The American Conflict: A History of the Great Rebellion in the United States of America, 1860-'65; Its Causes, Incidents, and Results: Intended to Exhibit Expecially Its Moral and Political Phases, with the Drift and Progress of American Opinion Respecting Human Slavery, from 1776 to the Close of the War for the Union, Volume 2O. D. Case, 1867 - Slavery |
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Page 28
... directed by Curtis to advance , supporting his cavalry and light artillery , and open the ball ; while , at nearly the same moment , McCulloch fell with over- whelming force upon Carr's division at and near Elkhorn Tavern . A broad ...
... directed by Curtis to advance , supporting his cavalry and light artillery , and open the ball ; while , at nearly the same moment , McCulloch fell with over- whelming force upon Carr's division at and near Elkhorn Tavern . A broad ...
Page 30
... directing the right wing to ad- vance to its support , while Capt . Hayden opened from it a most gall- ing fire . Returning to the center , he directed the 1st Iowa battery , Capt . David , to take position in an open field and commence ...
... directing the right wing to ad- vance to its support , while Capt . Hayden opened from it a most gall- ing fire . Returning to the center , he directed the 1st Iowa battery , Capt . David , to take position in an open field and commence ...
Page 36
... directed by Schofield to strike the band which had just captured Inde- pendence , before it could be joined by Coffey ; while Gen. Blunt , com- manding in Arkansas , was requested to send a force from Fort Scott , to cöoperate in ...
... directed by Schofield to strike the band which had just captured Inde- pendence , before it could be joined by Coffey ; while Gen. Blunt , com- manding in Arkansas , was requested to send a force from Fort Scott , to cöoperate in ...
Page 46
... directed to start at 6 instead of 11 that morning , he would probably have intercepted and captured Tilghman's entire force . As it was , the latter says he ordered all but the hundred or so inside the fort , and employed in working its ...
... directed to start at 6 instead of 11 that morning , he would probably have intercepted and captured Tilghman's entire force . As it was , the latter says he ordered all but the hundred or so inside the fort , and employed in working its ...
Page 76
... directed them to flank the enemy on either side of the swamp - the abatis proving at most places impassable ; and it was resolved to charge over the causeway directly in front . This was done by the 9th New York ( Zouaves ) , Col. Rush ...
... directed them to flank the enemy on either side of the swamp - the abatis proving at most places impassable ; and it was resolved to charge over the causeway directly in front . This was done by the 9th New York ( Zouaves ) , Col. Rush ...
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