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Page 115
... troops were shut in between their own trenches and the river on both flanks . The only attacks possible from these ... troops reap- peared , crossed the river into Chattanooga , and entered the defenses . 1863 1863 It was on November ...
... troops were shut in between their own trenches and the river on both flanks . The only attacks possible from these ... troops reap- peared , crossed the river into Chattanooga , and entered the defenses . 1863 1863 It was on November ...
Page 179
... troops of the Army of the Potomac were fed up . It has been pointed out elsewhere that troops improve for awhile in training and in combat and then deteriorate . This is especially so of troops , used in attacks that do not carry all ...
... troops of the Army of the Potomac were fed up . It has been pointed out elsewhere that troops improve for awhile in training and in combat and then deteriorate . This is especially so of troops , used in attacks that do not carry all ...
Page 211
... troops in the field , with instructions to put himself south of the enemy and follow him to the death . Wher- ever the enemy goes , let our troops go also . " This , I think , is ex- actly right , as to how our forces should move . But ...
... troops in the field , with instructions to put himself south of the enemy and follow him to the death . Wher- ever the enemy goes , let our troops go also . " This , I think , is ex- actly right , as to how our forces should move . But ...
Contents
PETERSBURG | 181 |
THE VALLEY CAMPAIGN | 205 |
FROM CHATTANOOGA TO NASHVILLE and SavanNAH | 219 |
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