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
... prisoners unhurt . As General Nelson marched immediate- ly in pursuit , the rebel loss was not as- certained accurately , but thirty were found dead on the field . Among the wounded prisoners was H. M. Rust , late State senator from ...
... prisoners unhurt . As General Nelson marched immediate- ly in pursuit , the rebel loss was not as- certained accurately , but thirty were found dead on the field . Among the wounded prisoners was H. M. Rust , late State senator from ...
Page 14
... prisoners ; others taken were too badly wounded to be moved , and were left at citizens ' houses . The troops under my com- mand , who were engaged , displayed courage in excess . The others were as steady as veterans . " Respectfully ...
... prisoners ; others taken were too badly wounded to be moved , and were left at citizens ' houses . The troops under my com- mand , who were engaged , displayed courage in excess . The others were as steady as veterans . " Respectfully ...
Page 15
... prisoners . Our loss was two killed and one wound- ed . " Next day Colonel Garfield set out in pursuit of the retreating enemy with 1,100 men . Having come up with their advance guard two miles below Preston- burg , he drove them in and ...
... prisoners . Our loss was two killed and one wound- ed . " Next day Colonel Garfield set out in pursuit of the retreating enemy with 1,100 men . Having come up with their advance guard two miles below Preston- burg , he drove them in and ...
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... prisoners. 35 The enemy were formed with the Second Kentucky in the centre , Colonel Head's Tennessee Regiment on the right , and the Fourteenth Mississippi on the left , while other troops were in position in the rear to support them ...
... prisoners. 35 The enemy were formed with the Second Kentucky in the centre , Colonel Head's Tennessee Regiment on the right , and the Fourteenth Mississippi on the left , while other troops were in position in the rear to support them ...
Page 36
... prisoners , a large quantity of heavy ordnance , some 12,000 stand of small - arms , and a considerable amount of ... prisoner . I had taken the same position . General Buckner said he was satisfied nothing else could be done , and that ...
... prisoners , a large quantity of heavy ordnance , some 12,000 stand of small - arms , and a considerable amount of ... prisoner . I had taken the same position . General Buckner said he was satisfied nothing else could be done , and that ...
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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