Southern History of the War: The second year of the warBooks for Libraries Press, 1969 - United States |
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... charge the enemy . They were too much excited to heed him , and turning towards the enemy he waved his hand- " Virginians , charge ! " In a second his horse fell . He was on his feet in an instant . " Men , " he cried , " cease firing ...
... charge the enemy . They were too much excited to heed him , and turning towards the enemy he waved his hand- " Virginians , charge ! " In a second his horse fell . He was on his feet in an instant . " Men , " he cried , " cease firing ...
Page 57
Edward Alfred Pollard. 6 in a gallop . ' Charge , colonel , charge to the left ! ' And I charged , got to the edge of the wood , and found a heavy body of infantry and cavalry supporting a battery ou a hill six hun- dred yards in front ...
Edward Alfred Pollard. 6 in a gallop . ' Charge , colonel , charge to the left ! ' And I charged , got to the edge of the wood , and found a heavy body of infantry and cavalry supporting a battery ou a hill six hun- dred yards in front ...
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... charge . A spirit of fury seemed to possess our men , from the command- ers down to the common soldiers , and on they swept , shot and shell , canister , grape , and bullets tearing through their ranks , until the way could be traced by ...
... charge . A spirit of fury seemed to possess our men , from the command- ers down to the common soldiers , and on they swept , shot and shell , canister , grape , and bullets tearing through their ranks , until the way could be traced by ...
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A. P. Hill advance arms army artillery attack bank batteries Bragg bridge brigade campaign captured cavalry Chambersburg charge Chickahominy columns command commenced Confederacy Confederate corps D. H. Hill defeated defences division enemy enemy's engaged Ewell Ewell's fall back Federal fell field fight fire flank forces Fredericksburg front Gettysburg gunboats guns Hagerstown Harper's Ferry Hill Hooker horse hundred infantry 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 political Pope Port Hudson Port Republic portion position prisoners railroad Rappahannock rear rebel regiment reinforcements repulsed retreat Richmond river road shell shot side skirmishers soldiers South Southern Stonewall Jackson surrender Tennessee terrible thousand tion town troops Turner Ashby valley Vicksburg victory Virginia wagons Washington West whole woods Yankee yards