Southern History of the War: The second year of the warBooks for Libraries Press, 1969 - United States |
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Page 135
... soon as they had crossed the Potomac on the morning of the 17th , that portion of our line was forced back by superior numbers . As soon , however , as these forces could be brought into action , the enemy was driven back , our line was ...
... soon as they had crossed the Potomac on the morning of the 17th , that portion of our line was forced back by superior numbers . As soon , however , as these forces could be brought into action , the enemy was driven back , our line was ...
Page 245
... soon did the enemy discover that we were but waiting to bring their whole fleet irretrievably under our guns before we went to work . For fifteen minutes had they plied at their monster cannon , and now they were commencing to relax ...
... soon did the enemy discover that we were but waiting to bring their whole fleet irretrievably under our guns before we went to work . For fifteen minutes had they plied at their monster cannon , and now they were commencing to relax ...
Page 289
... soon became an in- famy and a curse to the Confederacy . What was a petty traffic in its commencement soon expanded into a shameless trade , which corrupted the patriotism of the country , constituted an anomaly in the history of ...
... soon became an in- famy and a curse to the Confederacy . What was a petty traffic in its commencement soon expanded into a shameless trade , which corrupted the patriotism of the country , constituted an anomaly in the history of ...
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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