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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... loss in killed was six , and twenty- elbow . 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 ...
... loss in killed was six , and twenty- elbow . 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 ...
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... loss . The enemy now began crossing by regiments , and moving about on my right and left flanks . Three companies of Colonel Marmaduke's ( First Arkansas ) bat- talion were thrown out as skirmishers on my left , en- gaged the enemy's ...
... loss . The enemy now began crossing by regiments , and moving about on my right and left flanks . Three companies of Colonel Marmaduke's ( First Arkansas ) bat- talion were thrown out as skirmishers on my left , en- gaged the enemy's ...
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... loss was two killed and one wound- ed . " Next day Colonel Garfield set out in pursuit of the retreating enemy with ... loss is two killed and twen- ty - five wounded . " The enemy confessed to a retreat , but notwithstanding claimed a ...
... loss was two killed and one wound- ed . " Next day Colonel Garfield set out in pursuit of the retreating enemy with ... loss is two killed and twen- ty - five wounded . " The enemy confessed to a retreat , but notwithstanding claimed a ...
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... loss was " severe . " own loss was " severe . " Those who es- caped with him and General Floyd were the fragments of some three or four regiments , and amounted in all to 1,236 men . The enemy reported that 13,829 was the whole number ...
... loss was " severe . " own loss was " severe . " Those who es- caped with him and General Floyd were the fragments of some three or four regiments , and amounted in all to 1,236 men . The enemy reported that 13,829 was the whole number ...
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... loss of 100 in killed , varied success . On the 16th of January he had attacked , wounded , and prisoners . The loss of the Unionists was but five killed and four wounded ; it was , however , on the Mississippi that the enemy were ...
... loss of 100 in killed , varied success . On the 16th of January he had attacked , wounded , and prisoners . The loss of the Unionists was but five killed and four wounded ; it was , however , on the Mississippi that the enemy were ...
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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