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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... less regularly exchanged . Of course , the forces at the several posts protecting the frontiers of Texas , being isolated and cut off from all communication with each other , or with a common head - quarters , fell an easy prey to the ...
... less regularly exchanged . Of course , the forces at the several posts protecting the frontiers of Texas , being isolated and cut off from all communication with each other , or with a common head - quarters , fell an easy prey to the ...
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... less indignant than any Union- ist at the unaccountable desertion ' of south - western Missouri by the new Union commander , directly on the heels of Fremont's triumphant and unresisted advance , when assured that his scouts were not ...
... less indignant than any Union- ist at the unaccountable desertion ' of south - western Missouri by the new Union commander , directly on the heels of Fremont's triumphant and unresisted advance , when assured that his scouts were not ...
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... less than 100 men , a good part of these from the 2d Missouri , Col. Schaefer , who , mis- taking an order , had left Bentonville considerably in advance , and who fell into an ambuscade by the way . Before 4 P. M. , Sigel was met by re ...
... less than 100 men , a good part of these from the 2d Missouri , Col. Schaefer , who , mis- taking an order , had left Bentonville considerably in advance , and who fell into an ambuscade by the way . Before 4 P. M. , Sigel was met by re ...
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... less ; since , in ad- dition to Gens . Ben McCulloch and McIntosh killed , Gens . Price and Slack were wounded . 31 mistakably ours , but the trophies were not abundant . No cannon , nor caissons , nor prisoners of any account , save a ...
... less ; since , in ad- dition to Gens . Ben McCulloch and McIntosh killed , Gens . Price and Slack were wounded . 31 mistakably ours , but the trophies were not abundant . No cannon , nor caissons , nor prisoners of any account , save a ...
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... less than 5,000 men . in uniform , possibly twice that num- ber - to say nothing of sutlers , com- missaries , and the usual rabble of camp - followers - were huddled under the bank of the river , not all of them privates , but all ...
... less than 5,000 men . in uniform , possibly twice that num- ber - to say nothing of sutlers , com- missaries , and the usual rabble of camp - followers - were huddled under the bank of the river , not all of them privates , but all ...
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