Southern History of the War: The first year of the warC.B. Richardson, 1863 - Confederate States of America |
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... Artillery Duel . - THE BATTLE OF MANASSAS .- " On to Richmond . " - Scenery of the Battle - field . - Crises in the Battle . - Devoted Courage of the Confederates . -THE ROUT . -How the News was received in Washington . - How it was ...
... Artillery Duel . - THE BATTLE OF MANASSAS .- " On to Richmond . " - Scenery of the Battle - field . - Crises in the Battle . - Devoted Courage of the Confederates . -THE ROUT . -How the News was received in Washington . - How it was ...
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... artillery daily paraded the streets an thundered over its pavements ; and no form of ostentation was omitted by the senile and conceited general in command , to give the Federal metropolis the appearance of a conquered city . The hour ...
... artillery daily paraded the streets an thundered over its pavements ; and no form of ostentation was omitted by the senile and conceited general in command , to give the Federal metropolis the appearance of a conquered city . The hour ...
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... artillery company in his town . He was known to his neighbors as a person who united a dauntless and unyielding courage with the most gen- erous impulses . A week before his death a " Union " man from Washington had been seized in the ...
... artillery company in his town . He was known to his neighbors as a person who united a dauntless and unyielding courage with the most gen- erous impulses . A week before his death a " Union " man from Washington had been seized in the ...
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... artillery engagement , could the Confederates see the bodies of the men in the column of attack , and their fire was directed by the bayonets of the en- emy . The position of the enemy was obscured by the shade of the woods on their ...
... artillery engagement , could the Confederates see the bodies of the men in the column of attack , and their fire was directed by the bayonets of the en- emy . The position of the enemy was obscured by the shade of the woods on their ...
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... artillery , and dis- persed in great confusion , but with inconsiderable loss of life , through the woods . The command had no equipments and very little ammunition . Such was the inauguration of the improvident and unfortunate campaign ...
... artillery , and dis- persed in great confusion , but with inconsiderable loss of life , through the woods . The command had no equipments and very little ammunition . Such was the inauguration of the improvident and unfortunate campaign ...
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