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 12
... destroyed the stately iron bridge of the Louisville and Nashville Railroad , which crosses that stream . When the Unionists , however , reached Green Riv- er , they constructed a temporary bridge . and began to throw across eight com ...
... destroyed the stately iron bridge of the Louisville and Nashville Railroad , which crosses that stream . When the Unionists , however , reached Green Riv- er , they constructed a temporary bridge . and began to throw across eight com ...
Page 37
... destroyed the railroad and other bridges in order to check pur- suit . Bowling Green , however , had been abandoned before the fall of Fort Don- elson and soon after the capture of Fort Henry , by which its communication with Columbus ...
... destroyed the railroad and other bridges in order to check pur- suit . Bowling Green , however , had been abandoned before the fall of Fort Don- elson and soon after the capture of Fort Henry , by which its communication with Columbus ...
Page 66
... destroying or tor de Monteil - who had volunteered his services , though his regiment , the D'Epineuil Zouaves , was not present- fell , after gallantly leading their com- rades to the attack . The loss of the enemy , as they fought ...
... destroying or tor de Monteil - who had volunteered his services , though his regiment , the D'Epineuil Zouaves , was not present- fell , after gallantly leading their com- rades to the attack . The loss of the enemy , as they fought ...
Page 68
... destroyed by the working party , the hull above water burned and entirely consumed . " A third expedition , consisting of a land force and three gun - boats , sailed up the Chowan River as far as Winton , but finding the enemy posted ...
... destroyed by the working party , the hull above water burned and entirely consumed . " A third expedition , consisting of a land force and three gun - boats , sailed up the Chowan River as far as Winton , but finding the enemy posted ...
Page 101
... destroyed , or appro- priated as military spoil . No property in the North would be spared from the hands of the rebels , and their rapine would be defended under the laws of war . While the loyal States thus have all their property and ...
... destroyed , or appro- priated as military spoil . No property in the North would be spared from the hands of the rebels , and their rapine would be defended under the laws of war . While the loyal States thus have all their property and ...
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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