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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Page 121
... Centreville , leaving only Shields ' division and the Michigan cav- alry . 66 66 ' Ashby's cavalry , " says Gen. Shields in his report , observing this move- ment from a distance , came to the con- clusion that Winchester was being evac ...
... Centreville , leaving only Shields ' division and the Michigan cav- alry . 66 66 ' Ashby's cavalry , " says Gen. Shields in his report , observing this move- ment from a distance , came to the con- clusion that Winchester was being evac ...
Page 123
... Centreville in the afternoon . Although I began to conclude that Jackson was nowhere in the vicinity , knowing the crafty enemy we have to deal with , I took care not to omit a single precaution . Between eleven and twelve o'clock A.M. ...
... Centreville in the afternoon . Although I began to conclude that Jackson was nowhere in the vicinity , knowing the crafty enemy we have to deal with , I took care not to omit a single precaution . Between eleven and twelve o'clock A.M. ...
Page 126
... Centreville , and that accordingly he moved to Winchester with such a show of force as to compel Banks to remain there . The enemy , moreover , declared that their whole number of troops amounted to but six thousand men , of whom only ...
... Centreville , and that accordingly he moved to Winchester with such a show of force as to compel Banks to remain there . The enemy , moreover , declared that their whole number of troops amounted to but six thousand men , of whom only ...
Page 128
... Centreville and Manassas , once supposed to be so formidable , were found abandoned . Nothing was left but the debris of destroyed camps , half- burned provisions , the remains of the dead , an extensive line of deserted earth - works ...
... Centreville and Manassas , once supposed to be so formidable , were found abandoned . Nothing was left but the debris of destroyed camps , half- burned provisions , the remains of the dead , an extensive line of deserted earth - works ...
Page 129
... Centreville and Manassas , more than 75,000 men . " Sixth . That an advance of our whole army , made any time since the first of November last , would very likely have reached Manassas with as much expedi- tion and as little loss as the ...
... Centreville and Manassas , more than 75,000 men . " Sixth . That an advance of our whole army , made any time since the first of November last , would very likely have reached Manassas with as much expedi- tion and as little loss as the ...
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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