Pictorial History of the Civil War in the United States of America, Volume 2D. McKay, 1866 - United States |
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Page 46
... moved forward at an early hour in the morning , excessively annoyed by heat and dust , and intense thirst , for most of the wells and streams were dry . At Dug Springs , nineteen miles southwest of Springfield , they halted . They were ...
... moved forward at an early hour in the morning , excessively annoyed by heat and dust , and intense thirst , for most of the wells and streams were dry . At Dug Springs , nineteen miles southwest of Springfield , they halted . They were ...
Page 47
... moved toward Springfield , expecting to meet Lyon eight miles dis- tant from their camp , where there were strong natural defenses . They approached the position cautiously , at sunrise , but were disappointed . They pushed forward ...
... moved toward Springfield , expecting to meet Lyon eight miles dis- tant from their camp , where there were strong natural defenses . They approached the position cautiously , at sunrise , but were disappointed . They pushed forward ...
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... moved at the appointed hour ; and as McCulloch , in anticipation of his march upon Springfield , had withdrawn his advanced pickets , and , feeling no apprehensions of an attack by Lyon with his small force , had not thrown them out ...
... moved at the appointed hour ; and as McCulloch , in anticipation of his march upon Springfield , had withdrawn his advanced pickets , and , feeling no apprehensions of an attack by Lyon with his small force , had not thrown them out ...
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... moved from the field , but in the hurry of departure it was From Springfield , a surgeon with attendants was sent back for it , and General Price sent it to the town in his own wagon . In the confusion of abandoning Springfield , the ...
... moved from the field , but in the hurry of departure it was From Springfield , a surgeon with attendants was sent back for it , and General Price sent it to the town in his own wagon . In the confusion of abandoning Springfield , the ...
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... moved northward toward the Missouri River , in the direction of Lexington , in a curve that bent far toward the eastern frontier of Kansas , from which Unionists were advancing under General James H. Lane . With these he had some ...
... moved northward toward the Missouri River , in the direction of Lexington , in a curve that bent far toward the eastern frontier of Kansas , from which Unionists were advancing under General James H. Lane . With these he had some ...
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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