Southern History of the War: The second year of the warC.B. Richardson, 1865 - Confederate States of America |
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... never be assembled , or if assembled , could not be prepared for the field in time to meet the invasion ac- tually commenced . The first act of conscription was passed on the 16th of April , 1862. It was afterwards enlarged by another ...
... never be assembled , or if assembled , could not be prepared for the field in time to meet the invasion ac- tually commenced . The first act of conscription was passed on the 16th of April , 1862. It was afterwards enlarged by another ...
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... never openly acknowledged or exactly ascertained ; but despite the pains of official conceal- ment , there are certain well - attested facts which indicate that in the destruction of this great war - ship , the authorities at Richmond ...
... never openly acknowledged or exactly ascertained ; but despite the pains of official conceal- ment , there are certain well - attested facts which indicate that in the destruction of this great war - ship , the authorities at Richmond ...
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... never thought of the Virginia , or thinking of her , kept dumb , never even giving so much as an official nod as to what disposition should be made of her , he must have been more stupid than the people who laughed at him in Richmond ...
... never thought of the Virginia , or thinking of her , kept dumb , never even giving so much as an official nod as to what disposition should be made of her , he must have been more stupid than the people who laughed at him in Richmond ...
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... never before been witnessed in the history of the war . The destruction of the Virginia had left the water avenue to Richmond almost undefended . The City Council had for months been urging upon the Confederate Government the necessity ...
... never before been witnessed in the history of the war . The destruction of the Virginia had left the water avenue to Richmond almost undefended . The City Council had for months been urging upon the Confederate Government the necessity ...
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... never called into question : it is a painful and delicate historical evidence , but one to which , in the interests of truth , a'lusion should not be spared . * * The following is a portion of the letter referred to . The reflections ...
... never called into question : it is a painful and delicate historical evidence , but one to which , in the interests of truth , a'lusion should not be spared . * * The following is a portion of the letter referred to . The reflections ...
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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