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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... force in behalf of the sovereign State of Texas , Col. Ben . McCulloch , an original and ardent Secessionist , having undertaken and fulfilled the duty of raising that force and post- ing it in and around San Antonio , so as to give ...
... force in behalf of the sovereign State of Texas , Col. Ben . McCulloch , an original and ardent Secessionist , having undertaken and fulfilled the duty of raising that force and post- ing it in and around San Antonio , so as to give ...
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... force unde- moralized in his rear , was an experi- ment full of hazard ; he therefore resolved to force a battle , and , with that view , forded the Rio Grande to its east bank , passed the fort at a distance of a mile and a half , and ...
... force unde- moralized in his rear , was an experi- ment full of hazard ; he therefore resolved to force a battle , and , with that view , forded the Rio Grande to its east bank , passed the fort at a distance of a mile and a half , and ...
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... forces on this point , directed Davis to withdraw all his reserve from the center , and move forward to the ground on ... force was about 16,000 men . " But now our whole army was had not yet fired a shot . Not a man in our ranks doubted ...
... forces on this point , directed Davis to withdraw all his reserve from the center , and move forward to the ground on ... force was about 16,000 men . " But now our whole army was had not yet fired a shot . Not a man in our ranks doubted ...
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... force was by this defeat practically destroyed . McNeil's loss was reported at 28 killed and 60 wounded . Gen. John M. Schofield had at an early day " been placed by Gen. Hal- leck in command of all the Missouri Four days thereafter ...
... force was by this defeat practically destroyed . McNeil's loss was reported at 28 killed and 60 wounded . Gen. John M. Schofield had at an early day " been placed by Gen. Hal- leck in command of all the Missouri Four days thereafter ...
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... force northward of the Missouri river ; though small bands of guerrillas continued to plunder and murder there , as else- where , for more than a year . Independence , on the western bor- der of the State , was about this time attacked ...
... force northward of the Missouri river ; though small bands of guerrillas continued to plunder and murder there , as else- where , for more than a year . Independence , on the western bor- der of the State , was about this time attacked ...
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