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 38
... batteries , and rendering us unable , even with the aid of powerful The next movement of the enemy in Kentucky was to abandon their great stronghold at Columbus , on the Missis- sippi . Cut off , by the capture of Forts Henry and ...
... batteries , and rendering us unable , even with the aid of powerful The next movement of the enemy in Kentucky was to abandon their great stronghold at Columbus , on the Missis- sippi . Cut off , by the capture of Forts Henry and ...
Page 40
... batteries , few feet above the chain and below the and equipments for teams and cavalry , battery I counted five sixty - four pound but everything of a portable nature had guns which had been thrown over the been carried away . The ...
... batteries , few feet above the chain and below the and equipments for teams and cavalry , battery I counted five sixty - four pound but everything of a portable nature had guns which had been thrown over the been carried away . The ...
Page 41
... batteries . Satisfied that our troops had possession , they landed , ascended to the sum- soldiers . " Though rising from a sick bed to go upon the expedi- which are of immense strength , consisting of tiers upon tiers of batteries on ...
... batteries . Satisfied that our troops had possession , they landed , ascended to the sum- soldiers . " Though rising from a sick bed to go upon the expedi- which are of immense strength , consisting of tiers upon tiers of batteries on ...
Page 46
... batteries of the Federalists at Point Pleasant and the gun - boats of the secessionists , for several days , when the enemy finally gave up the struggle , and , taking advantage of a thunder - storm , retreated precipitately during the ...
... batteries of the Federalists at Point Pleasant and the gun - boats of the secessionists , for several days , when the enemy finally gave up the struggle , and , taking advantage of a thunder - storm , retreated precipitately during the ...
Page 47
... battery of ten - pound Parrott and rifle guns , with orders to make a lodgment on the river 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 ...
... battery of ten - pound Parrott and rifle guns , with orders to make a lodgment on the river 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 ...
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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