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... artillery , and left on the field , in killed and wounded , at least three thousand of the enemy . During the night our army resumed its movement towards Richmond , and half an hour after sunrise it had evacuated the town , under the ...
... artillery , and left on the field , in killed and wounded , at least three thousand of the enemy . During the night our army resumed its movement towards Richmond , and half an hour after sunrise it had evacuated the town , under the ...
Page 35
... artillery ; and then , as the sun was sinking , they made the charge decisive of the day , and drove the enemy in consternation and utter rout from the field . Our loss in this action was considerable . Of three hundred and fifty killed ...
... artillery ; and then , as the sun was sinking , they made the charge decisive of the day , and drove the enemy in consternation and utter rout from the field . Our loss in this action was considerable . Of three hundred and fifty killed ...
Page 36
... artillery , and taken about fourteen hundred prisoners . It was now Banks's turn to betake himself to flight , or , in the official circumlocution of that commander , " to enter the lists with the enemy in a race or a battle , as he ...
... artillery , and taken about fourteen hundred prisoners . It was now Banks's turn to betake himself to flight , or , in the official circumlocution of that commander , " to enter the lists with the enemy in a race or a battle , as he ...
Page 38
... artillery firing across the Shenandoah near Port Republic . The battle of Sunday took place about five miles from that village in the direction of Harrisonburg . It began early in the morning and lasted all day , with occa- sional ...
... artillery firing across the Shenandoah near Port Republic . The battle of Sunday took place about five miles from that village in the direction of Harrisonburg . It began early in the morning and lasted all day , with occa- sional ...
Page 39
... artillery commanding the road and the wide uncovered level plain , over which Jackson's army was obliged to advance . The level and exposed ground offered scarcely any suitable position for planting our artillery . The advantage of ...
... artillery commanding the road and the wide uncovered level plain , over which Jackson's army was obliged to advance . The level and exposed ground offered scarcely any suitable position for planting our artillery . The advantage of ...
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