Southern History of the War: The first year of the warC.B. Richardson, 1863 - Confederate States of America |
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... Flag Imbroglio . - Major - general Butler . - Causes of the Disaster . - Its Results and Consequences . - The Fate of the Valley of the Mississippi ..... ... PAGE 291 CHAPTER XIII . CONCLUSION . Prospects of the War . - The Extremity of ...
... Flag Imbroglio . - Major - general Butler . - Causes of the Disaster . - Its Results and Consequences . - The Fate of the Valley of the Mississippi ..... ... PAGE 291 CHAPTER XIII . CONCLUSION . Prospects of the War . - The Extremity of ...
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... flag was dis- covered at half mast , as a signal of distress . The Federal fleet , which was off the bar , contrary to all expectations , re- mained quietly where it was ; they did not remove from their anchorage or fire a gun . In the ...
... flag was dis- covered at half mast , as a signal of distress . The Federal fleet , which was off the bar , contrary to all expectations , re- mained quietly where it was ; they did not remove from their anchorage or fire a gun . In the ...
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... flag with fifty guns , the performance of which was attended with the melan- choly occurrence of mortal injuries to four of his men by the bursting of two cannon . There was no other life lost in the whole affair . Thus ended the ...
... flag with fifty guns , the performance of which was attended with the melan- choly occurrence of mortal injuries to four of his men by the bursting of two cannon . There was no other life lost in the whole affair . Thus ended the ...
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... flag at the head of their column . Stones were thrown by a portion of the crowd , when the troops presented arms and fired . The crowd was converted into an infuriated mob ; the fire was re- turned from a number of revolvers ; the ...
... flag at the head of their column . Stones were thrown by a portion of the crowd , when the troops presented arms and fired . The crowd was converted into an infuriated mob ; the fire was re- turned from a number of revolvers ; the ...
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... flag floating from the top of an hotel called the Marshall House , and attended by a squad of his men , determined to secure it as his prize . He found his way into the hotel , ascended the stairs , and climbed , by a ladder , to the ...
... flag floating from the top of an hotel called the Marshall House , and attended by a squad of his men , determined to secure it as his prize . He found his way into the hotel , ascended the stairs , and climbed , by a ladder , to the ...
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