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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... Richmond . The four generals who voted against the proposed movement were Generals McDowell , Sumner , Heintzelman , and Barnard . General Keyes voted for it with the qualification that no change should be made until the enemy were ...
... Richmond . The four generals who voted against the proposed movement were Generals McDowell , Sumner , Heintzelman , and Barnard . General Keyes voted for it with the qualification that no change should be made until the enemy were ...
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... Richmond on the north and northwest , we cut them off from one of their great sources of supply , the Shenandoah valley , and at the same time prevented their raids through that region of coun- try , which so paralyzed all efforts to ...
... Richmond on the north and northwest , we cut them off from one of their great sources of supply , the Shenandoah valley , and at the same time prevented their raids through that region of coun- try , which so paralyzed all efforts to ...
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... Richmond with little resistance ; that the enemy were very much broken and demoralized , throwing away arms , clothing , & c . , that might impede their flight . General McClellan seems to have contemplated an immediate movement upon ...
... Richmond with little resistance ; that the enemy were very much broken and demoralized , throwing away arms , clothing , & c . , that might impede their flight . General McClellan seems to have contemplated an immediate movement upon ...
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... Richmond to re - enforce Jackson ; that the movement commenced on the 8th ; and that , if re - enforcements have gone to Jackson , they are probably not less than 10,000 men ; that he cannot vouch for the truth of the statement , but ...
... Richmond to re - enforce Jackson ; that the movement commenced on the 8th ; and that , if re - enforcements have gone to Jackson , they are probably not less than 10,000 men ; that he cannot vouch for the truth of the statement , but ...
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... Richmond had our army followed them up vigorously . It is true that our army had been severely tried during the preceding week , fighting , as they did , nearly every day , and retreating every night . The corps commanders and the ...
... Richmond had our army followed them up vigorously . It is true that our army had been severely tried during the preceding week , fighting , as they did , nearly every day , and retreating every night . The corps commanders and the ...
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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