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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... Union , they were merely fresh recruits - a " respect- were prepared and eager for active ser- able mob , " as the General himself vice . termed them - a mass of raw material , which it was necessary to mould into the form and order of ...
... Union , they were merely fresh recruits - a " respect- were prepared and eager for active ser- able mob , " as the General himself vice . termed them - a mass of raw material , which it was necessary to mould into the form and order of ...
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... Union troops , though not expecting the assault , were watchful , and prepared to defend themselves . After a severe skirmishing between the pickets , the main bodies advanced to meet each other , and the conflict be- came general ...
... Union troops , though not expecting the assault , were watchful , and prepared to defend themselves . After a severe skirmishing between the pickets , the main bodies advanced to meet each other , and the conflict be- came general ...
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... Union forces at Cairo was to strike for the command of the Cumberland , by an attack on Fort Donelson . This was an extensive earth - work at Dover , in Tennessee , situ- ated on the left bank of the Cumberland River . It was ...
... Union forces at Cairo was to strike for the command of the Cumberland , by an attack on Fort Donelson . This was an extensive earth - work at Dover , in Tennessee , situ- ated on the left bank of the Cumberland River . It was ...
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... Union flag was displayed , and the inhabitants gen- Commanding Phelps , took possession and hoisted the Union flag at Clarksville . A Union sentiment manifested itself as we came up the river . The rebels have retreated to Nashville ...
... Union flag was displayed , and the inhabitants gen- Commanding Phelps , took possession and hoisted the Union flag at Clarksville . A Union sentiment manifested itself as we came up the river . The rebels have retreated to Nashville ...
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... Union .--- Appointed Military Governor of Tennessee.— Sanguine hopes - Arrival of Johnson at Nashville . - Provisional Government organized . - Union Speeches and Meetings . Compulsory return to Loyalty . - Capture of Paris . - The ...
... Union .--- Appointed Military Governor of Tennessee.— Sanguine hopes - Arrival of Johnson at Nashville . - Provisional Government organized . - Union Speeches and Meetings . Compulsory return to Loyalty . - Capture of Paris . - The ...
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