Supplemental Report of the Joint Committee on the Conduct of the War: 2, Volumes 1-2U.S. Government Printing Office, 1866 |
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Page 22
... heavy volley of small - arms , muskets , rifles , and shot - guns . One man was killed and eight wounded by this discharge , with one exception all belonging to company D , fourth regular cav- alry , Lieutenant Gordon . Lieutenant ...
... heavy volley of small - arms , muskets , rifles , and shot - guns . One man was killed and eight wounded by this discharge , with one exception all belonging to company D , fourth regular cav- alry , Lieutenant Gordon . Lieutenant ...
Page 23
... heavy artillery and garrisoned by about nine thousand men . I do not mean that the island itself contained this garrison and these guns , but that they were disposed in the system of defences for the island , on and around it , on both ...
... heavy artillery and garrisoned by about nine thousand men . I do not mean that the island itself contained this garrison and these guns , but that they were disposed in the system of defences for the island , on and around it , on both ...
Page 26
... heavy calibre . It would not have been difficult to carry the intrenchments , but it would have been attended with heavy loss , and we should not have been able to hold the place half an hour , exposed to the destructive fire of the ...
... heavy calibre . It would not have been difficult to carry the intrenchments , but it would have been attended with heavy loss , and we should not have been able to hold the place half an hour , exposed to the destructive fire of the ...
Page 27
... heavy artillery on land and water . As our supply of ammunition for heavy artillery was very limited , I directed Captain Mower to fire only occasionally at the enemy's land - batteries , and to concentrate all his fire upon the ...
... heavy artillery on land and water . As our supply of ammunition for heavy artillery was very limited , I directed Captain Mower to fire only occasionally at the enemy's land - batteries , and to concentrate all his fire upon the ...
Page 28
... heavy artillery . At the urgent request of their colonels , their regimental flags were kept flying over our trenches , though they offered a conspicuous mark to the enemy . The coolness , courage , and cheerfulness of these troops ...
... heavy artillery . At the urgent request of their colonels , their regimental flags were kept flying over our trenches , though they offered a conspicuous mark to the enemy . The coolness , courage , and cheerfulness of these troops ...
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6th corps advance Alexandria ammunition ARMY OF VIRGINIA arrived Assistant Adjutant attack August Banks batteries battle Booneville bridge brigade camp campaign Captain captured cavalry Centreville Colonel and Aide-de-Camp Corinth Court House creek crossing daylight despatch direction division enemy Farmington fire flank ford Frémont Front Royal Gordonsville gunboats guns HEADQUARTERS ARMY heavy Heintzelman Illinois Indians infantry intrenchments Island JOHN POPE land Lieutenant Colonel Madrid Major General Commanding Major General HALLECK Major General Pope Manassas Junction McClellan McDowell Merritt miles military Mississippi morning move movement night o'clock obedient servant occupied officers operations orders pickets position Potomac prisoners push forward railroad Rappahannock re-enforcements rear rebel received reconnoissance regiments Reno respectfully retreat Richmond river road sent Shenandoah Sigel skirmishers soon Sperryville Sulphur Springs T. C. H. SMITH thousand Tiptonville to-morrow trains troops true copy wagons Washington Waterloo bridge whole force wounded