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 37
... farther down , and pushed across a battery at a point which enabled it to draw the fire of the Rebel artillery . This movement , being unsuspected and unperceived by the enemy , was en- tirely successful ; and , before the Reb- els had ...
... farther down , and pushed across a battery at a point which enabled it to draw the fire of the Rebel artillery . This movement , being unsuspected and unperceived by the enemy , was en- tirely successful ; and , before the Reb- els had ...
Page 39
... farther down , and pushed across a battery at a point which enabled it to draw the fire of the Rebel artillery . This movement , being unsuspected and unperceived by the enemy , was en- tirely successful ; and , before the Reb- els had ...
... farther down , and pushed across a battery at a point which enabled it to draw the fire of the Rebel artillery . This movement , being unsuspected and unperceived by the enemy , was en- tirely successful ; and , before the Reb- els had ...
Page 60
... farther without braving discovery , he halted for the night . " Here , with double guards along his front , in- structed to shoot any man who , upon whatever pretext , should attempt to pass , a council of war was held at 8 P. M. , and ...
... farther without braving discovery , he halted for the night . " Here , with double guards along his front , in- structed to shoot any man who , upon whatever pretext , should attempt to pass , a council of war was held at 8 P. M. , and ...
Page 65
... farther . A deep , rapid river in its rear could only be crossed with the loss of half its remaining men " and every thing beside . Of its five divi- sions , two had been beaten back ; the other three utterly routed . Our ar- tillery ...
... farther . A deep , rapid river in its rear could only be crossed with the loss of half its remaining men " and every thing beside . Of its five divi- sions , two had been beaten back ; the other three utterly routed . Our ar- tillery ...
Page 66
... farther and farther back , in order to be out of the reach of our shells ; and all through the night , at intervals of 10 to 15 minutes , the gunboats continued to send their compliments into the Rebel lines , as if the pouring rain ...
... farther and farther back , in order to be out of the reach of our shells ; and all through the night , at intervals of 10 to 15 minutes , the gunboats continued to send their compliments into the Rebel lines , as if the pouring rain ...
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