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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... guns , to undertake a siege ; while his offer of battle in the open plain , just outside the range of the guns of the fort , was wisely declined . He would not retreat , and could not afford to re- main , consuming his scanty supplies ...
... guns , to undertake a siege ; while his offer of battle in the open plain , just outside the range of the guns of the fort , was wisely declined . He would not retreat , and could not afford to re- main , consuming his scanty supplies ...
Page 23
... guns , with their entire equi- page , and many small - arms , were among the trophies secured by the victors . The losses of men were about equal - 60 killed and 140 wounded on either side . But among the Confederate dead or severely ...
... guns , with their entire equi- page , and many small - arms , were among the trophies secured by the victors . The losses of men were about equal - 60 killed and 140 wounded on either side . But among the Confederate dead or severely ...
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... 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 , to charge with cav- alry and ...
... 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 , to charge with cav- alry and ...
Page 45
... guns , 11 of them bearing upon any vessels approaching from below , with a spacious intrenched camp in its rear ... guns , because unwilling to expose their weak , unsheltered sides to the heavy guns of the fort , one of them having a ...
... guns , 11 of them bearing upon any vessels approaching from below , with a spacious intrenched camp in its rear ... guns , because unwilling to expose their weak , unsheltered sides to the heavy guns of the fort , one of them having a ...
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... guns respect- ively , one of them a 10 - inch colum- biad , three 64 - pounders , and the rest 32 - pounders ; all protected by very heavy earthworks , and all bearing on the approach up the river . The fort itself had but 8 heavy guns ...
... guns respect- ively , one of them a 10 - inch colum- biad , three 64 - pounders , and the rest 32 - pounders ; all protected by very heavy earthworks , and all bearing on the approach up the river . The fort itself had but 8 heavy guns ...
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A. P. Hill abatis advance April arms artillery assailed assault attack Banks battle Bragg bridge Brig.-Gen brigade Burnside Capt captured cavalry charge Chattanooga command Confederate Corinth corps creek crossed D. H. Hill defenses dispatched division enemy enemy's fell fight fire flank fleet Fort Sumter Fortress Monroe Fredericksburg front Grant gunboats guns Harper's Ferry heavy held Hill Hooker horses infantry intrenchments Jackson Lee's loss Maj.-Gen mand March McClellan ment miles military Mississippi morning moved movement nearly negroes night officers Ohio Port Port Hudson position Potomac prisoners pushed railroad reached rear Rebel army Rebel batteries Rebel force Rebellion rëenforced regiments repulsed retreat Richmond ridge river road Rosecrans routed says sent Sept shell Sherman shot side sion skirmishers Slavery slaves Smith soldiers soon South Carolina strong surrender Tennessee thence tion troops Union vance Vicksburg Virginia woods