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 11
... four wounded . If General Nelson had had with him any cavalry , he feels con- fident he would have taken or slain the whole of them . As it was , the enemy retreated , cutting down trees across the narrow road and burning or cutting all ...
... four wounded . If General Nelson had had with him any cavalry , he feels con- fident he would have taken or slain the whole of them . As it was , the enemy retreated , cutting down trees across the narrow road and burning or cutting all ...
Page 14
... four pieces of artil- lery . When within two and a half miles of Woodsonville , concealed from the enemy's view , I halted the column and ordered forward Colonel Terry's Rangers , to occupy the heights of my right , left , and front ...
... four pieces of artil- lery . When within two and a half miles of Woodsonville , concealed from the enemy's view , I halted the column and ordered forward Colonel Terry's Rangers , to occupy the heights of my right , left , and front ...
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... four iron - clad gun- boats and two wooden ones , and after one hour and a quarter severe fight- ing , the latter part of the day within less than one hundred yards of the fort , the wheel of this vessel and the tiller of the Louisville ...
... four iron - clad gun- boats and two wooden ones , and after one hour and a quarter severe fight- ing , the latter part of the day within less than one hundred yards of the fort , the wheel of this vessel and the tiller of the Louisville ...
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... four o'clock this morn- ing , and steamed leisurely down Mar. the river , arriving at Lucas ' Bend , 4 . four miles above Columbus , at sunrise . Though the morning was clear and beautiful , still the wind was in such a direction as to ...
... four o'clock this morn- ing , and steamed leisurely down Mar. the river , arriving at Lucas ' Bend , 4 . four miles above Columbus , at sunrise . Though the morning was clear and beautiful , still the wind was in such a direction as to ...
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... four miles per hour , and perfectly at the mercy of the foe should this be a ruse of theirs to inveigle us into their trap . We knew not whether we were approaching friend or foe , whether the flag was ours or theirs , whether the ...
... four miles per hour , and perfectly at the mercy of the foe should this be a ruse of theirs to inveigle us into their trap . We knew not whether we were approaching friend or foe , whether the flag was ours or theirs , whether 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