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 36
... division , in good part of Kan- sas troops , numbering about 5,000 men , was at Cane Hill , or Boones- borough , some 10 miles north - west of Van Buren , and 18 south - west of Fayetteville , when he was apprised of this advance ...
... division , in good part of Kan- sas troops , numbering about 5,000 men , was at Cane Hill , or Boones- borough , some 10 miles north - west of Van Buren , and 18 south - west of Fayetteville , when he was apprised of this advance ...
Page 59
... division lay in the rear of Gen. Prentiss . Gen. Smith's division , commanded , because of Smith's sickness , by Gen. W. H. L. Wallace , was on the left of and behind McClernand , with its right near Pittsburg Landing and its front ...
... division lay in the rear of Gen. Prentiss . Gen. Smith's division , commanded , because of Smith's sickness , by Gen. W. H. L. Wallace , was on the left of and behind McClernand , with its right near Pittsburg Landing and its front ...
Page 61
... division was thereupon ordered out , and ad- vanced to Adamsville , on the road to Purdy ; but , meeting no opponent , after passing a night in drenching rain , it returned to its camp . On Saturday , there was firing along our front ...
... division was thereupon ordered out , and ad- vanced to Adamsville , on the road to Purdy ; but , meeting no opponent , after passing a night in drenching rain , it returned to its camp . On Saturday , there was firing along our front ...
Page 63
... division , was handsomely repulsed , with heavy mu- tual loss , by Dresser's rifled battery . But one division could not sustain the weight of more than half the Rebel army , admirably handled , and constantly advancing fresh regiments ...
... division , was handsomely repulsed , with heavy mu- tual loss , by Dresser's rifled battery . But one division could not sustain the weight of more than half the Rebel army , admirably handled , and constantly advancing fresh regiments ...
Page 64
... division , worn out by incessant fighting against fresh regiments , fell back nearly half a mile , to a position about that distance from the Landing . W. H. L. Wallace's division was in like manner exposed to and attacked by the ...
... division , worn out by incessant fighting against fresh regiments , fell back nearly half a mile , to a position about that distance from the Landing . W. H. L. Wallace's division was in like manner exposed to and attacked by the ...
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