The war with the south: a history of the late rebellion with biographical sketches of leading statesmen and distinguished naval and military commanders, etc, Volume 2Virtue & Yorston, 1867 - 680 pages |
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... Banks . On the 17th of August , 1861 , he was promoted to the rank of brigadier - general of volunteers , and was ordered to Kentucky , where , after serving under Generals Anderson and Sherman , he was appointed by their successor ...
... Banks . On the 17th of August , 1861 , he was promoted to the rank of brigadier - general of volunteers , and was ordered to Kentucky , where , after serving under Generals Anderson and Sherman , he was appointed by their successor ...
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... bank of the Tennessee River , as fast as it can be securely done , and be in readiness to charge upon the fort or move to the support of the first division , as may be necessary . " All the forces on the west bank of the river , not re ...
... bank of the Tennessee River , as fast as it can be securely done , and be in readiness to charge upon the fort or move to the support of the first division , as may be necessary . " All the forces on the west bank of the river , not re ...
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... banks of the river , the at. parted on the approach of the Union army . He now prepared to organize a provisional ... bank of the Mississippi River , in the south- east corner of Missouri , where that State touches the borders of Kentucky ...
... banks of the river , the at. parted on the approach of the Union army . He now prepared to organize a provisional ... bank of the Mississippi River , in the south- east corner of Missouri , where that State touches the borders of Kentucky ...
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... banks of the river , the at from 5,000 to 10,000 men , under a enemy were prepared to offer a stubborn resistance . General Halleck had pushed Feb. forward from Commerce , in Mis- 27. souri , a large force under General Pope , with the ...
... banks of the river , the at from 5,000 to 10,000 men , under a enemy were prepared to offer a stubborn resistance . General Halleck had pushed Feb. forward from Commerce , in Mis- 27. souri , a large force under General Pope , with the ...
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... bank , to line the bank with rifle pits for 1,000 men , and to establish his artillery in sunk batteries of single pieces between the rifle pits . This arrangement was made to present as small a mark as possible to the shells of the gun ...
... bank , to line the bank with rifle pits for 1,000 men , and to establish his artillery in sunk batteries of single pieces between the rifle pits . This arrangement was made to present as small a mark as possible to the shells of the gun ...
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A. P. Hill Acting Master advance Arkansas arms army arrived artillery attack Banks batteries battle boats bridge brigade Brigadier-General Burnside camp Captain captured cavalry Centreville Colonel command Confederate Corinth corps Creek crossed defence destroyed direction division eight enemy enemy's engaged eral Federal fell field fight fire flag flank fleet force forts forward Fredericksburg front Government ground gun-boats guns Harper's Ferry Harriet Lane heavy hill infantry intrenchments Island Jackson James River Kentucky killed land Lieutenant loss Major-General mand Maryland Heights McClellan McClernand ment miles military Mississippi morning moved movement Murfreesboro night North o'clock occupied officers Ohio opened Port Porter position Potomac prisoners railroad reached rear rebels regiments reinforcements retired retreat Richmond river road sent shell shot side skirmishers soon steamers Tennessee tion town troops Union Union army United vessels Vicksburg Virginia whole woods wounded