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... River . " - The Confederates fall back to Tullahoma . - Review of the Battle - field of Murfreesboro ' .- Repulse of the Enemy at Vicksburg . - THE RECAP- TURE OF GALVESTON . - The Midnight March . - Capture of the " Harriet Lane ...
... River . " - The Confederates fall back to Tullahoma . - Review of the Battle - field of Murfreesboro ' .- Repulse of the Enemy at Vicksburg . - THE RECAP- TURE OF GALVESTON . - The Midnight March . - Capture of the " Harriet Lane ...
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... river , and Mulberry Island , on James river , the advance of the grand Federal army , destined for the capture of Richmond , was stayed until our forces were rescued by the consummate strategy of Gen. Johnston from the pres- sure of ...
... river , and Mulberry Island , on James river , the advance of the grand Federal army , destined for the capture of Richmond , was stayed until our forces were rescued by the consummate strategy of Gen. Johnston from the pres- sure of ...
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... river ; that no fleet of transports could safely land its troops , designed to attack those places , at any point from Cape Henry to the upper James , as far as she could ascend ; that her presence at Norfolk had annihilated the land ...
... river ; that no fleet of transports could safely land its troops , designed to attack those places , at any point from Cape Henry to the upper James , as far as she could ascend ; that her presence at Norfolk had annihilated the land ...
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... river and drowned . The investment of the lines of the Chickahominy brought the two opposing armies within sight of Richmond . After a desultory military experience , a useless and inglorious march to Manassas , a long delay on the ...
... river and drowned . The investment of the lines of the Chickahominy brought the two opposing armies within sight of Richmond . After a desultory military experience , a useless and inglorious march to Manassas , a long delay on the ...
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... river with stone , but the counsel was treated with such conceit and harshness by the government , that it was only at the risk of its existence that that paper continued for weeks to point out the insecurity of Richmond and the ...
... river with stone , but the counsel was treated with such conceit and harshness by the government , that it was only at the risk of its existence that that paper continued for weeks to point out the insecurity of Richmond and the ...
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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