements regiment retreat returned river road Rosecrans schooner sent shell shot side skirmishers soldiers soon steamer Tenn Tennessee thousand tion took town Union troops United volunteers Warrenton woods yards
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Page 183 - ... that the executive will on the first day of january aforesaid by proclamation designate the states and parts of states if any in which the people thereof respectively shall then be in rebellion against the united states and the fact that any state or the people thereof shall on that day be in good faith represented in the congress of the united states by members chosen thereto at elections wherein a majority of the qualified voters of such...
Page 183 - That, on the first day of January, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and sixty-three, all persons held as slaves within any State or designated part of a State, the people whereof shall then be in rebellion against the United States, shall be then, thenceforward, and forever, free...
Page 183 - ... mentioned, order and designate as the States and parts of States wherein the people thereof, respectively, are this day in rebellion against the United States, the following, to wit: Arkansas, Texas, Louisiana (except the parishes of St.
Page 183 - Now, therefore, I, ABRAHAM LINCOLN, President of the United States, by virtue of the power in me vested as Commander-in-Chief of the Army and Navy of the United States in time of actual armed rebellion against the authority and Government of the United States, and as a fit and necessary war measure for suppressing said rebellion...
Page 162 - Also to the ninth and tenth sections of an act entitled "An act to suppress insurrection, to punish treason and rebellion, to seize and confiscate the property of rebels, and for other purposes," approved July 17, 1862, and which sections are in the words and figures following: "SEC.
Page 183 - St. Martin, and Orleans, including the city of New Orleans, Mississippi, Alabama, Florida, Georgia, South Carolina, North Carolina, and Virginia, except the forty-eight counties designated as West Virginia, and also the counties of Berkeley, Accomac, Northampton, Elizabeth City, York, Princess Ann, and Norfolk, including the cities of Norfolk and Portsmouth, and which excepted parts are, for the present, left precisely as if this proclamation were not issued.
Page 204 - I am instructed to telegraph you as follows: The President directs that you cross the Potomac and give battle to the enemy, or drive him south. Your army must move now, while the roads are good.
Page 184 - And I further declare and make known that such persons of suitable condition will be received into the armed service of the United States, to garrison forts, positions, stations, and other places, and to man vessels of all sorts in said service. And upon this act, sincerely believed to be an act of justice, warranted by the Constitution, upon military necessity, I invoke the considerate judgment of mankind and the gracious favor of Almighty God.
Page 162 - ... that on the first day of january in the year of our lord one thousand eight hundred and sixtythree all persons held as slaves within any state or designated part of a state the people whereof shall then be in rebellion against the united states shall be then thenceforward and forever free...
Page 18 - Joint Resolution. Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States. Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States...