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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... road before him . In the meantime General Stoneman had overtaken the rear of the enemy with his cavalry , and followed them up closely , keeping up a running fire all the time , until the enemy reached their works in the neighborhood of ...
... road before him . In the meantime General Stoneman had overtaken the rear of the enemy with his cavalry , and followed them up closely , keeping up a running fire all the time , until the enemy reached their works in the neighborhood of ...
Page 44
... roads are good . If you cross the river between the enemy and Washington , and cover the latter by your line of ... road is much more injured . You can reach the former in less time than would be re- quired to repair the latter ...
... roads are good . If you cross the river between the enemy and Washington , and cover the latter by your line of ... road is much more injured . You can reach the former in less time than would be re- quired to repair the latter ...
Page 55
... road , which proved to be correct . I wanted to obtain possession of that new road , and that was my reason for making an attack on the extreme left . I did not intend to make the attack on the right until that position had been taken ...
... road , which proved to be correct . I wanted to obtain possession of that new road , and that was my reason for making an attack on the extreme left . I did not intend to make the attack on the right until that position had been taken ...
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... road . I never dreamed that this was con- sidered as a strong attack at all , until since the battle took place . At that time I had no idea that it was the main attack , but supposed it was an armed ob- servation to ascertain where the ...
... road . I never dreamed that this was con- sidered as a strong attack at all , until since the battle took place . At that time I had no idea that it was the main attack , but supposed it was an armed ob- servation to ascertain where the ...
Page 133
... road , of very small but straight pieces of pine . It is not the most comfortable road to roll over , but it is about as good as Pennsylvania avenue ; it is a road that will bear artillery and a train of wagons . It takes some time to ...
... road , of very small but straight pieces of pine . It is not the most comfortable road to roll over , but it is about as good as Pennsylvania avenue ; it is a road that will bear artillery and a train of wagons . It takes some time to ...
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