Southern History of the War: The second year of the warC.B. Richardson, 1865 - Confederate States of America |
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... appearance of the Yankee gunboats in James river was the signal for Mr. Secretary Mallory to show his alacrity in meeting the enemy by an advertisement for " timber " to construct new naval defences . The only obstruction between the ...
... appearance of the Yankee gunboats in James river was the signal for Mr. Secretary Mallory to show his alacrity in meeting the enemy by an advertisement for " timber " to construct new naval defences . The only obstruction between the ...
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... appeared within a few miles of the city at a moment when the last gap in our river obstructions was filled up by a scuttled schooner . • On the 15th of May , the fleet of Yankee gunboats in the James opened an attack on our batteries at ...
... appeared within a few miles of the city at a moment when the last gap in our river obstructions was filled up by a scuttled schooner . • On the 15th of May , the fleet of Yankee gunboats in the James opened an attack on our batteries at ...
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... appeared some time afterwards , and drew up his army in line of battle on the heights along the west bank of the Shenandoah , from which he overlooked the field of battle . While he stood there in impotent idleness , Jackson's army ...
... appeared some time afterwards , and drew up his army in line of battle on the heights along the west bank of the Shenandoah , from which he overlooked the field of battle . While he stood there in impotent idleness , Jackson's army ...
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... appearance of Ashby , broke out in severe reproach for his delay in proceeding on his mission , and was finally struck dumb with astonishment at the presentation of the governor's reply to the dispatch ! The ride is said to have been ...
... appearance of Ashby , broke out in severe reproach for his delay in proceeding on his mission , and was finally struck dumb with astonishment at the presentation of the governor's reply to the dispatch ! The ride is said to have been ...
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... appearance in any political strife , and but little else is known of him as a politician beyond his ardent admiration of and personal attach- ment to Robert E. Scott . Ashby's attachment to domestic life was enlivened by an extreme ...
... appearance in any political strife , and but little else is known of him as a politician beyond his ardent admiration of and personal attach- ment to Robert E. Scott . Ashby's attachment to domestic life was enlivened by an extreme ...
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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