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... fire of the Black Fort and of other batteries , the regiment fell into confusion and retreated toward its left flank . Grant , who had advanced from his Sept. 21 , post and followed his regiment on horseback , galloped to join and help ...
... fire of the Black Fort and of other batteries , the regiment fell into confusion and retreated toward its left flank . Grant , who had advanced from his Sept. 21 , post and followed his regiment on horseback , galloped to join and help ...
Page 162
... fire on the concentrated troops as was to destroy the German salients in 1918.20 In this position Grant now tried to smash Lee by direct assault as Marlborough had tried to smash Villars at Mal- plaquet and as Napoleon had tried to ...
... fire on the concentrated troops as was to destroy the German salients in 1918.20 In this position Grant now tried to smash Lee by direct assault as Marlborough had tried to smash Villars at Mal- plaquet and as Napoleon had tried to ...
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... fire who were wholly unable to fire in return . Our books of tactics , copying from the French , had taught that the regimental column of divisions of two companies " doubled on the centre , " was par excellence the column of attack ...
... fire who were wholly unable to fire in return . Our books of tactics , copying from the French , had taught that the regimental column of divisions of two companies " doubled on the centre , " was par excellence the column of attack ...
Contents
PETERSBURG | 181 |
THE VALLEY CAMPAIGN | 205 |
FROM CHATTANOOGA TO NASHVILLE and SavanNAH | 219 |
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