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... passed her doors ; she was seized , and with an ingenious and devilish cruelty , her sentence was pro- nounced by Butler - imprisonment on an island of barren sand under a tropical sun . Various pretexts were invented for * The " Order ...
... passed her doors ; she was seized , and with an ingenious and devilish cruelty , her sentence was pro- nounced by Butler - imprisonment on an island of barren sand under a tropical sun . Various pretexts were invented for * The " Order ...
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... passing through successive stages of disorganization to dissolution . The army of the enemy was superior to our own in every re- spect , except courage and good cause ; they had every guaranty of success that numbers , discipline ...
... passing through successive stages of disorganization to dissolution . The army of the enemy was superior to our own in every re- spect , except courage and good cause ; they had every guaranty of success that numbers , discipline ...
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... passed on the 16th of April , 1862. It was afterwards enlarged by another act ( 27th September ) , giving the Executive the power to call into ser- vice persons between the ages of thirty - five and forty - five . Although the rush of ...
... passed on the 16th of April , 1862. It was afterwards enlarged by another act ( 27th September ) , giving the Executive the power to call into ser- vice persons between the ages of thirty - five and forty - five . Although the rush of ...
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... passed the control of the James river into our hands , and protected the right flank of our army on the Peninsula . The Virginia was destroyed under the immediate orders of her commander , Commodore Tatnall , on the morning of the 11th ...
... passed the control of the James river into our hands , and protected the right flank of our army on the Peninsula . The Virginia was destroyed under the immediate orders of her commander , Commodore Tatnall , on the morning of the 11th ...
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... passed resolutions calling upon the Confederate authorities to defend it to the last extremity , and to make choice of its destruction rather than that of surrender to the enemy . This resolution was worthy of the noble State of Vir ...
... passed resolutions calling upon the Confederate authorities to defend it to the last extremity , and to make choice of its destruction rather than that of surrender to the enemy . This resolution was worthy of the noble State of Vir ...
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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