Pictorial History of the Civil War in the United States of America, Volume 2T. Belknap, 1874 - United States |
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... side of an abrupt ravine . A line of battle was 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 ...
... side of an abrupt ravine . A line of battle was 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 ...
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... side a part of the force stationed at Bird's Point , Cairo , and Cape Girardeau , to Fort Holt and Paducah , of which places we have taken possession . As the rebel forces outnumber ours , and the counties of Kentucky , between the ...
... side a part of the force stationed at Bird's Point , Cairo , and Cape Girardeau , to Fort Holt and Paducah , of which places we have taken possession . As the rebel forces outnumber ours , and the counties of Kentucky , between the ...
Page 84
... side a sculptured figure of fame . In the rear of the hilt was a hollow , arched at the top so as to form a canopy for a figure of America , at the foot of which , in the midst of appropriate surroundings , was a medallion of blue ...
... side a sculptured figure of fame . In the rear of the hilt was a hollow , arched at the top so as to form a canopy for a figure of America , at the foot of which , in the midst of appropriate surroundings , was a medallion of blue ...
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... side , ending in a steep ridge at Ivy Creek , which bent around it . There lay the Confederates in ambush , and did not fire until Marshall's battalion was close upon them . Then a volley was poured upon his men , and a sharp skirmish ...
... side , ending in a steep ridge at Ivy Creek , which bent around it . There lay the Confederates in ambush , and did not fire until Marshall's battalion was close upon them . Then a volley was poured upon his men , and a sharp skirmish ...
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... side by a march of 500 yards circuitously over a long neck of land , within half musket - shot of its embankments , and over a narrow causeway , only a few feet in width , which was commanded by two 82 - pounder guns loaded with grape ...
... side by a march of 500 yards circuitously over a long neck of land , within half musket - shot of its embankments , and over a narrow causeway , only a few feet in width , which was commanded by two 82 - pounder guns loaded with grape ...
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