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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... 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 secession . Zollicoffer and his artillery . On our side , the Fourteenth force ...
... 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 secession . Zollicoffer and his artillery . On our side , the Fourteenth force ...
Page 13
... woods . An attempt was now made by a portion Dec. of the enemy's advance guard , con- 17. sisting of infantry , and the Texan Rangers under Colonel Terry , to take them by surprise . The camp , however , was on the alert . The enemy's ...
... woods . An attempt was now made by a portion Dec. of the enemy's advance guard , con- 17. sisting of infantry , and the Texan Rangers under Colonel Terry , to take them by surprise . The camp , however , was on the alert . The enemy's ...
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... ' and similar expres- sions . Some of them even fled to Fort Henry , twelve miles distant , and im- mediately the woods were filled with stragglers . F.O.C.Darley , del CAPTURE OF FORT DONEZSON , WENN . ASSAULT OF THE FORT. ...
... ' and similar expres- sions . Some of them even fled to Fort Henry , twelve miles distant , and im- mediately the woods were filled with stragglers . F.O.C.Darley , del CAPTURE OF FORT DONEZSON , WENN . ASSAULT OF THE FORT. ...
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... woods , came to the base of the hill , and met the enemy's fire . But they paused not a moment . Then they encountered the fallen trees , but instead of being dis- heartened , they seemed to feel new life and energy . Without firing a ...
... woods , came to the base of the hill , and met the enemy's fire . But they paused not a moment . Then they encountered the fallen trees , but instead of being dis- heartened , they seemed to feel new life and energy . Without firing a ...
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... wood , by which the enemy were covered , when a " bat- tery of three guns , in front of a wooded space on the left of the ... woods shelled by General Sigel's divi- sion attests the terrific shower of mis- troops generally stood in ranks ...
... wood , by which the enemy were covered , when a " bat- tery of three guns , in front of a wooded space on the left of the ... woods shelled by General Sigel's divi- sion attests the terrific shower of mis- troops generally stood in ranks ...
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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