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... regiment . The crossing was successful , and he landed about nine miles from Trenton . It was bitter cold , and the sleet and snow drove sharply in the faces of the " Tell your troops . Sullivan , marching by the river , sent word that ...
... regiment . The crossing was successful , and he landed about nine miles from Trenton . It was bitter cold , and the sleet and snow drove sharply in the faces of the " Tell your troops . Sullivan , marching by the river , sent word that ...
Page 199
... regiment at Inkerman or at any other battle in the Crimea , a greater loss than was suf- fered by any German regiment at Gravelotte or at any other battle of the Franco - Prussian war . No European regiment in any recent struggle has ...
... regiment at Inkerman or at any other battle in the Crimea , a greater loss than was suf- fered by any German regiment at Gravelotte or at any other battle of the Franco - Prussian war . No European regiment in any recent struggle has ...
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... regiments , chosen at random the head of the list which shows the slaughte of the Civil War . Yet the shattered remna each regiment preserved their organization many of the severest losses were incurred i hour of triumph , and not of ...
... regiments , chosen at random the head of the list which shows the slaughte of the Civil War . Yet the shattered remna each regiment preserved their organization many of the severest losses were incurred i hour of triumph , and not of ...
Page 202
... brigades of Meagher and Cal federate entrenchments . Among the assaul lay on the bloody slope leading up to the regiments was the 5th New Hampshire , an lost one hundred and eighty - six out of three HERO TALES FROM AMERICAN HISTO.
... brigades of Meagher and Cal federate entrenchments . Among the assaul lay on the bloody slope leading up to the regiments was the 5th New Hampshire , an lost one hundred and eighty - six out of three HERO TALES FROM AMERICAN HISTO.
Page 203
... regiment to bear the brunt of carrying a certain strong position . Mov- ing forward at a run , the South Carolinians were swept by a fierce and searching fire . Young James Taylor , a lad of sixteen , was carrying the flag , and was ...
... regiment to bear the brunt of carrying a certain strong position . Mov- ing forward at a run , the South Carolinians were swept by a fierce and searching fire . Young James Taylor , a lad of sixteen , was carrying the flag , and was ...
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