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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... woods for several days , was made a pris- oner ; and Porter , driven back upon McNeil by the same movement of Gen. Loan , was compelled to disperse his band to save it from destruction . This was the last appearance of the Rebels in ...
... woods for several days , was made a pris- oner ; and Porter , driven back upon McNeil by the same movement of Gen. Loan , was compelled to disperse his band to save it from destruction . This was the last appearance of the Rebels in ...
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... woods ; where they were charged by Col. Weer , leading the 10th , 13th , and part of the 2d and 11th Kansas and 20th Iowa , and a musketry fight of three hours was maintained with equal energy by the contending hosts . Meantime , our ...
... woods ; where they were charged by Col. Weer , leading the 10th , 13th , and part of the 2d and 11th Kansas and 20th Iowa , and a musketry fight of three hours was maintained with equal energy by the contending hosts . Meantime , our ...
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... woods on either side to discover any masked batteries that might there be planted . Having pushed this recon- noissance far enough to receive a 32- pound ball through the unprotected side of one of his boats , Gen. Grant decided that ...
... woods on either side to discover any masked batteries that might there be planted . Having pushed this recon- noissance far enough to receive a 32- pound ball through the unprotected side of one of his boats , Gen. Grant decided that ...
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... woods and over the difficult trails he was obliged to traverse in order to reach and occupy the main road from Henry to Donelson . Had he been directed . to start at 6 instead of 11 that morning , he would probably have intercepted and ...
... woods and over the difficult trails he was obliged to traverse in order to reach and occupy the main road from Henry to Donelson . Had he been directed . to start at 6 instead of 11 that morning , he would probably have intercepted and ...
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... woods , while a shell exploding on her deck , set her on fire , and she was burned down to the water . The crew of the Gen. Bragg and the Sumter escaped in like manner ; while the swifter Gen. Van Dorn fled down the river . The battle ...
... woods , while a shell exploding on her deck , set her on fire , and she was burned down to the water . The crew of the Gen. Bragg and the Sumter escaped in like manner ; while the swifter Gen. Van Dorn fled down the river . The battle ...
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