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 21
... thence a regiment of volunteers , who , though falling far enough short of the effi- ciency of trained soldiers , were worth five to ten times their number of his New Mexican levies . Making the best use possible of his scanty or in ...
... thence a regiment of volunteers , who , though falling far enough short of the effi- ciency of trained soldiers , were worth five to ten times their number of his New Mexican levies . Making the best use possible of his scanty or in ...
Page 41
... thence flowing N. N. W. till it falls into the Ohio scarcely 70 miles above the mouth of that river , whereof it verely wounded , were taken to Van Buren . Their loss in killed upon the ground will reach 1,000 ; the greater number of ...
... thence flowing N. N. W. till it falls into the Ohio scarcely 70 miles above the mouth of that river , whereof it verely wounded , were taken to Van Buren . Their loss in killed upon the ground will reach 1,000 ; the greater number of ...
Page 53
... thence sent forward a detachment , under Maj . H. C. Rodgers , who occupied with- out resistance the village of Edgefield , opposite Nashville , on the Cumber- land , and communicated with Mayor Cheatham , who surrendered the city to ...
... thence sent forward a detachment , under Maj . H. C. Rodgers , who occupied with- out resistance the village of Edgefield , opposite Nashville , on the Cumber- land , and communicated with Mayor Cheatham , who surrendered the city to ...
Page 58
... thence into the Tennessee , took up our soldiers by regiments and started with them on a new move- ment up the Tennessee . General Charles F. Smith had been desig- nated by Gen. Halleck to direct this movement , but was soon disabled by ...
... thence into the Tennessee , took up our soldiers by regiments and started with them on a new move- ment up the Tennessee . General Charles F. Smith had been desig- nated by Gen. Halleck to direct this movement , but was soon disabled by ...
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... thence moving with the utmost caution un- til within three and a half miles of our pickets , where , unable to advance farther without braving discovery , he halted for the night . " Here , with double guards along his front , in ...
... thence moving with the utmost caution un- til within three and a half miles of our pickets , where , unable to advance farther without braving discovery , he halted for the night . " Here , with double guards along his front , in ...
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