Pictorial History of the Civil War in the United States of America, Volume 2T. Belknap, 1874 - United States |
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... saying : “ Our Army of the Potomac , on Sunday last , met a reverse equally severe and unexpected . For a day or two the panic which had produced the result was followed by a panic that seemed to threaten to demoralize the country . But ...
... saying : “ Our Army of the Potomac , on Sunday last , met a reverse equally severe and unexpected . For a day or two the panic which had produced the result was followed by a panic that seemed to threaten to demoralize the country . But ...
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... saying : " To speak of subjugating such a people , so united and determined , is to speak in language incomprehensible to them . To resist attacks on their rights or their liberties , is with them an instinct . Whether this war shall ...
... saying : " To speak of subjugating such a people , so united and determined , is to speak in language incomprehensible to them . To resist attacks on their rights or their liberties , is with them an instinct . Whether this war shall ...
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... saying , " All such as can be identified ¿ Nov. 25. in having been engaged in bridge - burning , are to be tried sum- marily by drum - head court - martial , and , if found guilty , executed on the spot by hanging . It would be well to ...
... saying , " All such as can be identified ¿ Nov. 25. in having been engaged in bridge - burning , are to be tried sum- marily by drum - head court - martial , and , if found guilty , executed on the spot by hanging . It would be well to ...
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... saying : " Rather than stultify myself , and disgrace my family by such an oath , I agree to die . I never could sanction this government , and I trust no child of mine will ever do it . " Whilst suffering in the Knoxville jail , and ...
... saying : " Rather than stultify myself , and disgrace my family by such an oath , I agree to die . I never could sanction this government , and I trust no child of mine will ever do it . " Whilst suffering in the Knoxville jail , and ...
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... saying : " I fear the enemy may become emboldened by our want of activity . I have constant rumors of a very large force below , and of threats to attack us with overwhelming numbers . I should have a much larger force than I have , and ...
... saying : " I fear the enemy may become emboldened by our want of activity . I have constant rumors of a very large force below , and of threats to attack us with overwhelming numbers . I should have a much larger force than I have , and ...
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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