Southern History of the War: The second year of the warC.B. Richardson, 1865 - Confederate States of America |
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... Troops . — Why the North was not easily dispirited . - The War as a Money Job . - Note : Gen. Washington ' Opinion of New England . - The Yankee Finances . - Exasperation of Hostilities . - The Yankee Idea of a " Vigorous Prosecution of ...
... Troops . — Why the North was not easily dispirited . - The War as a Money Job . - Note : Gen. Washington ' Opinion of New England . - The Yankee Finances . - Exasperation of Hostilities . - The Yankee Idea of a " Vigorous Prosecution of ...
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... troops in Virginia . An inflammatory ap- peal was made by Governor Rector of Arkansas to the States of the Trans - Mississippi , representing that the government had deserted them in transferring its troops to other portions of the ...
... troops in Virginia . An inflammatory ap- peal was made by Governor Rector of Arkansas to the States of the Trans - Mississippi , representing that the government had deserted them in transferring its troops to other portions of the ...
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... troops in the field . Nor was this estimate excessive , when it is recollected that she protected Norfolk , the navy- yard , and James river ; that no fleet of transports could safely land its troops , designed to attack those places ...
... troops in the field . Nor was this estimate excessive , when it is recollected that she protected Norfolk , the navy- yard , and James river ; that no fleet of transports could safely land its troops , designed to attack those places ...
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... troops of Gen. Huger should be consolidated with the army before Richmond . The retreat from Yorktown to the Chickahominy was marked by spirited incidents and by one important engagement . McClellan becoming , through an accident ...
... troops of Gen. Huger should be consolidated with the army before Richmond . The retreat from Yorktown to the Chickahominy was marked by spirited incidents and by one important engagement . McClellan becoming , through an accident ...
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... troops are not doing as well as we expected The regiments , that are most apt to run are from North Carolina and Tennessee . I am thankful to say that the Mississippi and Louisiana troops behave gloriously whenever called on to fight ...
... troops are not doing as well as we expected The regiments , that are most apt to run are from North Carolina and Tennessee . I am thankful to say that the Mississippi and Louisiana troops behave gloriously whenever called on to fight ...
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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