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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... reinforcements came ; the London road , by which the rebels approached ; and the Winding Blades ' road , leading to Richmond . Between the last two roads , and commanding Colonel Garrard's po- sition , is a high , conical hill . The ...
... reinforcements came ; the London road , by which the rebels approached ; and the Winding Blades ' road , leading to Richmond . Between the last two roads , and commanding Colonel Garrard's po- sition , is a high , conical hill . The ...
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... reinforcement to Fort Henry , or escape from it . Also to be held in readiness to charge and take Fort- Henry by storm , promptly on the receipt of orders . " Two brigades of the second division , General C. F. Smith commanding , will ...
... reinforcement to Fort Henry , or escape from it . Also to be held in readiness to charge and take Fort- Henry by storm , promptly on the receipt of orders . " Two brigades of the second division , General C. F. Smith commanding , will ...
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... reinforcements . He rode rapidly to the rear and came upon Colonel Cruft's brigade , who moved forward , crossed the road , and came up in rear of the Thirtieth and Thirty - first . These regi- ments were lying down and firing over the ...
... reinforcements . He rode rapidly to the rear and came upon Colonel Cruft's brigade , who moved forward , crossed the road , and came up in rear of the Thirtieth and Thirty - first . These regi- ments were lying down and firing over the ...
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... reinforcements for the enemy from below . " Point Pleasant , twelve miles below , was selected as being in a rich agricultural region , and being the terminus of the plank road from the interior of Arkansas . I accord- ingly threw ...
... reinforcements for the enemy from below . " Point Pleasant , twelve miles below , was selected as being in a rich agricultural region , and being the terminus of the plank road from the interior of Arkansas . I accord- ingly threw ...
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... reinforcements . The at Sugar Creek , but was soon forced , by Union army under Generals Curtis and its eager pursuers , again to turn and Sigel had rapidly followed , taking posses- precipitately to join Price's main body sion of ...
... reinforcements . The at Sugar Creek , but was soon forced , by Union army under Generals Curtis and its eager pursuers , again to turn and Sigel had rapidly followed , taking posses- precipitately to join Price's main body sion of ...
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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