Pictorial History of the Civil War in the United States of America, Volume 3D. McKay, 1866 - United States |
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... heavy rains , which so filled the Rappahannock that a division . JOSEPH HOOKER . which had already crossed was recalled , and , on swimming horses , passed back to the left bank of the river . 1863 . Hooker paused for a fortnight , when ...
... heavy rains , which so filled the Rappahannock that a division . JOSEPH HOOKER . which had already crossed was recalled , and , on swimming horses , passed back to the left bank of the river . 1863 . Hooker paused for a fortnight , when ...
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... heavy fire of artillery ; and in a short time after the movement began , the entire ridge was in possession of the Nationals , Early and his shattered columns were flying southward , and the plank road was opened to Sedgwick from Freder ...
... heavy fire of artillery ; and in a short time after the movement began , the entire ridge was in possession of the Nationals , Early and his shattered columns were flying southward , and the plank road was opened to Sedgwick from Freder ...
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... heavy rain storm came on , which suspended operations , and caused a postponement of the forward movement until the next morning . May 5 , 1863 . Meanwhile Hooker had been busy in preparations to avoid or avert the blow . When , on ...
... heavy rain storm came on , which suspended operations , and caused a postponement of the forward movement until the next morning . May 5 , 1863 . Meanwhile Hooker had been busy in preparations to avoid or avert the blow . When , on ...
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... heavy force from Semi- nary Ridge , fell upon Humphreys and quickly pushed him back , with a loss of half his men and three guns . In this onset Willard was killed , and Sickles had a leg so shat- tered that he lost it . Birney then ...
... heavy force from Semi- nary Ridge , fell upon Humphreys and quickly pushed him back , with a loss of half his men and three guns . In this onset Willard was killed , and Sickles had a leg so shat- tered that he lost it . Birney then ...
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... heavy artillery fire upon Howard's batteries in the field in front of the Cemetery , and under its cover moved the corps of Early and Johnson to an attack . The efforts of the former were directed against Howard's right , and a body of ...
... heavy artillery fire upon Howard's batteries in the field in front of the Cemetery , and under its cover moved the corps of Early and Johnson to an attack . The efforts of the former were directed against Howard's right , and a body of ...
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advance army artillery assailants assault Atlanta attack Banks battery battle BATTLE OF CHICKAMAUGA Battle of Gettysburg Bragg bridge brigade Burnside Captain captured cavalry Cemetery Hill Charleston Chattanooga Chickamauga Colonel column command Confederates corps Creek crossed Culp's Hill destroyed direction division expedition Ferry fight fire flank force Fort Fisher Fort Sumter Fort Wagner front garrison Gettysburg Government Grant gun-boats guns head-quarters heavy Hooker hundred infantry intrenchments July killed Knoxville latter Lee's Little Round Top Longstreet Lookout Mountain loss Meade Meade's miles Mississippi Morgan morning Morris Island moved movement Murfreesboro National nearly night o'clock officers Ohio ordered passed Pennsylvania pontoon bridge position Potomac prisoners pushed raid railway Rapid Anna Rappahannock re-enforcements rear regiments repulsed retreat Richmond Ridge River road Rosecrans Seminary Ridge sent Sherman skirmishers soldiers Tennessee Tennessee River thousand tion troops Union Valley vessels Virginia wounded York