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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... Mississippi , the great channel of inter- 84 course between the northern lakes and the Gulf of Mexico . Both antagonists , conscious of the importance of holding the supremacy in a State thus situated , made great efforts to secure it ...
... Mississippi , the great channel of inter- 84 course between the northern lakes and the Gulf of Mexico . Both antagonists , conscious of the importance of holding the supremacy in a State thus situated , made great efforts to secure it ...
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... Mississippi , both in Kentucky , had invaded the State from Tennessee . This was by means of a force under the command of General Zollicoffer , through Cumberland Gap . General Buckner , a Kentuckian , had also mustered a considerable ...
... Mississippi , both in Kentucky , had invaded the State from Tennessee . This was by means of a force under the command of General Zollicoffer , through Cumberland Gap . General Buckner , a Kentuckian , had also mustered a considerable ...
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... Mississippi regiment turned upon them with their long bowie - knives , which they thrust through a fence that separated them from their assailants . The bayonets , however , by their greater length , gave the advan- tage to the Indiana ...
... Mississippi regiment turned upon them with their long bowie - knives , which they thrust through a fence that separated them from their assailants . The bayonets , however , by their greater length , gave the advan- tage to the Indiana ...
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... Mississippi , Cumberland , and Tennessee . --Fort Henry described . - Its Commander . -Sketch of Tilghman . - Great ... Mississippi , Tennessee , and the Cumberland , by the construc- tion of fortifications on these rivers . At Columbus ...
... Mississippi , Cumberland , and Tennessee . --Fort Henry described . - Its Commander . -Sketch of Tilghman . - Great ... Mississippi , Tennessee , and the Cumberland , by the construc- tion of fortifications on these rivers . At Columbus ...
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... Mississippi and Ohio , and Paducah , in Kentucky , on the latter , just at the mouth of the Tennes- see , and commanding that of the Cum- berland , served admirably as bases of operations upon these rivers , which pen- etrated the ...
... Mississippi and Ohio , and Paducah , in Kentucky , on the latter , just at the mouth of the Tennes- see , and commanding that of the Cum- berland , served admirably as bases of operations upon these rivers , which pen- etrated the ...
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