Southern History of the War, Volume 1This work presents the history of the Civil War from a pro-Southern perspective. |
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Page 50
... artillery daily paraded the streets and thundered over its pavements ; and no form of ostentation was omitted by the senile and conceited general in command , to give the Federal metropolis the appearance of a conquered city . The hour ...
... artillery daily paraded the streets and thundered over its pavements ; and no form of ostentation was omitted by the senile and conceited general in command , to give the Federal metropolis the appearance of a conquered city . The hour ...
Page 84
... artillery engagement , could the Confederates see the bodies of the men in the column of attack , and their fire was directed by the bayonets of the en- emy . The position of the enemy was obscured by the shade of the woods on their ...
... artillery engagement , could the Confederates see the bodies of the men in the column of attack , and their fire was directed by the bayonets of the en- emy . The position of the enemy was obscured by the shade of the woods on their ...
Page 90
... artillery , and four companies of cavalry . The disposition of these forces was in the immediate vicinity of Rich Mountain . Col. Pegram occu- pied the mountain with a force of about sixteen hundred men and some pieces of artillery . On ...
... artillery , and four companies of cavalry . The disposition of these forces was in the immediate vicinity of Rich Mountain . Col. Pegram occu- pied the mountain with a force of about sixteen hundred men and some pieces of artillery . On ...
Page 92
... artillery ; and as soon as the command had crossed , Colonel Taliaferro commanding the 23d was ordered to occupy the high bank on the right of the ford with his regiment and artillery . On the right , this posi- tion was protected by a ...
... artillery ; and as soon as the command had crossed , Colonel Taliaferro commanding the 23d was ordered to occupy the high bank on the right of the ford with his regiment and artillery . On the right , this posi- tion was protected by a ...
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... Artillery Duel . - THE BATTLE OF MANASSAS .- " On to Richmond . " - Scenery of the Battle - field . - Crises in the Battle . - Devoted Courage of the Confederates . - THE ROUT . -How the News was received in Washington . - How it was ...
... Artillery Duel . - THE BATTLE OF MANASSAS .- " On to Richmond . " - Scenery of the Battle - field . - Crises in the Battle . - Devoted Courage of the Confederates . - THE ROUT . -How the News was received in Washington . - How it was ...
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Southern History of the War: The Third Year of the War Edward Alfred Pollard No preview available - 2016 |
Southern History of the War: The Third Year of the War (Classic Reprint) Edward Alfred Pollard No preview available - 2017 |
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A. P. Hill advance arms army artillery attack bank batteries Beauregard Bragg bridge brigade camp campaign captured Carolina cavalry Charleston Chattanooga Colonel column command commenced Confederacy Confederate Congress corps crossed declared defence division enemy enemy's engaged evacuation expedition fall back federacy Federal fell field fight fire flag flank force Fort Sumter Fredericksburg front gunboats guns Harper's Ferry Hill hundred infantry Island Jackson Johnston Kentucky killed and wounded Lincoln Longstreet loss Manassas McClellan ment miles military Mississippi Missouri morning Morris Island Mountain moved movement negro night North North Carolina Northern o'clock occupied officers opened ordered party pieces of artillery portion position Potomac President prisoners railroad rear regiment reinforcements repulsed retreat Richmond river road Roanoke Island shot side slavery soldiers South Southern spirit surrender Tennessee thousand tion troops Turner Ashby Union Valley Vicksburg victory Virginia Washington West whole Yankee