Pictorial History of the Civil War in the United States of America, Volume 2D. McKay, 1866 - United States |
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... crossing the Potomac above the National Capital , cut off that city's communications with the North , and capture it by a vigorous movement in the rear . But for a pursuit , or this grand flank movement , there were two essential ...
... crossing the Potomac above the National Capital , cut off that city's communications with the North , and capture it by a vigorous movement in the rear . But for a pursuit , or this grand flank movement , there were two essential ...
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... crossing Spring River at various points , hung so threateningly on his flank , and so menaced the Springfield road ... crossed on the evening of the 7th , had pushed forward to gain the ferry on the Osage , twenty - two miles ahead ...
... crossing Spring River at various points , hung so threateningly on his flank , and so menaced the Springfield road ... crossed on the evening of the 7th , had pushed forward to gain the ferry on the Osage , twenty - two miles ahead ...
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... crossed by the Pacific Railway , there to intercept the expected retreat of the Confederates to the Osage River . 3 In these reasonable calculations Fremont was disappointed . Whilst expecting tidings of success , he received from Pope ...
... crossed by the Pacific Railway , there to intercept the expected retreat of the Confederates to the Osage River . 3 In these reasonable calculations Fremont was disappointed . Whilst expecting tidings of success , he received from Pope ...
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... crossed his force over the rapidly swelling stream by means of a single flatboat and the swimming of his horses ... CROSSING THE OSAGE . PONTOON BRIDGE AT PADUCAH .
... crossed his force over the rapidly swelling stream by means of a single flatboat and the swimming of his horses ... CROSSING THE OSAGE . PONTOON BRIDGE AT PADUCAH .
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... crossed into Missouri again , to cut off or embarrass the Confederates in their retreat from Lexington . Montgomery pushed on to the town of Osceola , the capital of St. Clair County , on the Osage , but was too late to intercept Price ...
... crossed into Missouri again , to cut off or embarrass the Confederates in their retreat from Lexington . Montgomery pushed on to the town of Osceola , the capital of St. Clair County , on the Osage , but was too late to intercept Price ...
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Albemarle Sound arms army arrived artillery attack Banks battery battle Beauregard brigade British Buell camp cannon Captain capture cavalry Colonel command composed Confede Confederates conspirators Corinth Creek Cumberland Cumberland River defense dispatch division Donelson enemy expedition Ferry fight fire flag flank fled fleet flotilla force Fort Donelson Fort Henry Fort Jackson forward Fremont front Government Grant gun-boats Halleck head-quarters heavy guns Heintzelman Henry hundred infantry insurgents intrenchments Island Number Jackson John Johnston Kentucky killed land large number latter Leesburg Lieutenant Manassas McClellan McClernand ment miles military Mississippi Missouri morning moved movement Nashville National troops Navy night o'clock officers Ohio Orleans Pope position Potomac prisoners railway re-enforcements rear regiment Richmond river road Roanoke Roanoke Island Secretary Secretary of War sent shell shore shot Sigel soldiers soon steamer surrender Tennessee Tennessee River thousand Union vessels victory Virginia Washington William wounded