Confederate Military History: A Library of Confederate States History, Volume 10Clement Anselm Evans Confederate publishing Company, 1899 - Confederate States of America |
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advance afterward April Arkansas army of Northern army of Tennessee attack Banks Baton Rouge battalion battery battle battle of Mansfield battle of Shiloh Bayou Beauregard born brigadier-general camp campaign Capt Captain captured cavalry charge Colonel command Confederate service Corinth corps creek division Donaldsonville duty elected enemy enemy's engaged enlisted eral Federal field fight fire force fought front gallant gallantry gunboats guns hill Hindman honor Jackson John July killed later Lieut lieutenant lieutenant-colonel Little Rock Louisiana Louisiana brigade Louisiana infantry Louisianians Major Manassas mand March Marmaduke ment miles military Miss Mississippi Missouri Mouton Northern Virginia officers ordered Orleans parish paroled participated Port Hudson position president prisoners rank rear Red river Red river campaign regiment retreat returned Richmond Rifles road sent served Sharpsburg Shiloh Shreveport siege skirmishes Smith soldier surrender Taylor Texas Trans-Mississippi department troops United Confederate veterans Vicksburg Washington artillery wounded
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Page 33 - The enemy could frequently be seen within twenty feet of Totten's guns, and the smoke of the opposing lines was often so confounded as to seem but one.
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Page 44 - Bradfute, charged the battery (Totten's), but the whole strength of the enemy were immediately in rear, and a deadly fire was opened upon them. At this critical moment, when the fortunes of the day seemed to be at the turning point, two regiments of General Pearce's brigade were ordered to march from their position (as reserves) to support the center.