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Page 29
... wounded , at least three thousand of the enemy . During the night our army resumed its movement towards Richmond , and half an hour after sunrise it had evacuated the town , under the necessity of leaving our killed and wounded in the ...
... wounded , at least three thousand of the enemy . During the night our army resumed its movement towards Richmond , and half an hour after sunrise it had evacuated the town , under the necessity of leaving our killed and wounded in the ...
Page 34
... wounded . The accuracy of our fire had astonished the enemy , and carried dismay through his fleet . Eighteen shots went through the sides of the Galena , according to the enemy's own account ; and this river monster lost thirty of her ...
... wounded . The accuracy of our fire had astonished the enemy , and carried dismay through his fleet . Eighteen shots went through the sides of the Galena , according to the enemy's own account ; and this river monster lost thirty of her ...
Page 35
... rout from the field . Our loss in this action was considerable . Of three hundred and fifty killed and wounded , nearly two - thirds were Georgians . The troops of this State on other occasions than this THE SECOND YEAR OF THE WAR . 35.
... rout from the field . Our loss in this action was considerable . Of three hundred and fifty killed and wounded , nearly two - thirds were Georgians . The troops of this State on other occasions than this THE SECOND YEAR OF THE WAR . 35.
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... wounded . When General Jackson fell back from Winchester , after routing Banks , he managed , with great address , boldness , and energy , to carry off his prisoners and spoils , and to bring off his army between the converging columns ...
... wounded . When General Jackson fell back from Winchester , after routing Banks , he managed , with great address , boldness , and energy , to carry off his prisoners and spoils , and to bring off his army between the converging columns ...
Page 38
... wounded , of not less than two thousand , and probably much larger , while our loss did not exceed three hundred , and probably not two hundred . The judicious selec- tion of a position in which to receive the enemy favored this result ...
... wounded , of not less than two thousand , and probably much larger , while our loss did not exceed three hundred , and probably not two hundred . The judicious selec- tion of a position in which to receive the enemy favored this result ...
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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