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... guns . Some of the Con- federate officers had taken a " gunboat panic , " for the line of stone obstructions in the river was not yet complete . They seized upon schooners at the wharves loaded with plaster of paris , guano , and other ...
... guns . Some of the Con- federate officers had taken a " gunboat panic , " for the line of stone obstructions in the river was not yet complete . They seized upon schooners at the wharves loaded with plaster of paris , guano , and other ...
Page 33
... gun- boats , which had appeared within a few miles of the city at a moment when the last gap in our river obstructions was ... guns was heard in the streets of Richmond , and various and uncertain reports of the fortunes of the contest ...
... gun- boats , which had appeared within a few miles of the city at a moment when the last gap in our river obstructions was ... guns was heard in the streets of Richmond , and various and uncertain reports of the fortunes of the contest ...
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... gun . The boats had been unable to advance in the face of the accurate and deadly fire of our artillerists , and the next day they had dropped down the stream , quite satisfied of the impracticability of the water approach to Richmond ...
... gun . The boats had been unable to advance in the face of the accurate and deadly fire of our artillerists , and the next day they had dropped down the stream , quite satisfied of the impracticability of the water approach to Richmond ...
Page 30
... guns . Some of the Con- federate officers had taken a " gunboat panic , " for the line of stone obstructions in the river was not yet complete . They seized upon schooners at the wharves loaded with plaster of paris , guano , and other ...
... guns . Some of the Con- federate officers had taken a " gunboat panic , " for the line of stone obstructions in the river was not yet complete . They seized upon schooners at the wharves loaded with plaster of paris , guano , and other ...
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... gun- boats , which had appeared within a few miles of the city at a moment when the last gap in our river obstructions was ... guns was heard in the streets of Richmond , and various and uncertain reports of the fortunes of the contest ...
... gun- boats , which had appeared within a few miles of the city at a moment when the last gap in our river obstructions was ... guns was heard in the streets of Richmond , and various and uncertain reports of the fortunes of the contest ...
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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