Southern History of the War: The first year of the warC.B. Richardson, 1863 - Confederate States of America |
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Page 50
... fought . On the day succeeding the inauguration of Abraham Lin- coln , General P. G. Toutant Beauregard * was put in command of the Confederate troops besieging Fort Sumter . His mili- tary record was slight , but gave evidence of ...
... fought . On the day succeeding the inauguration of Abraham Lin- coln , General P. G. Toutant Beauregard * was put in command of the Confederate troops besieging Fort Sumter . His mili- tary record was slight , but gave evidence of ...
Page 77
... fought . THE BATTLE OF BETHEL . The Confederates , to the number of about eighteen hundred , und Colonel J. Bankhead Magruder , were intrenched at Great Bethel church , which was about nine miles on the road leading south from Hampton ...
... fought . THE BATTLE OF BETHEL . The Confederates , to the number of about eighteen hundred , und Colonel J. Bankhead Magruder , were intrenched at Great Bethel church , which was about nine miles on the road leading south from Hampton ...
Page 79
... fought under the impenetrable cover of their batteries , the only in- stance of exposure being that of the North Carolina infantry , who , by their charge on the redoubt taken by the enemy early in the action , contributed , most of all ...
... fought under the impenetrable cover of their batteries , the only in- stance of exposure being that of the North Carolina infantry , who , by their charge on the redoubt taken by the enemy early in the action , contributed , most of all ...
Page 96
... fought the gallant action of the 18th of July . It is a small stream , running in this locality , nearly from west to east , to its confluence with the Occoquan River , about twelve miles from the Potomac , and draining a considerable ...
... fought the gallant action of the 18th of July . It is a small stream , running in this locality , nearly from west to east , to its confluence with the Occoquan River , about twelve miles from the Potomac , and draining a considerable ...
Page 100
... fought on our side without any other plan than to suit the contingencies arising out of the development of the enemy's designs , as it occurred in the progress of the action . Several plans of battle had been proposed by General Beaure ...
... fought on our side without any other plan than to suit the contingencies arising out of the development of the enemy's designs , as it occurred in the progress of the action . Several plans of battle had been proposed by General Beaure ...
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