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 9
... 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 secession . Zollicoffer and his artillery . On our side , the Fourteenth force thoroughly ...
... 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 secession . Zollicoffer and his artillery . On our side , the Fourteenth force thoroughly ...
Page 11
... side . " Behind this ridge , and all along the mountain side , the enemy , 700 strong , lay in ambush , and did not fire until the head of Colonel Marshall's battalion , himself leading , was up to the elbow . The skirmish was very ...
... side . " Behind this ridge , and all along the mountain side , the enemy , 700 strong , lay in ambush , and did not fire until the head of Colonel Marshall's battalion , himself leading , was up to the elbow . The skirmish was very ...
Page 39
... side of the flag - ship , the most painful suspense was felt and evidenced by all on board , for we almost expected each moment that the next would see that mountain open upon her its mighty bat- teries , and we knew that a single shot ...
... side of the flag - ship , the most painful suspense was felt and evidenced by all on board , for we almost expected each moment that the next would see that mountain open upon her its mighty bat- teries , and we knew that a single shot ...
Page 45
... side of the river ; ten miles from Island No. 10 , which , lying in an elbow of the Missis- sippi , is at the south , yet by the course of the stream is above ; and intervenes between Columbus and New Madrid in descending the river ...
... side of the river ; ten miles from Island No. 10 , which , lying in an elbow of the Missis- sippi , is at the south , yet by the course of the stream is above ; and intervenes between Columbus and New Madrid in descending the river ...
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... side of the river for several miles the timber has been cut away , which gives a fair range to the enemy's artillery ... sides opened fire , and the conflict continued princi- pally between the siege batteries of the Federalists at Point ...
... side of the river for several miles the timber has been cut away , which gives a fair range to the enemy's artillery ... sides opened fire , and the conflict continued princi- pally between the siege batteries of the Federalists at Point ...
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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