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... HARPER'S FERRY . - Its Fruits -THE BATTLE OF SHARPSBURG . - Great Superiority of the Enemy's Numbers . - Fury of the Battle . - The Bridge of Antietam . - A Drawn Battle . - Spectacles of Carnage.— The Unburied Dead.- Gen. Lee retires ...
... HARPER'S FERRY . - Its Fruits -THE BATTLE OF SHARPSBURG . - Great Superiority of the Enemy's Numbers . - Fury of the Battle . - The Bridge of Antietam . - A Drawn Battle . - Spectacles of Carnage.— The Unburied Dead.- Gen. Lee retires ...
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... HARPER'S FERRY . - Its Fruits -THE BATTLE OF SHARPSBURG . - Great Superiority of the Enemy's Numbers . - Fury of the Battle . - The Bridge of Antietam . - A Drawn Battle . - Spectacles of Carnage.— The Unburied Dead . - Gen . Lee ...
... HARPER'S FERRY . - Its Fruits -THE BATTLE OF SHARPSBURG . - Great Superiority of the Enemy's Numbers . - Fury of the Battle . - The Bridge of Antietam . - A Drawn Battle . - Spectacles of Carnage.— The Unburied Dead . - Gen . Lee ...
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... Harper's Ferry , he remarked to Mr. Boteler , the member of Congress from that district , that a crisis was approaching , and that the South would be continu- ally subject to such inroads and insults , unless some prevention was quickly ...
... Harper's Ferry , he remarked to Mr. Boteler , the member of Congress from that district , that a crisis was approaching , and that the South would be continu- ally subject to such inroads and insults , unless some prevention was quickly ...
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... Harper , and Sheetz . This force was assembled at Romney , Hampshire county , very soon after the evacuation of Harper's Ferry by Gen. Johnston . The difficulty which existed as to Capt . Ashby's acceptance of the lieutenant - colonelcy ...
... Harper , and Sheetz . This force was assembled at Romney , Hampshire county , very soon after the evacuation of Harper's Ferry by Gen. Johnston . The difficulty which existed as to Capt . Ashby's acceptance of the lieutenant - colonelcy ...
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... Harper's Ferry and Maryland . In Jefferson , Ashby had command of four companies of cavalry and about eight hundred militia . Yankee raids were kept from the doors of the inhabitants , and the enemy made but little appearance in this ...
... Harper's Ferry and Maryland . In Jefferson , Ashby had command of four companies of cavalry and about eight hundred militia . Yankee raids were kept from the doors of the inhabitants , and the enemy made but little appearance in this ...
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A. P. Hill advance arms army artillery attack bank batteries battle of Murfreesboro Bragg brave bridge brigade campaign captured cavalry charge Chickahominy command commenced Confederacy Confederate Congress corps D. H. Hill defeated defences destruction division enemy enemy's engaged Ewell's fall back Federal fell field fight fire flank force Fredericksburg front Gordonsville gunboats guns Hagerstown Harper's Ferry Harrisonburg Hill Hooker horse hundred infantry Jackson James river Kentucky killed and wounded Longstreet loss Manassas Maryland McClellan McLaws ment miles military Mississippi morning moved movement nearly night North numbers o'clock occupied officers opened ordered political Port Port Hudson Port Republic portion position prisoners railroad Rappahannock rear regiment reinforcements repulsed retreat Richmond river road shell shot side skirmishers soldiers South Southern spirit success surrender Tennessee thousand tion town troops Turner Ashby Valley Vicksburg victory Virginia Washington West whole woods Yankee yards