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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... taken , I learned that Hindman was on the ridge , with his whole force , and in- tended to whip me out before Blunt could get up ; in other words , to take us one at a time . The case looked tough , with Blunt ten miles away , and ...
... taken , I learned that Hindman was on the ridge , with his whole force , and in- tended to whip me out before Blunt could get up ; in other words , to take us one at a time . The case looked tough , with Blunt ten miles away , and ...
Page 39
... taken , and again the captors were compelled to abandon it by the overwhelming fire of infan- try concentrated upon them . Thus the battle stood , still desper- ately contested , neither lost nor won , when , at 2 P. M. , Herron heard ...
... taken , and again the captors were compelled to abandon it by the overwhelming fire of infan- try concentrated upon them . Thus the battle stood , still desper- ately contested , neither lost nor won , when , at 2 P. M. , Herron heard ...
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... taken 275 prisoners , 5 done . Hindman's official report flags , 23 wagons , and makes it , 164 killed , 817 wounded , small arms . over 500 III . KENTUCKY - TENNESSEE - ALABAMA . THE river Tennessee , taking rise is the largest ...
... taken 275 prisoners , 5 done . Hindman's official report flags , 23 wagons , and makes it , 164 killed , 817 wounded , small arms . over 500 III . KENTUCKY - TENNESSEE - ALABAMA . THE river Tennessee , taking rise is the largest ...
Page 43
... taken the precaution to send out strong pickets of infantry on the roads leading toward the enemy , with a picket of cavalry still farther in advance . These were encountered by Crittenden's vanguard before day- light ; but , after ...
... taken the precaution to send out strong pickets of infantry on the roads leading toward the enemy , with a picket of cavalry still farther in advance . These were encountered by Crittenden's vanguard before day- light ; but , after ...
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... taken at Fort Donelson , footing up 5,079 ; but he evi- dently does not include in this total the wound- ed , of whom many must have been left on the field or in the hospital at the fort , as he says : " The village of Dover , which was ...
... taken at Fort Donelson , footing up 5,079 ; but he evi- dently does not include in this total the wound- ed , of whom many must have been left on the field or in the hospital at the fort , as he says : " The village of Dover , which was ...
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