Southern History of the War, Volume 1This work presents the history of the Civil War from a pro-Southern perspective. |
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... direction of our new settlements . But viewed as an act of proscription against her , the Missouri Compromise was justly offensive to the South ; and its abrogation , in this respect , strongly recom- mended itself to her support . The ...
... direction of our new settlements . But viewed as an act of proscription against her , the Missouri Compromise was justly offensive to the South ; and its abrogation , in this respect , strongly recom- mended itself to her support . The ...
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... direction of Gen- eral Scott ; who , to give it an appearance of propriety , and to increase its importance , affected the most uneasy alarms . Pre- vious to inauguration day , the vaults of the Capitol were ex- plored for evidences of ...
... direction of Gen- eral Scott ; who , to give it an appearance of propriety , and to increase its importance , affected the most uneasy alarms . Pre- vious to inauguration day , the vaults of the Capitol were ex- plored for evidences of ...
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... direction . The banks of the stream are rocky and steep , but abound in long - used fords . At Mitchell's Ford , the stream is about equidistant between Centreville and Manassas , some six miles apart . Anticipating the determination of ...
... direction . The banks of the stream are rocky and steep , but abound in long - used fords . At Mitchell's Ford , the stream is about equidistant between Centreville and Manassas , some six miles apart . Anticipating the determination of ...
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... direction of General Longstreet , his battery was then advanced , by hand , out of the range now ascertained by the enemy , and a shower of spherical case , shell , and round - shot flew over the heads of our gunners . From this new ...
... direction of General Longstreet , his battery was then advanced , by hand , out of the range now ascertained by the enemy , and a shower of spherical case , shell , and round - shot flew over the heads of our gunners . From this new ...
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... direction of Washington . In the quarter of the Stone Bridge , the two armies stood for more than an hour engaged in slight skirmishing , while the main body of the enemy was marching his devious way through the " Big Forest , " to ...
... direction of Washington . In the quarter of the Stone Bridge , the two armies stood for more than an hour engaged in slight skirmishing , while the main body of the enemy was marching his devious way through the " Big Forest , " to ...
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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