Southern History of the War: The second year of the warBooks for Libraries Press, 1969 - United States |
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Page 98
... victory ebbed and flowed , but about dark the foe finally broke and retreated in confusion to the woods , leav- ing their dead and many of their wounded , with a large quan- tity of arms and ammunition , upon the field . Daylight faded ...
... victory ebbed and flowed , but about dark the foe finally broke and retreated in confusion to the woods , leav- ing their dead and many of their wounded , with a large quan- tity of arms and ammunition , upon the field . Daylight faded ...
Page 119
... victory . At thirty minutes past twelve o'clock , the Washington Star published a dispatch , declaring that it had learned from parties just from Fairfax county , that the firing had stopped ; and added , " we trust the fact means a ...
... victory . At thirty minutes past twelve o'clock , the Washington Star published a dispatch , declaring that it had learned from parties just from Fairfax county , that the firing had stopped ; and added , " we trust the fact means a ...
Page 195
... victory in which the best troops of the North -including Sumner's grand division - had been beaten ; in which defeat had left the shattered foe cowering beneath the houses of Fredericksburg ; and . in which he had been forced into a ...
... victory in which the best troops of the North -including Sumner's grand division - had been beaten ; in which defeat had left the shattered foe cowering beneath the houses of Fredericksburg ; and . in which he had been forced into a ...
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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