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Page 191
... finally establishing himself at Murfreesboro . Buell attempted no pursuit , ignored the opportunity to invade eastern Tennessee and prepared to take his army back to Nash- ville . In both east and west , the Confederate counter ...
... finally establishing himself at Murfreesboro . Buell attempted no pursuit , ignored the opportunity to invade eastern Tennessee and prepared to take his army back to Nash- ville . In both east and west , the Confederate counter ...
Page 301
... finally destroyed his credibility as a commander . Even his friendship with the president could no longer save him , and , still with consider- able reluctance , Davis replaced him in December with Joseph E. Johnston . Shortly ...
... finally destroyed his credibility as a commander . Even his friendship with the president could no longer save him , and , still with consider- able reluctance , Davis replaced him in December with Joseph E. Johnston . Shortly ...
Page 445
... finally sunk , though Semmes and most of her crew were saved . There were , of course , other Confederate raiders . The Clyde - built Georgia enjoyed a brief spell of success in 1863 before being holed up in Cherbourg , and finally ...
... finally sunk , though Semmes and most of her crew were saved . There were , of course , other Confederate raiders . The Clyde - built Georgia enjoyed a brief spell of success in 1863 before being holed up in Cherbourg , and finally ...
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