The American Conflict: A History of the Great Rebellion in the United States of America, 1860 - '65 : Its Causes, Incidents, and Results Intended to Exhibit Especially Its Moral and Political Phases, with the Drift and Progress of American Opinion Respecting Human Slavery from 1776 to the Close of the War for the Union. II |
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... Battle of Pes Ridge - Rebels defeated - The War among the Indians - Fight at the Cache- Guerrilla operations - Fight at Newtonia - Hind- man driven into Arkansas - Cooper routed at Maysville Battle of Prairie Grove . " III . Kentucky ...
... Battle of Pes Ridge - Rebels defeated - The War among the Indians - Fight at the Cache- Guerrilla operations - Fight at Newtonia - Hind- man driven into Arkansas - Cooper routed at Maysville Battle of Prairie Grove . " III . Kentucky ...
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... BATTLE - FIELD OF PEA RIDGE BATTLE - FIELD OF MILL SPRING FORTS HENRY AND DONELSON NEW MADRID AND ISLAND No. 10 PITTSBURG LANDING - SHILOH ROANOKE ISLAND - CROATAN SOUND . NEWBERN AND NEUSE RIVER • · • • • NEW ORLEANS AND ITS DEFENSES ...
... BATTLE - FIELD OF PEA RIDGE BATTLE - FIELD OF MILL SPRING FORTS HENRY AND DONELSON NEW MADRID AND ISLAND No. 10 PITTSBURG LANDING - SHILOH ROANOKE ISLAND - CROATAN SOUND . NEWBERN AND NEUSE RIVER • · • • • NEW ORLEANS AND ITS DEFENSES ...
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... battle in the open plain , just outside the range of the guns of the fort , was wisely declined . He would not retreat , and could not afford to re- main , consuming his scanty supplies ; while to pass the fort without a con- test ...
... battle in the open plain , just outside the range of the guns of the fort , was wisely declined . He would not retreat , and could not afford to re- main , consuming his scanty supplies ; while to pass the fort without a con- test ...
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... battle , and to fight it in such manner that the defeat of the Union- ists should involve their destruction . Advancing rapidly from his camp at Cross Hollows , covering Fayetteville , he struck at the division of Gen. Franz Sigel ...
... battle , and to fight it in such manner that the defeat of the Union- ists should involve their destruction . Advancing rapidly from his camp at Cross Hollows , covering Fayetteville , he struck at the division of Gen. Franz Sigel ...
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... battle - and 48 pieces of artillery . He estimates the Rebel force in battle at 30,000 , including 5,000 Indians . " Pollard says , " Van Dorn's whole force was about 16,000 men . " But now our whole army was had not yet fired a shot ...
... battle - and 48 pieces of artillery . He estimates the Rebel force in battle at 30,000 , including 5,000 Indians . " Pollard says , " Van Dorn's whole force was about 16,000 men . " But now our whole army was had not yet fired a shot ...
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