The History of the Civil War in America: Comprising a Full and Impartial Account of the Origin and Progress of the Rebellion ...G. Bill, 1866 - Civil war |
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... occupied a strong position , but had the appearance of having been hastily thrown up . It was evident that the works had not been recently occupied , for the escarpments were washed down , and the ditches filled up by the winter's rains ...
... occupied a strong position , but had the appearance of having been hastily thrown up . It was evident that the works had not been recently occupied , for the escarpments were washed down , and the ditches filled up by the winter's rains ...
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... occupied , and such a force was to be left at Manassas as to render it impossible for the foe to reoccupy that position . * For some reason , however , General McClellan , when he left Alexandria , issued orders for all the corps of the ...
... occupied , and such a force was to be left at Manassas as to render it impossible for the foe to reoccupy that position . * For some reason , however , General McClellan , when he left Alexandria , issued orders for all the corps of the ...
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... occupied the pits , and opened upon them a terribly galling fire . Still , in good order , the National troops entered the creek , carrying with them their wounded comrades . Many were shot in the water . A boy of sixteen , who was in ...
... occupied the pits , and opened upon them a terribly galling fire . Still , in good order , the National troops entered the creek , carrying with them their wounded comrades . Many were shot in the water . A boy of sixteen , who was in ...
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... occupied the right of the National line of battle , near York River . From this position General Hancock's brigade was sent , with Wheeler's New York Battery , by a circuitous route , much of the way cutting their road through the woods ...
... occupied the right of the National line of battle , near York River . From this position General Hancock's brigade was sent , with Wheeler's New York Battery , by a circuitous route , much of the way cutting their road through the woods ...
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... occupied that evening , we had an ample force at hand to carry the fort , in the morning , by storm . The roar of the battle had abated . The air was suffocating with the volumes of sulphurous smoke which had settled down upon the field ...
... occupied that evening , we had an ample force at hand to carry the fort , in the morning , by storm . The roar of the battle had abated . The air was suffocating with the volumes of sulphurous smoke which had settled down upon the field ...
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advance arms artillery assailed assault attack banks batteries battle brave bridge brigade Brigadier-General Buell Burnside camp captured cavalry centre Centreville charge Colonel column command commenced conflict Corinth corps Creek crossed defence desperate division driven enemy enemy's fell field fight fire flank fleet Fort Fisher Fort Magruder forward Fredericksburg front gunboats guns Halleck Harper's Ferry Heintzelman heroic hill horses hundred infantry intrenchments James River Kentucky land loss Major-General Maryland Heights McClellan miles military morning Mountain moved movement Murfreesboro National troops night North o'clock occupied officers opened Pamunkey patriot troops position Potomac prisoners railroad rear rebel army rebel force rebel lines rebellion rebels reënforcements regiments repulsed retreat Richmond ridge rifle-pits river road Rosecrans rushed scene sent Sharpsburg shell Sherman shot side Sigel skirmishers soldiers soon South storm Tennessee thousand Union army Union troops valley victory Washington West Point whole woods wounded
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Page 613 - ... i recommend to them that in all cases when allowed they labor faithfully for reasonable wages and i further declare and make known that such persons of suitable condition will be received into the armed service of the united states...
Page 592 - I propose to receive the surrender of the Army of Northern Virginia on the following terms, to wit: Rolls of all the officers and men to be made in duplicate, one copy...
Page 614 - Mr. President, I approve of the proclamation, but I question the expediency of its issue at this juncture. The depression of the public mind, consequent upon our repeated reverses, is so great that I fear the effect of so important a step. It may be viewed as the last measure of an exhausted government, a cry for help ; the government stretching forth its hands to Ethiopia, instead of Ethiopia stretching forth her hands to the government.
Page 600 - The Executive authority of the Government of the United States not to disturb any of the people by reason of the late war...
Page 416 - But in a larger sense we cannot dedicate, we cannot consecrate, we cannot hallow this ground. The brave men, living and dead, who struggled here, have consecrated it far above our power to add or detract. The world will little note, nor long remember, what we say here, but it can never forget what they did here.
Page 33 - I do not forget that I was satisfied with your arrangement to leave Banks at Manassas Junction ; but when that arrangement was broken up, and nothing was substituted for it, of course I was constrained to substitute something for it myself.
Page 293 - When you first reached the vicinity of Vicksburg, I thought you should do what you finally did— march the troops across the neck, run the batteries with the transports, and thus go below; and I never had any faith, except a general hope that you knew better than I, that the Yazoo Pass expedition and the like could succeed. When you got below and took Port Gibson, Grand Gulf, and vicinity, I thought you should go down the river and join General Banks, and when you turned northward, east of the Big...
Page 613 - And I further declare and make known that such persons, of suitable condition, will be received into the armed service of the United States, to garrison forts, positions, stations, and other places, and to man vessels of all sorts in said service. "And upon this, sincerely believed to be an act of justice, warranted by the constitution, upon military necessity, I invoke the considerate judgment of mankind and the gracious favor of Almighty God.
Page 102 - I feel any misfortune to you and your army quite as keenly as you feel it yourself. If you have had a drawn battle, or a repulse, it is the price we pay for the enemy not being in Washington. We protected Washington, and the enemy concentrated on you.
Page 481 - I beg to present you, as a Christmas gift, the city of Savannah, with one hundred and fifty heavy guns and plenty of ammunition, and also about twenty-five thousand bales of cotton.