Report of the Joint Committee on the Conduct of the War in Three PartsU.S. Government Printing Office, 1863 - Ball's Bluff, Battle of, Va., 1861 |
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... Potomac . In the history of that army is to be found all that is necessary to enable your committee to report upon " the conduct of the war . " Had that army fulfilled all that a generous and confiding people were justified in expecting ...
... Potomac . In the history of that army is to be found all that is necessary to enable your committee to report upon " the conduct of the war . " Had that army fulfilled all that a generous and confiding people were justified in expecting ...
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... Potomac . The result of their investigation your committee submit in a separate report . Your committee have also investigated the disaster at Ball's Bluff , that battle being the first conflict of any extent in which any of the troops ...
... Potomac . The result of their investigation your committee submit in a separate report . Your committee have also investigated the disaster at Ball's Bluff , that battle being the first conflict of any extent in which any of the troops ...
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... Potomac had attained dimensions never before contemplated in the course of military operations upon this continent , and seldom , if ever , equalled in modern times , no portion of its rapidly increasing numbers was permitted to be ...
... Potomac had attained dimensions never before contemplated in the course of military operations upon this continent , and seldom , if ever , equalled in modern times , no portion of its rapidly increasing numbers was permitted to be ...
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... Potomac from any danger of being interrupted . From some cause no steps were then taken for that purpose . The subject was again brought to the attention of the War Department by the Navy Depart- ment in the month of August , shortly ...
... Potomac from any danger of being interrupted . From some cause no steps were then taken for that purpose . The subject was again brought to the attention of the War Department by the Navy Depart- ment in the month of August , shortly ...
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... Potomac and applied to be sent to sea , saying that , by remaining here and doing nothing , he was but losing his own reputation , as the blame for per- mitting the Potomac to be blockaded would be imputed to him and the flotilla under ...
... Potomac and applied to be sent to sea , saying that , by remaining here and doing nothing , he was but losing his own reputation , as the blame for per- mitting the Potomac to be blockaded would be imputed to him and the flotilla under ...
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a. m. to-morrow advance Alexandria Answer Aquia creek arrived artillery attack batteries battle battle of Williamsburg Bottom's Bridge bridge brigade Burnside Captain cavalry Centreville chairman Chandler Chickahominy Colonel committee met pursuant corps cross despatch direction division enemy enemy's fight following witnesses force Fort Monroe fortifications Fortress Monroe Franklin Fredericksburg Frémont front G. B. MCCLELLAN General-in-Chief Gooch guns H. W. HALLECK Harper's Ferry HEADQUARTERS ARMY Heintzelman horses infantry James river land Major General H. W. Major General MCCLELLAN Manassas McDowell miles military morning move movement night o'clock Odell officers operations opinion peninsula pontoons position Potomac President pursuant to adjournment quartermaster Question railroad Rappahannock re-enforcements rebels received regiments retreat Richmond road Secretary Secretary of War sent side Sumner supplies suppose telegraph tion troops wagons WAR DEPARTMENT Warrenton Washington Williamsburg York river Yorktown