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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... hill . The whole face of the country is covered with a heavy growth of timber , except where it has been felled by the soldiers since . they were stationed here . The first at- tack had been made in a hollow extend- ing from the London ...
... hill . The whole face of the country is covered with a heavy growth of timber , except where it has been felled by the soldiers since . they were stationed here . The first at- tack had been made in a hollow extend- ing from the London ...
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... hill as the point of approach . With much labor they opened a road through the woods along the side of a high ridge on the other side of the Lon - rescue of those loyal men from the thral- don road , and planted a piece of their dom of ...
... hill as the point of approach . With much labor they opened a road through the woods along the side of a high ridge on the other side of the Lon - rescue of those loyal men from the thral- don road , and planted a piece of their dom of ...
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... hill - side , flanking the road which debouches at the ford . They found the enemy's camp deserted , and the main street of the village occupied by moun- ted men , who were making off by the Shelby road . A few rounds of shell were sent ...
... hill - side , flanking the road which debouches at the ford . They found the enemy's camp deserted , and the main street of the village occupied by moun- ted men , who were making off by the Shelby road . A few rounds of shell were sent ...
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... hill to meet our men still in pursuit . Finding that the enemy were thus in force on their front , the two companies , after firing a volley in response to the shots of their mounted antagonists , retired to a level field , in order to ...
... hill to meet our men still in pursuit . Finding that the enemy were thus in force on their front , the two companies , after firing a volley in response to the shots of their mounted antagonists , retired to a level field , in order to ...
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... hill . We fought them until dark , having been reinforced by about 700 men from Paintville , and drove the enemy from all his positions . He carried off the major- Jan. 7 , camp and fled . I sent my caval- ry to the mouth of Jennis ...
... hill . We fought them until dark , having been reinforced by about 700 men from Paintville , and drove the enemy from all his positions . He carried off the major- Jan. 7 , camp and fled . I sent my caval- ry to the mouth of Jennis ...
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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