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... fact was , that before the city had surren- dered , Mumford had taken down from the mint the enemy's flag . The ensign was wrongfully there ; the city had not sur- rendered ; and even in its worst aspects , the act of Mumford was simply ...
... fact was , that before the city had surren- dered , Mumford had taken down from the mint the enemy's flag . The ensign was wrongfully there ; the city had not sur- rendered ; and even in its worst aspects , the act of Mumford was simply ...
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... fact was , that there was cause of intelligent congratulation , even in those districts from which the Confederate troops had been withdrawn to make a decisive battle , that we had at last reached a crisis , the decision of which might ...
... fact was , that there was cause of intelligent congratulation , even in those districts from which the Confederate troops had been withdrawn to make a decisive battle , that we had at last reached a crisis , the decision of which might ...
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... facts was contested by the pilots , who resented the reflections made upon their loyalty or courage . Whatever may ... facts which indicate that in the destruction of this great war - ship , the authorities at Richmond were not guiltless ...
... facts was contested by the pilots , who resented the reflections made upon their loyalty or courage . Whatever may ... facts which indicate that in the destruction of this great war - ship , the authorities at Richmond were not guiltless ...
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... fact is , that the Confederate authorities had shamefully neglected the defences of Richmond , and were now making preparations to leave it , which were called prudential , but which naturally inspired a panic such as had never before ...
... fact is , that the Confederate authorities had shamefully neglected the defences of Richmond , and were now making preparations to leave it , which were called prudential , but which naturally inspired a panic such as had never before ...
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... fact was , that we engaged the enemy with not more than one - third of his own numbers , which were about twelve thousand . But the contest was easily decided by the brave troops of Johnson's brigade , composed of Vir- ginia volunteers ...
... fact was , that we engaged the enemy with not more than one - third of his own numbers , which were about twelve thousand . But the contest was easily decided by the brave troops of Johnson's brigade , composed of Vir- ginia volunteers ...
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A. P. Hill advance arms army artillery Ashby attack bank batteries Bragg bridge brigade campaign captured cavalry Chambersburg charge Chickahominy command commenced Confederacy Confederate corps D. H. Hill defeated defences division driven enemy enemy's engaged evacuated Ewell Ewell's fall back Federal fell field fight fire flank forces Fredericksburg front gunboats guns Hagerstown Harper's Ferry Hill's Hooker horse hour hundred infantry intrenchments J. E. B. Stuart Jackson James river Kentucky killed and wounded line of battle Longstreet loss Manassas Maryland McClellan ment miles military Mississippi morning movement night North Northern numbers o'clock occupied officers opened passed pieces of artillery Pope Port Hudson portion position prisoners railroad Rappahannock rear rebel regiment reinforcements repulsed retreat Richmond river road shell shot side skirmishers soldiers South Southern surrender Tennessee thousand tion town troops Turner Ashby Valley Vicksburg victory Virginia wagons Washington whole woods Yankee