Southern History of the War: The First Year of the War |
From inside the book
Results 1-5 of 48
Page 9
... Flag Imbroglio . - Major - general Butler . - Causes of the Disaster . - Its Results and Consequences . - The Fate of the Valley of the Mississippi .... ..PAGE 291 CHAPTER XIII . CONCLUSION . Prospects of the War . - The Extremity of ...
... Flag Imbroglio . - Major - general Butler . - Causes of the Disaster . - Its Results and Consequences . - The Fate of the Valley of the Mississippi .... ..PAGE 291 CHAPTER XIII . CONCLUSION . Prospects of the War . - The Extremity of ...
Page 54
... flag was dis- covered at half mast , as a signal of distress . The Federal fleet , which was off the bar , contrary to all expectations , re- mained quietly where it was ; they did not remove from their anchorage or fire a gun . In the ...
... flag was dis- covered at half mast , as a signal of distress . The Federal fleet , which was off the bar , contrary to all expectations , re- mained quietly where it was ; they did not remove from their anchorage or fire a gun . In the ...
Page 55
... flag with fifty guns , the performance of which was attended with the melan- choly occurrence of mortal injuries to four of his men by the bursting of two cannon . There was no other life lost in the whole affair . Thus ended the ...
... flag with fifty guns , the performance of which was attended with the melan- choly occurrence of mortal injuries to four of his men by the bursting of two cannon . There was no other life lost in the whole affair . Thus ended the ...
Page 63
... flag at the head of their column . Stones were thrown by a portion of the crowd , when the troops presented arms and fired . The crowd was converted into an infuriated mob ; the fire was re- turned from a number of revolvers ; the ...
... flag at the head of their column . Stones were thrown by a portion of the crowd , when the troops presented arms and fired . The crowd was converted into an infuriated mob ; the fire was re- turned from a number of revolvers ; the ...
Page 75
... flag floating from the top of an hotel called the Marshall House , and attended by a squad of his men , determined to secure it as his prize . He found his way into the hotel , ascended the stairs , and climbed , by a ladder , to the ...
... flag floating from the top of an hotel called the Marshall House , and attended by a squad of his men , determined to secure it as his prize . He found his way into the hotel , ascended the stairs , and climbed , by a ladder , to the ...
Other editions - View all
Southern History of the War: The Third Year of the War Edward Alfred Pollard No preview available - 2016 |
Common terms and phrases
A. P. Hill Abolitionists Abraham Lincoln advance arms army artillery attack battery battle battle-field Beauregard brigade camp campaign Capt captured cavalry Centreville Charleston Cheat Mountain Chickahominy citizens Colonel command Confederate forces Congress Constitution Convention Cotton Hill Davis declared defeated defence Donelson election enemy enemy's engaged evacuation federacy Federal forces field fight fire flag Floyd Fort Craig Fort Donelson Fort Sumter Governor gunboats guns House hundred infantry Island Jackson Johnston Kentucky killed Legislature Lincoln government loss Manassas McCulloch ment miles military Mississippi Missouri Missourians morning Mountain movement Nashville night North Northern o'clock occupied officers ordered party portion position Potomac President Price prisoners railroad rear regiment reinforcements retreat Richmond river road Roanoke Island Senate shot side slavery slaves soldiers South Carolina spirit Sterling Price Sumter surrender taken Tennessee territory thousand tion Union victory vote Washington whole wounded Yankee