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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... Railroad - Wilson's and Kautz's expensive Raid to Burkesville - Butler pontoons the James -- Sheridan tights on the Peninsula -- Miles carries an Outpost at Deep Bottom - Burnside's Mine - Hancock on our Left , Gregg on our Right ...
... Railroad - Wilson's and Kautz's expensive Raid to Burkesville - Butler pontoons the James -- Sheridan tights on the Peninsula -- Miles carries an Outpost at Deep Bottom - Burnside's Mine - Hancock on our Left , Gregg on our Right ...
Page 51
... railroad dépôt on fire , with 7 locomotives , and a large amount of corn and other provisions , with the bridges of course destroyed , and the last of the Rebel army , consisting of Texas Rangers , just moving off on a railroad train ...
... railroad dépôt on fire , with 7 locomotives , and a large amount of corn and other provisions , with the bridges of course destroyed , and the last of the Rebel army , consisting of Texas Rangers , just moving off on a railroad train ...
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... railroad bridge near Benton on the way . The wholly un- expected appearance of the National flag in North Alabama , where slaves were comparatively few , and at least three - fourths of the people had stub- bornly opposed Secession ...
... railroad bridge near Benton on the way . The wholly un- expected appearance of the National flag in North Alabama , where slaves were comparatively few , and at least three - fourths of the people had stub- bornly opposed Secession ...
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... railroad from Memphis to Clarkesville and Louis- ville crosses the river . The gunboats Tyler and Lexington had already made a reconnoissance up the Ten- nessee , meeting their first resistance at PITTSBURG LANDING , an insignifi- cant ...
... railroad from Memphis to Clarkesville and Louis- ville crosses the river . The gunboats Tyler and Lexington had already made a reconnoissance up the Ten- nessee , meeting their first resistance at PITTSBURG LANDING , an insignifi- cant ...
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... Railroad at Glendale , three miles farther , and partially destroying it ; while the Ohio road was in like manner broken at Purdy . The victory was clearly ours ; for we had the field and the dead ; but the losses were fairly equalized ...
... Railroad at Glendale , three miles farther , and partially destroying it ; while the Ohio road was in like manner broken at Purdy . The victory was clearly ours ; for we had the field and the dead ; but the losses were fairly equalized ...
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