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Page 78
... advance had put on the distinctive badge of the Confederates - a white band around the cap . They cried out repeatedly , " don't fire . " Having crossed the creek , they began to cheer most lustily , thinking that our work was open at ...
... advance had put on the distinctive badge of the Confederates - a white band around the cap . They cried out repeatedly , " don't fire . " Having crossed the creek , they began to cheer most lustily , thinking that our work was open at ...
Page 79
... advance beyond our lines and set it on fire . One of them , a youth named Henry L. Wyatt , advanced ahead of his compan- ions , and , as he passed between the two fires , he fell pierced by a musket - ball in the forehead , within ...
... advance beyond our lines and set it on fire . One of them , a youth named Henry L. Wyatt , advanced ahead of his compan- ions , and , as he passed between the two fires , he fell pierced by a musket - ball in the forehead , within ...
Page 82
... advance of the enemy ; and on the morning of the 15th , the Confederate army left Harper's Ferry for Winchester . The next morning , after the orders were issued for the evac- uation of Harper's Ferry , brought one of those wild ...
... advance of the enemy ; and on the morning of the 15th , the Confederate army left Harper's Ferry for Winchester . The next morning , after the orders were issued for the evac- uation of Harper's Ferry , brought one of those wild ...
Page 83
... advance . Skilfully taking a position where the smallness of his force was concealed , he engaged them for a considerable time , inflicted a heavy loss , and retired when about to be outflanked , scarcely losing a man , but bringing off ...
... advance . Skilfully taking a position where the smallness of his force was concealed , he engaged them for a considerable time , inflicted a heavy loss , and retired when about to be outflanked , scarcely losing a man , but bringing off ...
Page 95
... advance was urged not only by the popular clamor of " On to Richmond , " but by the pressure of extreme parties in Congress ; and when it was fully resolved upon , the exhilaration was extreme , and the prospect of the occupation of ...
... advance was urged not only by the popular clamor of " On to Richmond , " but by the pressure of extreme parties in Congress ; and when it was fully resolved upon , the exhilaration was extreme , and the prospect of the occupation of ...
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