Abraham Lincoln and His Presidency, Volume 2Robert Clarke Company, 1904 |
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... side , seems still near its start- ing - point . But one positive result had been gained the " demonstration " ordered by Halleck that will prove to be of a value beyond computation . - Meanwhile the Confederates at Mill Springs on the ...
... side , seems still near its start- ing - point . But one positive result had been gained the " demonstration " ordered by Halleck that will prove to be of a value beyond computation . - Meanwhile the Confederates at Mill Springs on the ...
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... side of the Cumberland , near the town of Dover , and Fort Henry on the east side of the Tennessee , with a minor work opposite . Johnston also ordered the building of gun- boats , two of which were well advanced toward com- pletion ...
... side of the Cumberland , near the town of Dover , and Fort Henry on the east side of the Tennessee , with a minor work opposite . Johnston also ordered the building of gun- boats , two of which were well advanced toward com- pletion ...
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... sides ( Union - 500 killed , 2,108 wounded ; Confederate - 466 killed , 1,534 wounded * ) were somewhat greater than on the field at Bull Run . In material fruits to the victor , the two battles are not comparable . Johnston , by whose ...
... sides ( Union - 500 killed , 2,108 wounded ; Confederate - 466 killed , 1,534 wounded * ) were somewhat greater than on the field at Bull Run . In material fruits to the victor , the two battles are not comparable . Johnston , by whose ...
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... side of the island . The Confederate works , under orders of ex - Governor Wise , who had charge of the coast defenses , had been reinforced after the arrival of the fleet , but a single assault , on the 8th , sufficed to give Burnside ...
... side of the island . The Confederate works , under orders of ex - Governor Wise , who had charge of the coast defenses , had been reinforced after the arrival of the fleet , but a single assault , on the 8th , sufficed to give Burnside ...
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... side numbering 1,183 ; on the Confederate side , 1,500 . It was a decisive victory , which practically settled the contest for Missouri and brought the war line within the State of Arkansas . Albert Pike , a native of Massachusetts ...
... side numbering 1,183 ; on the Confederate side , 1,500 . It was a decisive victory , which practically settled the contest for Missouri and brought the war line within the State of Arkansas . Albert Pike , a native of Massachusetts ...
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