Pictorial History of the Civil War in the United States of America, Volume 2D. McKay, 1866 - United States |
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... side of an abrupt ravine . A line of battle was immediately formed on the hill , with the Missouri troops in front , the Kansas troops sixty yards to the left , on the opposite side of a ravine , and the Iowa troops still farther to the ...
... side of an abrupt ravine . A line of battle was immediately formed on the hill , with the Missouri troops in front , the Kansas troops sixty yards to the left , on the opposite side of a ravine , and the Iowa troops still farther to the ...
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... side , ending in a steep ridge at Ivy Creek , which bent around it . There lay the Confederates in ambush , and did not fire until Marshall's battalion was close upon them . Then a volley was poured upon his men , and a sharp skirmish ...
... side , ending in a steep ridge at Ivy Creek , which bent around it . There lay the Confederates in ambush , and did not fire until Marshall's battalion was close upon them . Then a volley was poured upon his men , and a sharp skirmish ...
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... side of the river , whilst his in- fantry and a small portion of his cavalry were on the opposite shore . Tyler had information of this affair , and hoped to strike Floyd before he could re- unite his troops . But he was a little too ...
... side of the river , whilst his in- fantry and a small portion of his cavalry were on the opposite shore . Tyler had information of this affair , and hoped to strike Floyd before he could re- unite his troops . But he was a little too ...
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... side ! " Another volley of cheers broke from the column as it moved forward at the double quick to storm the intrench- ments , with the calm Hartsuff at their head . Down into the densely wooded ravine they plunged , and McCook's Ninth ...
... side ! " Another volley of cheers broke from the column as it moved forward at the double quick to storm the intrench- ments , with the calm Hartsuff at their head . Down into the densely wooded ravine they plunged , and McCook's Ninth ...
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... side - arms , The proposition was rejected . The prisoners were taken to New York , and afterward exchanged . 3 Reports of General Butler , August 30th , and of Commodore Stringham , August 30th and September 1st , 1861 , and other ...
... side - arms , The proposition was rejected . The prisoners were taken to New York , and afterward exchanged . 3 Reports of General Butler , August 30th , and of Commodore Stringham , August 30th and September 1st , 1861 , and other ...
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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