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Page 487
... bridge , beyond which he could not advance , with Gen. Jackson on the same ground as the Confederates held in the morning , upon as level and drawn a battle as history exhibits . But it was fought for half the day with 45,000 men on the ...
... bridge , beyond which he could not advance , with Gen. Jackson on the same ground as the Confederates held in the morning , upon as level and drawn a battle as history exhibits . But it was fought for half the day with 45,000 men on the ...
Page 539
... bridge . The moon was brilliant , and by its light our men could distinguish the enemy's forces working on a pontoon bridge stretching from the Stafford bank towards the foot of the bluff . In the course of an hour the bridge had been ...
... bridge . The moon was brilliant , and by its light our men could distinguish the enemy's forces working on a pontoon bridge stretching from the Stafford bank towards the foot of the bluff . In the course of an hour the bridge had been ...
Page 550
... bridge over the Neuse , and the county bridge about half a mile above ; and to effect this , reinforcements having reached us , a rapid disposition of our forces was made . During the 17th , the enemy appeared in force before Gen ...
... bridge over the Neuse , and the county bridge about half a mile above ; and to effect this , reinforcements having reached us , a rapid disposition of our forces was made . During the 17th , the enemy appeared in force before Gen ...
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Southern History of the War: The Third Year of the War Edward Alfred Pollard No preview available - 2016 |
Southern History of the War: The Third Year of the War (Classic Reprint) Edward Alfred Pollard No preview available - 2017 |
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