Southern History of the War: The second year of the warC.B. Richardson, 1865 - Confederate States of America |
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... Longstreet's Passage of Thoroughfare Gap . - The Plans of Gen. Lee . - Spirit of our Troops . - Their Painful Marches . - THE SECOND BATTLE OF MANASSAS . - A ter- rible Bayonet Charge . - Rout of the Enemy . - A hideous Battle - field ...
... Longstreet's Passage of Thoroughfare Gap . - The Plans of Gen. Lee . - Spirit of our Troops . - Their Painful Marches . - THE SECOND BATTLE OF MANASSAS . - A ter- rible Bayonet Charge . - Rout of the Enemy . - A hideous Battle - field ...
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... of that day , General Longstreet's division , which brought up the rear , was engaged with the enemy from sunrise to sunset . The day was marked by signal successes , for we captured three hundred 28 THE SECOND YEAR OF THE WAR .
... of that day , General Longstreet's division , which brought up the rear , was engaged with the enemy from sunrise to sunset . The day was marked by signal successes , for we captured three hundred 28 THE SECOND YEAR OF THE WAR .
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... Longstreet ( who had the direction of operations on the right ) , was to advance by the Williamsburg road to attack the enemy in front ; Gen. Huger , with his division , was to move down the Charles City road , in order to attack in ...
... Longstreet ( who had the direction of operations on the right ) , was to advance by the Williamsburg road to attack the enemy in front ; Gen. Huger , with his division , was to move down the Charles City road , in order to attack in ...
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... Longstreet's left . The next day hour after hour passed , while Gen. Longstreet in vain waited for Huger's division . At two o'clock in the afternoon he resolved to make the attack without these troops , and moved upon the enemy with ...
... Longstreet's left . The next day hour after hour passed , while Gen. Longstreet in vain waited for Huger's division . At two o'clock in the afternoon he resolved to make the attack without these troops , and moved upon the enemy with ...
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... Long- street's corps d'armée , consisting of his veteran division of the Old Guard of the Army of the Potomac , and Gen ... Longstreet , accompanied by their respect- ive staffs , rode by Gaines ' Mill , and halted at New Cold Har- bor ...
... Long- street's corps d'armée , consisting of his veteran division of the Old Guard of the Army of the Potomac , and Gen ... Longstreet , accompanied by their respect- ive staffs , rode by Gaines ' Mill , and halted at New Cold Har- bor ...
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A. P. Hill advance arms army artillery attack bank batteries Bragg brave 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 Gordonsville 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 portion position prisoners railroad Rappahannock rear rebel regiment reinforcements repulsed retreat Richmond river road shell shot side skirmishers soldiers South Southern Stonewall Jackson success surrender Tennessee terrible thousand tion town troops Turner Ashby Valley Vicksburg victory Virginia wagons Washington West whole woods Yankee yards