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Page 137
... defeated troops could retreat , thus giving the commanders of their covering armies security in making bold use of ... defeat because it would leave the Confederacy defenseless . So would the loss of either fort unless followed by an ...
... defeated troops could retreat , thus giving the commanders of their covering armies security in making bold use of ... defeat because it would leave the Confederacy defenseless . So would the loss of either fort unless followed by an ...
Page 143
... defeat of Lee , the defeat of Johnston , the storming of Richmond , and the eventual sieges of Richmond and Atlanta - what other general in history has ever opened for himself such prolific alternatives ? In adopting the course he chose ...
... defeat of Lee , the defeat of Johnston , the storming of Richmond , and the eventual sieges of Richmond and Atlanta - what other general in history has ever opened for himself such prolific alternatives ? In adopting the course he chose ...
Page 206
... defeat , now acted with great resource . Early tried to destroy his inferior force by a converging attack , but Sigel , marching out from Martinsburg , defeated the flanking force at Leetown and occupied Maryland Heights in rear of ...
... defeat , now acted with great resource . Early tried to destroy his inferior force by a converging attack , but Sigel , marching out from Martinsburg , defeated the flanking force at Leetown and occupied Maryland Heights in rear of ...
Contents
PETERSBURG | 181 |
THE VALLEY CAMPAIGN | 205 |
FROM CHATTANOOGA TO NASHVILLE and SavanNAH | 219 |
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