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... charge ! " And with a shout and yell the brigades dashed on , through bog and swamp , and briers and undergrowth , to the breast works . For long hours a battle raged over the intrenchments , the intense fury , heroism , and horror of ...
... charge ! " And with a shout and yell the brigades dashed on , through bog and swamp , and briers and undergrowth , to the breast works . For long hours a battle raged over the intrenchments , the intense fury , heroism , and horror of ...
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... charges were repulsed by these heroic troops . In the final re- pulse of the enemy , a large portion of a Yankee brigade , being exposed to an enfilading artillery fire from our guns , sought shelter in a ravine , and surrendered to the ...
... charges were repulsed by these heroic troops . In the final re- pulse of the enemy , a large portion of a Yankee brigade , being exposed to an enfilading artillery fire from our guns , sought shelter in a ravine , and surrendered to the ...
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... charge in the burrow was heaviest , immense masses of dull , red earth were thrown high in air , and human forms , and gun- carriages , and small - arms , might be seen shooting up in this fountain of horror . But the explosion had only ...
... charge in the burrow was heaviest , immense masses of dull , red earth were thrown high in air , and human forms , and gun- carriages , and small - arms , might be seen shooting up in this fountain of horror . But the explosion had only ...
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... charged across this field under a heavy fire of musketry . When within fifty yards of the enemy's position , another ... charge was then made by our whole line , when the enemy broke and fled , leaving between a thou- sand and twelve ...
... charged across this field under a heavy fire of musketry . When within fifty yards of the enemy's position , another ... charge was then made by our whole line , when the enemy broke and fled , leaving between a thou- sand and twelve ...
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... charged with not having made full use of his opportunities . After crossing the Potomac , General Early had occasion to give another sharp lesson to the enemy . He turned back upon Crook , who was pursuing him with about 15,000 infantry ...
... charged with not having made full use of his opportunities . After crossing the Potomac , General Early had occasion to give another sharp lesson to the enemy . He turned back upon Crook , who was pursuing him with about 15,000 infantry ...
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