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... brave young man , that the manner of my death will be no disgrace to my wife and child ; my country will honor them . " The experience of New Orleans gave a valuable lesson to the South . It exhibited the consequences of submission to ...
... brave young man , that the manner of my death will be no disgrace to my wife and child ; my country will honor them . " The experience of New Orleans gave a valuable lesson to the South . It exhibited the consequences of submission to ...
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... brave Texans of General Whi- ting's division , who , in the face of an artillery fire , pressed the fugitives so closely that many were driven into the river and drowned . The investment of the lines of the Chickahominy brought the two ...
... brave Texans of General Whi- ting's division , who , in the face of an artillery fire , pressed the fugitives so closely that many were driven into the river and drowned . The investment of the lines of the Chickahominy brought the two ...
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... brave lesson ; inert and speculative patriotism was aroused to exertion ; mutual inspiration of courage and devotion passed from heart to heart through the community , and with the restoration of public confidence , came at last ...
... brave lesson ; inert and speculative patriotism was aroused to exertion ; mutual inspiration of courage and devotion passed from heart to heart through the community , and with the restoration of public confidence , came at last ...
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... brave troops of Johnson's brigade , composed of Vir- ginia volunteers , with the 12th Georgia regiment . They had stood for nearly two hours , receiving with composed courage the cross - fire of the enemy's artillery ; and then , as the ...
... brave troops of Johnson's brigade , composed of Vir- ginia volunteers , with the 12th Georgia regiment . They had stood for nearly two hours , receiving with composed courage the cross - fire of the enemy's artillery ; and then , as the ...
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... brave Virginian , so full of life , was a corpse . Our men had fallen upon a body of the enemy concealed in a piece of woods and under the cover of a fence . Ashby was on the right of the 58th Virginia . He implored the men to stop ...
... brave Virginian , so full of life , was a corpse . Our men had fallen upon a body of the enemy concealed in a piece of woods and under the cover of a fence . Ashby was on the right of the 58th Virginia . He implored the men to stop ...
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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