Pictorial History of the Civil War in the United States of America, Volume 2T. Belknap, 1874 - United States |
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Page 47
... immediately on Springfield , upon condition that he should have the chief command of the army . Price , anxious to drive the Nationals out of Missouri , yielded to the Texan , saying he was " not fighting for distinction but for the ...
... immediately on Springfield , upon condition that he should have the chief command of the army . Price , anxious to drive the Nationals out of Missouri , yielded to the Texan , saying he was " not fighting for distinction but for the ...
Page 49
... immediately communicated the astounding fact to General Price . He told him truly , that the main body of the National Army was close upon him , and he called earnestly for re - enforcements . McCulloch was at Price's quarters when the ...
... immediately communicated the astounding fact to General Price . He told him truly , that the main body of the National Army was close upon him , and he called earnestly for re - enforcements . McCulloch was at Price's quarters when the ...
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... immediately formed on the hill , with the Missouri troops in front , the Kansas troops sixty yards to the left , on the opposite side of a ravine , and the Iowa troops still farther to the left . Totten's Battery was planted on an ...
... immediately formed on the hill , with the Missouri troops in front , the Kansas troops sixty yards to the left , on the opposite side of a ravine , and the Iowa troops still farther to the left . Totten's Battery was planted on an ...
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... immediately ordered forward with a sec- tion , and prompt relief was afforded by his skillful use of his guns . A new danger to the Nationals now appeared . Eight hundred Confede- rate cavalry had formed a line of battle , unobserved ...
... immediately ordered forward with a sec- tion , and prompt relief was afforded by his skillful use of his guns . A new danger to the Nationals now appeared . Eight hundred Confede- rate cavalry had formed a line of battle , unobserved ...
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... immediately confronting him , who were somewhat dis- tracted by divided commanders . Polk was chief ; and from his August 7 , head - quarters at Memphis he ordered Pillow to evacuate New Madrid , and , with his men and heavy guns ...
... immediately confronting him , who were somewhat dis- tracted by divided commanders . Polk was chief ; and from his August 7 , head - quarters at Memphis he ordered Pillow to evacuate New Madrid , and , with his men and heavy guns ...
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arms army arrived artillery attack Banks battery battle Beauregard brigade British Buell camp cannon Captain capture cavalry Colonel command composed Confede Confederates conspirators Corinth Creek Cumberland Cumberland River defense dispatch division Donelson enemy expedition Ferry fight fire flag flank fled fleet flotilla force Fort Donelson Fort Henry Fort Jackson forward Fremont front Government Grant gun-boats Halleck head-quarters heavy guns Heintzelman hundred infantry insurgents intrenchments Island Number Jackson John Johnston Kentucky killed land large number latter Leesburg Lieutenant Manassas McClellan McClernand ment miles military Mississippi Missouri morning moved movement Nashville National troops Navy night North Carolina o'clock officers Ohio Orleans Pope position Potomac prisoners railway re-enforcements rear regiment Richmond river road Roanoke Roanoke Island Secretary Secretary of War sent shell shore shot Sigel soldiers soon steamer surrender Tennessee Tennessee River thousand Union vessels victory Virginia Washington William wounded