The American Conflict: A History of the Great Rebellion in the United States of America, 1860-'65 ; Its Causes, Incidents, and Results ; Intended to Exhibit Especially Its Moral and Political Phases, with the Drift and Progress of American Opinion Respecting Human Slavery from 1776 to the Close of the War for the Union, Volume 2O.D. Case and Company, 1866 - Slavery |
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... formed Unionists . The conspirators had long before made themselves ac- quainted with the loyal or disloyal proclivities of the Federal officers ; and , wherever an important position was held by an inflexible Unionist , they were able ...
... formed Unionists . The conspirators had long before made themselves ac- quainted with the loyal or disloyal proclivities of the Federal officers ; and , wherever an important position was held by an inflexible Unionist , they were able ...
Page 24
... formed his men , brought up his guns , and fired a few shots to ascertain the position ( if po- sition they still had ) of his adversa- ries , and then ordered Maj . Shrop- shire , with his right , and Maj . Rag- net , with his left ...
... formed his men , brought up his guns , and fired a few shots to ascertain the position ( if po- sition they still had ) of his adversa- ries , and then ordered Maj . Shrop- shire , with his right , and Maj . Rag- net , with his left ...
Page 28
... formed to give the foe the warmest kind of re- the right ; McIntosh was in the cen- ception as he advanced against them up the main road , leading from Texas through Fayetteville northward to Keytesville and Springfield . But Van Dorn ...
... formed to give the foe the warmest kind of re- the right ; McIntosh was in the cen- ception as he advanced against them up the main road , leading from Texas through Fayetteville northward to Keytesville and Springfield . But Van Dorn ...
Page 38
... forming the vanguard of Hindman's army . Gen. Blunt had been skirmishing for the last two days with what he supposed the advance of the enemy's main body ; but learned , at 8 P. M. of the 6th , that Hindman had turned his left and ...
... forming the vanguard of Hindman's army . Gen. Blunt had been skirmishing for the last two days with what he supposed the advance of the enemy's main body ; but learned , at 8 P. M. of the 6th , that Hindman had turned his left and ...
Page 45
... formed his vessels in two lines : the iron - clads Cincinnati ( flag - ship ) , Essex , Carondelet , and St. Louis , in front , while the old wooden Conestoga , Tyler , and Lexington , formed a second line some distance astern , and out ...
... formed his vessels in two lines : the iron - clads Cincinnati ( flag - ship ) , Essex , Carondelet , and St. Louis , in front , while the old wooden Conestoga , Tyler , and Lexington , formed a second line some distance astern , and out ...
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