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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... give him the command of the South - Western Military District . During the rebellion of the Mormons of Utah , he was appointed chief of the ex- pedition sent across the plains to quell it by arms . He acted with great prompt- itude and ...
... give him the command of the South - Western Military District . During the rebellion of the Mormons of Utah , he was appointed chief of the ex- pedition sent across the plains to quell it by arms . He acted with great prompt- itude and ...
Page 8
... give a sketch of the position . Colonel Garrard was encamped at the junction of three roads . -the Mount Vernon road , leading to Camp Dick Robinson , along which the reinforcements came ; the London road , by which the rebels ...
... give a sketch of the position . Colonel Garrard was encamped at the junction of three roads . -the Mount Vernon road , leading to Camp Dick Robinson , along which the reinforcements came ; the London road , by which the rebels ...
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... give the rebels a hand- supplies . In the mean time , Zollicoffer , some reception . As they approached presuming upon the inertness of his an- on the rear of the hill , they came in the tagonist , recovered courage , and , retrac ...
... give the rebels a hand- supplies . In the mean time , Zollicoffer , some reception . As they approached presuming upon the inertness of his an- on the rear of the hill , they came in the tagonist , recovered courage , and , retrac ...
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... give assu- rance of safety to the inhabitants . The General , with a large military suite , called upon Mrs. Polk , the widow of President Polk . Though received with politeness by the venerable dame , whose graceful courtesy is ...
... give assu- rance of safety to the inhabitants . The General , with a large military suite , called upon Mrs. Polk , the widow of President Polk . Though received with politeness by the venerable dame , whose graceful courtesy is ...
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... give any exact account of the immense quan- Mar. tities of property and supplies left 14 . General Pope , in his official report , gives the following detailed account of the operation which led to the retreat of the enemy from New ...
... give any exact account of the immense quan- Mar. tities of property and supplies left 14 . General Pope , in his official report , gives the following detailed account of the operation which led to the retreat of the enemy from New ...
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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