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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... the ordi- nance , if approved , to take effect on the 2d of March . Texas was therefore still in the Union , even according to the logic of Secession . betrayal was colored , not fairly | ate service , Texas and New Mexico in 1862.
... the ordi- nance , if approved , to take effect on the 2d of March . Texas was therefore still in the Union , even according to the logic of Secession . betrayal was colored , not fairly | ate service , Texas and New Mexico in 1862.
Page 36
... effect a junction with Maj . Foster ; who , with the 7th militia cavalry , 800 strong , had been pushed out from Lexington by Totten , in quest of Hughes . These combinations upon our side failed most signally . Coffey and Hughes united ...
... effect a junction with Maj . Foster ; who , with the 7th militia cavalry , 800 strong , had been pushed out from Lexington by Totten , in quest of Hughes . These combinations upon our side failed most signally . Coffey and Hughes united ...
Page 46
... effect on the fire of the fleet . Five minutes later , by the advice of his officers , he , having ceased firing , lowered his flag , thereby surrender- or two miles . Skirmishing by sharp- shooters on both. 46 THE AMERICAN CONFLICT ...
... effect on the fire of the fleet . Five minutes later , by the advice of his officers , he , having ceased firing , lowered his flag , thereby surrender- or two miles . Skirmishing by sharp- shooters on both. 46 THE AMERICAN CONFLICT ...
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... effect . Pillow , still successful and slowly advancing , about noon joined hands with Buckner in the center , and took command of their united forces , when a charge was made by Forrest's cav- alry on our infantry supporting a 25 Gen ...
... effect . Pillow , still successful and slowly advancing , about noon joined hands with Buckner in the center , and took command of their united forces , when a charge was made by Forrest's cav- alry on our infantry supporting a 25 Gen ...
Page 56
... effect . where she sank ; while the Mallory , which had attempted to crush her , was herself caught by the St. Louis , cut into and sunk , most of her crew going down with her . One of the Confederate gunboats had ere this been burnt ...
... effect . where she sank ; while the Mallory , which had attempted to crush her , was herself caught by the St. Louis , cut into and sunk , most of her crew going down with her . One of the Confederate gunboats had ere this been burnt ...
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A. P. Hill abatis advance April arms artillery assailed assault attack Banks battle Bragg bridge Brig.-Gen brigade burned Capt captured cavalry charge Chattanooga command Confederate Corinth corps creek crossed defenses dispatched division enemy enemy's fell fight fire flank fleet Fort Sumter Fortress Monroe Fredericksburg front Grant gunboats guns Harper's Ferry heavy Heintzelman held Hill Hooker horses infantry intrenchments Jackson Lee's loss Maj.-Gen mand March McClellan ment miles military Mississippi Missouri morning moved movement nearly negroes night officers Ohio passed Port Port Hudson position Potomac prisoners pushed railroad reached rear Rebel army Rebel batteries Rebel force Rebellion rëenforced regiments repulsed retreat Richmond ridge river road Rosecrans routed says sent Sept shell Sherman shot side sion skirmishers Slavery slaves Smith soldiers soon South Carolina strong surrender Tennessee thence tion troops Union vance Vicksburg Virginia woods