Southern History of the War: The first year of the warC.B. Richardson, 1863 - Confederate States of America |
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Page 58
... fight for the " liberty " for which they had crossed the ocean , or for the " free homesteads " which were to be the rewards of the war ; and all conceivable and reckless artifices were resorted to to swell the tide of numbers against ...
... fight for the " liberty " for which they had crossed the ocean , or for the " free homesteads " which were to be the rewards of the war ; and all conceivable and reckless artifices were resorted to to swell the tide of numbers against ...
Page 71
... fight the battle through , since she was probably the most interested in the suppression of the rebellion and the free navigation of the Mississippi . " Let the East , " demanded this valorous sheet , " get out of the way ; this is a ...
... fight the battle through , since she was probably the most interested in the suppression of the rebellion and the free navigation of the Mississippi . " Let the East , " demanded this valorous sheet , " get out of the way ; this is a ...
Page 79
... fight at the angle of our works , a small wooden house in front was thought to give protection to the enemy . Four privates in the North Carolina ' regiment volunteered to advance beyond our lines and set it on fire . One of them , a ...
... fight at the angle of our works , a small wooden house in front was thought to give protection to the enemy . Four privates in the North Carolina ' regiment volunteered to advance beyond our lines and set it on fire . One of them , a ...
Page 80
... fight , it would be in defence of the Union . Colonel Porterfield succeeded in a week in getting together three newly - organized companies . This force was increased by the arrival of several other companies , two of which were unarmed ...
... fight , it would be in defence of the Union . Colonel Porterfield succeeded in a week in getting together three newly - organized companies . This force was increased by the arrival of several other companies , two of which were unarmed ...
Page 84
... at all hazards . The attack on Colonel Pegram was met with the most gal- lant resistance . The fight lasted nearly three hours . The enemy advanced by a pathless route through the woods , the 84 THE FIRST YEAR OF THE WAR .
... at all hazards . The attack on Colonel Pegram was met with the most gal- lant resistance . The fight lasted nearly three hours . The enemy advanced by a pathless route through the woods , the 84 THE FIRST YEAR OF THE WAR .
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